Politics of Turkey

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek has bid to de-escalate the high tension at parliament between ruling party and opposition deputies, after the debate on a bill aimed at cracking down on violent demonstrations descended into a brawl and five MPs were injured late on Feb. 17.

The NATO alliance should increase its pressure on Russia over Ukraine, Turkey's parliament speaker has said, describing tension between NATO and Russia on the issue as a "fault line."

It is ?too early? former President Abdullah Gül to be nominated as a parliamentary candidate in the upcoming June general elections, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said.

A Turkish comedian has been detained for not paying compensation to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, which he was ordered to pay after making a statement that the court deemed insulting.

To be frank, nobody expected tension to surface so soon in relations between Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has explained to the heads of villages and heads of neighborhoods what kind of a presidential system he wants. I have not yet figured out whether or not we should call this "the bee model presidency."

?Men are entrusted to women.?

?It?s not over until I say it is over.?

The first sentence belongs to Turkey?s President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. He said it while talking about the brutal murder of Özgecan Aslan.

The second belongs to an ordinary male citizen in Turkey, uttered when his female partner asks to part ways.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has praised efforts by Turkey's disaster agency, the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), for Syrian refugees while also slamming opposition parties.

Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Çiçek has sent an official letter to his U.S. counterpart condemning the murder of three young Muslim students that occurred last week in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Çiçek on Feb. 18 sent a letter to John Boehner, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, condemning the murder of three young Muslim students.

Phones used by top government officials are to be changed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜB?TAK) after top officials suffered illegal wiretapping, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri I??k stated on Feb. 18.