Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Vicious cycle on the Kurdish front
When I woke up yesterday, I saw two breaking news: First, around a dozen members of the Turkish Parliament, all from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP), had been detained by the police.
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AKP: From democratic conservative to nationalist conservative
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in late 2002, they had sought to try to defuse the concerns sparked in the West by defining their political movement as "democratic conservative" and advocate of universal human rights values as well as fundamental freedoms.
Turkey's economy faring better than world, Europe: Erdoğan
Turkey's economy fares better than the world economy and outperforms Europe, despite many neighborhood risks, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, again stressing that interest rates must be cut further to boost investments.
EU Extremely Concerned About Arrests of Turkish Opposition MPs
The European Union is extremely concerned about the of Turkish deputies from the pro-Kurdish opposition party and has called a meeting of the ambassadors of member-states in Ankara, announced Federica Mogherini High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Germany summons Turkish diplomat over opponent lawmakers' arrests
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has requested that the chargé d'affaires in the Turkish embassy be summoned to the ministry for discussions about Turkey's arrests of opposition lawmakers, the German Foreign Ministry has said.
German FM says he 'cannot comprehend' Turkish President Erdoğan's remarks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said he cannot comprehend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's remarks over the security situation in Germany.
"[I] cannot comprehend the comments made by Erdoğan about the security situation in Germany," Germany's Deutsche Welle quoted Steinmeier as saying on Nov. 3.
CHP leader cuts trip short after HDP, Cumhuriyet arrests
Turkey's main opposition leader has cut his trip to the Aegean region short and called for emergency meetings of his party's executive boards.
CHP head says Turkey 'drifting in a dangerous direction'
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has condemned the detention of 12 Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies, including its co-chairs, saying the actions send Turkey "in a dangerous direction."
Nine killed, more than 100 wounded in PKK attack in Turkey's Diyarbakır
At least nine people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Bağlar district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır early on Nov. 4.
Opposition Deputies Arrested in Turkey
The two co-chairmen of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and nine other deputies in the Turkish Parliament have been arrested early on Friday morning, reported Reuters, cited by BNR.
Arrest warrants have been issued for at least two other parliamentary deputies.
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