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Turkey is passing through some rather unpleasant days. The president of the country is publicly targeting newsmen. The premier, talking at a local convention of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), says everyone was taking an examination nowadays. What examination?

Turkish opposition steps up pressure on gov’t with new examples of nepotism

Despite the government’s counterattack against the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) claims of widespread nepotism and favoritism in civil service recruitment, appointment and promotion, the CHP has continued to give new examples of abuse of public office since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002.

President Erdoğan to chair Cabinet in 2015

President Erdoğan is set to extend his reach even further with plans to begin chairing Cabinet meetings starting next month, his aide says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will begin chairing meetings of the Cabinet in the upcoming year, one of his close aides has announced, while ruling out any conflict of authority between the president and the prime minister.

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