Politics of Turkey
HDP wants to see greater Russian role on Kurdish issue
Moscow needs to become more involved in the Kurdish issue, Selahattin Demirtaş, the co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has said during a five-day visit to the Russian capital.
Russia does not generally contact Kurds directly, but prefers doing this via Turkey, Demirtaş told dailies Sputnik and Kommersant, Cihan news agency reported.
Justice minister implies misconduct by telecommunications authority
There are very grave claims suggesting that the Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) has handed over information to inappropriate individuals or groups, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said.
The government has indicated that a reconstruction or a purge at the TİB was imminent.
Terrorism is harming Islam: Turkish parliamentary speaker
Terrorism is harming Islam the same way it is harming people in our region, Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek said Dec. 25.
Çiçek made the remarks during his meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his delegation in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Economy cure for racism in EU: Minister
Racist, Islamophobic and extremist views in Europe would diminish if the European Union is able to overcome its economic problems, Turkey's EU Minister Volkan Bozkır said on Dec. 25.
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Turkish court arrests 16-year-old student for insulting President Erdoğan
A 16-year-old student has been arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.
If I were one of these four Cabinet ministers
If I were in the place of Egemen Bağış, Muammer Güler, Zafer Çağlayan and Erdoğan Bayraktar, you know, the four former Cabinet ministers… I would have done this:
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Ten years on
Dec. 16, 2014 was an important anniversary in Turkey's long and arduous road to the EU. Ten years ago on that day, the EU Council agreed that Turkey sufficiently fulfilled the Copenhagen political criteria and was ready to start accession negotiations with the EU for full membership.
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Is Erdoğan really concerned about demography?
The accusation of treason is so commonly bandied about in Turkey that it has become banal. President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan uses this accusation at every opportunity. He is now claiming that birth control is a form of treason which threatens extinction for a whole generation. It is not clear, however, if his real concern is demographical or ideological.
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Tensions in politics hit Diyarbakır pitch
As the rivalry on the pitch heats up in the Ziraat Turkish Cup, a match between Istanbul giants Galatasaray and third-tier Diyarbakır BüyükÅehir Belediyespor witnessed unexpected tensions mirroring the countryâs political fault lines.
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Gezi victim Berkin Elvan’s forensic report released nine months after death
The forensic report on the 15-year-old teenager Berkin Elvan who died following a long period in a coma he sustained after being hit by a police tear gas canister during the Gezi protests was released on Dec. 23, nine months after his passing away.