Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Watching Tuesday?s swearing-in ceremony for newly elected deputies, one could not help thinking that this is a parliament which truly represents the ?New Turkey,? and not the one the Justice and Development Party (AKP) talked about when it held the parliamentary majority and called the shots.

Turkish politicians love to praise the country for its young population and say they want to see more women getting involved in politics, but when it comes to nominations for key posts, there are not many places for young people or women.

The three names officially announced to run for the Speaker of Parliament post, to be decided on June 30, are the latest example of this fact.

It is a shame the European Union, which is made up of 28 countries, is discussing how to distribute 20,000 Syrian refugees, when Turkey hosts around 2 million, the European Parliament?s rapporteur on Turkey said. 

Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) has nominated its former chair Deniz Baykal as its candidate for the parliamentary speaker's position, while the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has picked Ekmeleddin ?hsano?lu, former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The two parties which received the most votes in the June 7 parliamentary election among the four political parties that made their way to the national assembly have been mulling how to get their candidate elected as parliament speaker in case of an eventual disagreement on the formation of a coalition government.

The two parties which received the most votes in the June 7 parliamentary election among the four political parties that made their way to the national assembly have been mulling how to get their candidate elected as parliament speaker in case of an eventual disagreement on the formation of a coalition government.

Turkey's newly elected deputies are getting down to business after taking their parliamentary oaths in an effort to elect a parliamentary speaker despite the absence of a coalition government.

A man on trial for insulting the father of Berkin Elvan, the youngest victim of the 2013 Gezi protests, has testified he was ?encouraged? by then-prime minister President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, saying ?Similar remarks were previously made by the president of this country.?

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu held a lengthy meeting with Deniz Baykal, the former leader of his party, leading to speculation the CHP could support Baykal in his probable run for the parliament speaker's office. 

The gigantic size of the table at Turkish President Erdoğan's iftar dinner has become a source of criticism and mockery on social media. Here are some of the responses