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‘Patience protects chastity’ stresses ministry in new moral seminars
Turkeyâs Education Ministry has issued the outline of a new moral education program to be given to public schools, encouraging students to take a more religious perspective and way of life.
Ex-ministers’ assets ‘could be confiscated
The head of a parliamentary panel into ex-ministersâ alleged graft suggests some of their assets could be seized if the officials are found to accrued unjust wealth With just days left until a key vote at a parliamentary panel on whether to send four former ministers allegedly involved in corruption to the Supreme Council, the head of the panel argued some assets of the ministers could be co
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Şişli Mayor says Sarıgül forced him to resign with death threats
Mayor of Istanbulâs ÅiÅli Municipality Hayri Ä°nönü and his wife, Nazlı Ä°nönü, gave their testimonies to the Istanbul Public Prosecutor on Dec. 30, 2014 concerning claims that they received threats on their lives by former ÅiÅli Mayor Mustafa Sarıgül.
Landfill for 3rd airport to ‘deprive Istanbul of water’
The Turkish Chamber of Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) has warned the government over the planned construction of Istanbulâs third airport, stressing that the massive amount of landfill required for the site is likely to deprive the metropolis of water.
#ResistDavutoğlu, Kılıçdaroğlu says
President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs decision to chair the cabinet meeting that will take place on Jan. 19 is a straightforward intervention against the Turkish stateâs tradition, the leader of the main opposition has said, calling Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu to resist for stopping such interventions into his authority.
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2015: Neither a doomsday scenario nor a rosy picture on energy
The 2023 vision is of course very important in terms of serving as an âanchorâ for government, business, civil society, international players and more importantly to us as individuals, as it provides a sense of the future direction and perspective. And as an overarching strategic framework, it should always shed light on our policy choices and business decisions.
‘I am not afraid, liars should be,’ detained Turkish journalist says
Turkish journalist and anchorwoman Sedef KabaÅ has been released on probation after being detained for her tweet on Turkeyâs now-closed graft probe. She has defended her stance, saying those who have to fear are âthieves, corrupted people and bribers.â
Turkish court rejects re-arrest bid in ‘parallel’ case
An Istanbul court rejected on Dec. 31, 2014, a prosecutorâs objection to releasing eight people arrested in a high-profile police operation against what the Turkish government describes as the âparallel state.â
Happy ‘illicit’ New Year
Millions of people in Turkey celebrated the arrival of the New Year with dances and drinks yesterday despite calls from the countryâs top religious body to totally ignore the tradition.
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Top 10 comments by Erdoğan that made the headlines in 2014
Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan made the headlines with several statements in 2014. When he was still Turkeyâs prime minister before Aug. 10 presidential elections, many of his sensational comments targeted his political rivals â or the Internet as a whole.