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Letter of appreciation sent by Turkish FM to presidential candidate İhsanoğlu revealed
It has emerged that Turkeyâs Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu sent a letter of appreciation to presidential candidate Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄlu, when Ä°hsanoÄlu was set to retire as the chief of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
The president is not a political leader: İhsanoğlu
Presidential hopeful Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄlu has said the president is not a political leader, but the leader of the people at an interview with Greek newspaper Elefteros Tipos.
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PM Erdoğan slams opponent for ‘ignorance’ of National Anthem
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has accused Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄlu, one of his opponents in the presidential elections, of being âignorantâ of Turkeyâs national anthem.
Ponta: We shall earmark 50 million lei to flood-affected counties
The Government will earmark 50 million lei for removing the effects of floods in the Gorj, Valcea, Arges, Olt, Teleorman and Prahova counties, Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Thursday.
Victor Ponta also added that, if necessary, funds will also be approved for Timis and Caras-Severin counties, after some assessments are carried out first.
Ancient Göbeklitepe pioneer Schmidt passes away
Professor Klaus Schmidt, a pioneer of excavations in Göbeklitepe, known as the âzero point in historyâ in the eastern Turkish province of Åanlıurfa, died of a heart attack while swimming in Germany at the age of 61.
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Romania Media Split Over Reporter Axed for Insulting
Media watchers and press freedom campaigners say they feel uneasy, after a journalist was fired for expressing his strong personal views about the Prime Minister in public.
Digi TV, a private TV news station, axed reporter Cristi Citre on Wednesday after he posted several inflammatory remarks about Prime Minister Ponta on his personal Facebook page.
Šarić claims he received money from Mišković and Čume
Šarić claims he received money from Mišković and Čume
BELGRADE: Darko Šarić (44), accused of cocaine smuggling and money laundering, was interrogated by the police yesterday, after he had taken a lie detector test.
Joint presidential candidate İhsanoğlu reassures atheists
Presidential candidate Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄlu has sought to reassure atheists in Turkey that forcing religious matters on people is against Islamic principles, during a meeting with members of a popular Turkish website.
Violence and selective sensitivities
By Elias Maglinis
It looks like we as a nation cant even find common ground on the most basic of issues. None of us supposedly likes violence and, to resort to an overused cliche, we all condemn violence no matter who is behind it. But when we really get down to business, things become more complicated. People suddenly start talking about the need to define what violence really is.
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Seven segments who will help get Erdoğan elected
We now know the presidential candidates.
I have to say it in advance, none of the three suit me.
If you say âRecep Tayyip ErdoÄan...â
He has got himself so stuck with his 50 percent that there is no way in the world for him to be the president of 100 percent.
If you say âEkmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄlu...â
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