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Envoys from diplomatic missions represented in Ankara, mostly chargé d’affairs, along with representatives of various religious groups and Ankara bureau chiefs of selected media outlets, were gathered at the headquarters of Justice and Development Party (AKP) late on July 15 for the seventh traditional iftar dinner.

John Bass, who has been nominated by the Obama administration as new U.S. ambassador to Ankara, has said Turkey is "drifting in the direction" of authoritarianism, following persistent questions at a Senate hearing.

Each of the 301 families of the Soma mine accident victims will be allocated nearly 155,000 Turkish Liras and will be given two houses, the Turkish prime minister has announced, adding the victims’ children will be granted an education scholarship for life.

The Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, Selahattin Demirtaş, revealed the roadmap of his campaign at an Istanbul meeting on July 15, along with a slogan declaring a “call for a new life.”

The Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, Selahattin Demirtaş, revealed the roadmap of his campaign at an Istanbul meeting on July 15, along with a slogan declaring a “call for a new life.”

Let me explain one by one:

One: It is an extreme nonsense, injustice and shame for the celebrities who attended the meeting where Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan publicized his “Presidency Vision Document” to be subjected to so many insults.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s pledge to become a “running, sweating president” if he wins the election next month will most likely include controlling Turkey’s multi-billion dollar defense contracts and programs, officials and defense analysts agree.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will talk with President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik in Belgrade on Monday about the statement by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

On Sunday, Dodik addressed a letter to Vucic, voicing concern and asking for a meeting over the Turkish prime minister's statement.

Prime Minister and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on citizens to cut their vacations short if necessary to cast their votes in the upcoming presidential elections.

Turkey’s top election body has ruled that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan does not need to leave his current post as he campaigns to be the country’s first-ever president elected by popular vote.