Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
MHP head Bahçeli chastises PM for rushing new charter unilaterally
Turkey's nationalist opposition leader has rebuked Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu for hurrying up the process of drafting a new constitution in a "patronizing" manner which ignores the priorities of Turkey's opposition parties, including his Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
EU defends diplomats observing Dündar-Gül trial against Turkish reactions
An EU spokesperson has defended diplomats who attended the first hearing of the controversial trial of two prominent journalists in Turkey, stressing that such monitoring is part of their regular work in the country.
Zarrab case doesn't concern Turkey, says Erdo?an
The U.S. probe into Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-born Turkish businessman who was arrested in Miami on March 19 over Iran-related sanction charges, doesn't concern Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said, while calling on U.S. officials to act against institutions linked to Fethullah Gülen.
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Turkey sends diplomatic note over foreign envoys attending journalists' trial
Turkey has sent a diplomatic note to related embassies over consuls general who attended the controversial trial of two Cumhuriyet journalists on March 25, Reuters has reported.
No scheduled Erdo?an-Obama meeting, says Turkish spokesperson
There is no scheduled bilateral meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. during the Nuclear Security Summit on March 31 and April 1, Presidential Spokesperson ?brahim Kal?n said March 28.
The new dictate charter
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said his administration was determined to undertake whatever possible to finish within a month the writing of a new constitution that will carry Turkey to a Turkish-style presidential rule.
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Turkey eyes over $1 bln investment promise from US companies
Turkey will seek an investment of over $1 billion from U.S. companies during President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's official trip next week, the head of Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DE?K) said on March 26.
Turkey's Erdo?an slams foreign envoys for attending journalists' trial
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has severely criticized a group of Western diplomats who attended the trial of two daily Cumhuriyet journalists on March 25.
Turkish President Erdo?an slams foreign envoys at journalists' trial
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has severely criticized a group of Western diplomats who attended the trial of two daily Cumhuriyet journalists on March 25.
Press freedom in Turkey confined to court corridors: Hürriyet editor-in-chief
Freedom of the press in Turkey has been confined to court corridors in 2016, said Sedat Ergin, the editor-in chief of daily Hürriyet, who appeared before an Istanbul court on March 25 on charges of "insulting" the president.
The Bak?rköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened the case after investigating a tweet posted on Hürriyet's Twitter account on Sept. 6, 2015.