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Turkish politician Haydar Baş dies of COVID-19
Turkish politician Haydar Baş died on April 14 after contracting the novel coronavirus. He was 73.
Baş, the leader of the Independent Turkey Party (BTP), was in intensive care in a state hospital in the Black Sea province of Trabzon.
The politician was buried in his family cemetery after funeral prayers in the Akçaabat district.
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Gov’t to introduce judicial reform document to opposition parties
The Turkish government is prepared to introduce the upcoming Judicial Reform Strategy Document to the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and opposition İYİ (Good) Party next week, after it was presented to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
CHP welcomes MHP leader’s move for snap elections
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) “is ready for elections to be held at any time, said CHP spokesperson Bülent Tezcan on April 17 in response to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader’s call for snap elections.
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Turkey's Kenan Evren: The last of the Cold War coup plotters
Late in the summer of 1977, General Kenan Evren was set to retire from the command of Turkey?s Aegean Army due to the age limit. But a series of unfortunate events changed both his fate and that of the nation in May and June that year.