2nd Justice and Development Party Extraordinary Congress

The car in which Binali Yıldırım, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) vice chair, his bodyguard and the party deputy Şamil Ayrım were in an accident in Azerbaijan on late Oct. 20.

President and Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has renewed his A-team in the party following the general convention, appointing his closest aides Binali Yıldırım and Numan Kurtulmuş as the deputy leaders and four new figures to his executive board.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed former deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan over his resignation from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), accusing him of "abandoning the common cause."

Turkey's former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan on July 8 announced that he was resigning from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Parliament convened for a special session as part of April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day under the leadership of its speaker, Mustafa Şentop, and with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning to make some changes to the party management in the upcoming AKP convention, as parliamentary speaker Binali Yıldırım and deputy speaker Mustafa Şentop will not be on the AKP A team due to their posts.

Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım, Turkey's last prime minister, was awarded the Order of Merit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a ceremony on July 13.

Binali Yıldırım, the outgoing prime minister who was nominated by the ruling party as its candidate for speaker of parliament, took his oath in parliament on July 7. Photo: Anadolu Agency

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has ruled out the possibility of calling another snap election after the June 24 polls. 

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said the state of emergency in Turkey may end in mid-July, after the snap elections scheduled on June 24.