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A pro-government newspaper’s report claiming that the Gülenists almost seized control of the Turkish army is aimed at influencing the upcoming decision of the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ), high-ranking military officers believe, according to daily Cumhuriyet.

President Abdullah Gül has confirmed that he will not run for a second term in the upcoming presidential elections in August.

A group of intellectuals and deputies are preparing to visit the Philippines, as part of their recent tour of countries where conflict resolution has been used to diffuse political tension.

Turkey's two main opposition parties on June 29 formally backed a figure known as a devout Muslim to challenge an expected bid for the presidency by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who heads the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). 

An article published by a pro-government newspaper claiming that the Gülenists almost seized control of the Turkish army has infuriated President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) with the latter arguing the move was aiming at tarnishing "institutional identity" of the military.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) introduces its own bill on the Kurdish peace process, a day after the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) move on the issue A day after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) submitted a bill providing legal framework for the ongoing Kurdish peace talks, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) has introduced its own bill

The co-chair of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) has denied claims that the party will make an allegiance with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the upcoming presidential elections, speaking on private news channel Habertürk on June 26.

Unlike in 2011 and 2012, it wasn’t London that was calling this time around, but my dear friends Didem and Cüneyt. As I mentioned in my last column, I was attending their 80th (40+40) birthday party. I also found some time to talk to economists and fund managers.

I am trying to draw a lesson from this. I can see the difference. I cannot decide which is good and which is bad. Look at this picture:

Turkey is busy electing a president. Will Recep Tayyip Erdoğan climb the stairs to become the first popularly elected president of the country; or will Ekmelettin İhsanoğlu, the former Islamic Development Organization (ISO) secretary-general and joint candidate of the two parliamentary opposition parties make a surprise and become the president? What about the Kurdish votes?