Rached Ghannouchi
Ankara worried over Ghannouchi’s arrest by Tunisia
Ankara has expressed worry after the arrest of one of Tunisia's most important politicians, Rached Ghannouchi, and stressed the move won't contribute to the social peace in the North African country.
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Tunisia party leader banned from travel: Court
A Tunisian court has imposed a travel ban on the speaker of the country's now-dissolved parliament, a court spokeswoman said.
The interdiction against Rached Ghannouchi is part of an inquiry into alleged obstruction of justice in connection with the assassination in 2013 of two left-wing figures, the court spokesman said on Friday.
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Turkish, Algerian presidents discuss developments in Tunisia on phone
Turkey's president and his Algerian counterpart spoke on the phone on July 30, according to a statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Algeria's Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed regional matters, especially Turkish-Algerian relations and developments in Tunisia, said the directorate statement.
Turkish foreign minister expresses support to Tunisian people
The Turkish foreign minister expressed on July 27 Turkey's support to the Tunisian people following Sunday's coup attempt.
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a phone conversation with his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on July 25 after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, a move his foes labeled a coup that should be opposed on the street.
Tunisian president suspends parliament, dismisses PM
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced late on July 25 that he has fully assumed executive authority in addition to suspending parliament.
During a meeting with military leaders, Saied said he had decided to sack Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi, according to the Tunisian Presidency's official Facebook page.
Turkish, Palestinian presidents discuss COVID-19
Turkey's president held separate telephone calls on April 25 with the leaders of Palestinian, Bulgaria and Tunisia's parliament speaker to discuss measures against COVID-19, according to an official statement.
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Government falls in Tunisia after no-confidence vote
The government Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli fell on Jan. 10 after a no-confidence vote in parliament.
The Jemli government failed to get a vote of confidence from the Tunisian assembly, Rachid Ghannouchi, the parliament speaker announced following the vote.
Dark Spring
The so-called Arab Spring came to an end wherever it assumed to take place. It ended in Egypt with a military coup and drove Libya into a bloody chaos. Tunisia is presented as the only success story, but in fact it is far from having a happy ending but rather had a forced consensus. Last but not least, the debacle of Syria displays the dark side of the so-called "spring."
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Turkey will ensure any opinion could be freely discussed at universities: Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 20 that Turkey would ensure that any opinion could be freely discussed at universities, as long as it did not serve terrorism, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.