Recep Tayyip Erdo

The ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) highest decision-making body has taken back from Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu the authority to appoint AKP provincial and district heads, a move widely considered to be another step to reducing the leader's power over the party organization.

The other evening, I delivered a speech in the southern Mediterranean tourism hub province of Antalya at Akra Barut Hotel's grand hall for businessmen.

The theme of the speech, organized by the Antalya Industrialists and Businessmen Association, was "Is it a dream for us to make peace with each other now or is it still possible?"

Are President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu at loggerheads? 

Those journalists close to the president in the "pool media" are openly saying, "Things are not going well for Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu." 

The prime minister, on the other hand, is accusing them of engaging in efforts "to design the AKP through the media." 

Germany's Justice Ministry has completed a draft to abolish a criminal law that enables Germany to try its citizens on charges of insulting foreign political leaders, Deutsche Welle Turkish reported on April 28.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's daughter, Sümeyye Erdo?an, has set May 14 as the wedding date with Selçuk Bayraktar, a defense industrialist engineer producing unmanned aerial vehicles. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has slammed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League for not being able to stand together in Muslim unity. 

Citing racism as a major threat facing Islam, Erdo?an said he was saddened by people using the words "Turk" and "Arab."

U.S. State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has urged Turkey's government to respect the "independent professional judgment" of journalists, commenting on an April 28 decision by an Istanbul court that sentenced two Turkish journalists to two years in prison for republishing a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad in their columns. 

Two journalists were sentenced to two years in prison on April 28 for republishing in their columns a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad. 

A total of 15 suspects have been detained in four different Turkish provinces in relation to the suicide bomb attack that struck the Marmara province of Bursa on April 28. A female suicide bomber detonated herself at around 5:25 p.m. near Ulu Cami, a mosque at the center of the province, on April 27, leaving 23 people wounded. 

There is no need for a specific emphasis on Islam in the new constitution, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said, noting that it was no issue if people live their faith.