Justice and Development Party
Turkish defense minister denies 'nepotism' allegations
Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz has denied recent claims that his relative had been recruited by the Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) without completing an exam.
Turkey lifts visas for Polish nationals
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced that the government has decided to lift visa requirements for Polish citizens, to "boost interaction" between the two countries.
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Erdoğan proves to be a ‘sweating president’ in first 100 days in office
As his first 100 days in office show, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has certainly lived up to his words of being a âsweating president,â as he had claimed before he was voted in as Turkeyâs first ever directly elected president in August.
A new threat looming Turkey's horizon: Brain drain
Listening to our colleagues from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, we, a group of Turkish journalists and academics, felt we were not alone in our frustration over issues like the lack of public reaction to corruption allegations, politiciansâ efforts to cover up corruption allegations (at times on ridiculous grounds), governmentsâ lust to bypass or erode laws, and state officials
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The AKP fears a level playing field
The Constitutional Courtâs decision to accept an âadmissibleâ application by three small political parties, which stand on the fringes of the political spectrum, to have the 10 percent electoral threshold reduced has seriously agitated members of the government.
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PM expects 'balance' from top court on election threshold
If the Constitutional Court disregards protecting stability in its eventual decision over lowering the 10 percent threshold for representation at Parliament, then "the people will not accept it," Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Dec. 8.
Former ruling party deputy arrested, attacked with eggs
Former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Feyzi İşbaşaran, who has been arrested on allegations of "insulting the president," was punched in the face and attacked with eggs in two separate protests against him in Istanbul on Dec. 8.
Dot, dot, dot…
At one of Ankaraâs large hotels, on the sidelines of an intellectual exercise of state, individual, democracy, power and rotten politics, I was talking with Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat on the transformation within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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CHP says AKP officials’ relatives are appointed to state bureaucracy without exams
Hundreds of relatives and friends of Cabinet members and ruling party MPs have been appointed to state positions without passing the required examination, a spokesperson for Turkey's main opposition party has claimed, also producing a list detailing these recently-appointed public officials and their relations with the ruling party.
Constitutional Court as the new ‘coup’ HQ
Turkeyâs political lunacy is not likely to end anytime soon. Its latest episode is the condemnation of the Constitutional Court as the headquarters of yet another âcoup attemptâ against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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