Binali Yıldırım

Turkish troops will remain in Iraq to continue the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to make sure that no change to the region's "demographic structure" is imposed, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has vowed.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has vowed that Turkish troops will remain in Iraq to continue the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to make sure that no change to the region's "demographic structure" is imposed.

Both the Turkish government and the opposition parties want to find out the dynamics behind the bloody coup attempt of July 15. Both the government and the opposition parties accuse the secret network of U.S.-based Islamist scholar Fethullah Gülen of masterminding the coup attempt.

Ankara expects a rapid recovery in the tourism sector and exports from next year, Finance Minister Naci Ağbal has said, noting that the recently revised growth forecast for 2016 is a "cautious" estimative. 

At a time when the government has vowed to shift Turkey's schools to full-day education, many schools are facing shortages of teachers and sufficient facilities - particularly in the country's southeastern provinces. 

New specialized courts will be established to deal with financial and information technology cases, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said, outlining planned reforms "to boost Turkey's economy." 

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have exchanged barbs over the role of the two parties in benefiting the Gülenist organization, which is blamed for the July 15 coup attempt, during separate addresses to their parties on Oct. 4.

The government has revised down its forecast for Turkey's economy this year, which it now expects to grow 3.2 percent in 2016 and 4.4 percent in 2017, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Oct. 4 in what he described as a "worst case" scenario. 

Turkey is capable of pushing fighters of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from northern Syria if they continue to ignore Ankara's demands for a full withdrawal east of the Euphrates, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has stated. 

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has slammed the Moody's decision to downgrade Turkey's credit rating at a moment when the Turkish economy is growing.