Türkmen

A regime change in Syria through a planned transition process, which envisages elections and a new constitution, is required for a political solution in the country, Syrian Turkmen Assembly Chair Mehmet Türkhan said on March 13.

Former Foreign Minister İlter Türkmen passed away on July 6 at the age of 94.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of İlter Türkmen on July 6, 2022," the Foreign Ministry said.

An explosion early on Nov. 19 in an apartment building in Turkey's capital has left two people dead and four others wounded, an official said. 

Speaking to reporters at the site in Keçiören district, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin said a child and her father were killed in the blast, which caused part of the building to collapse.

A local man in the northwestern province of Bursa exhibits nearly 1,000 items reflecting the Yorük-Türkmen tradition in his house, which he has turned into a museum.

Akman, who was also the chairman of the Bursa Ertuğrulgazi Osmangazi Yörük-Türkmen Association in the past, organized many events in order to pass on his culture to future generations.

A main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy from the southern province of Adana, Elif Doğan Türkmen, resigned from parliament's presidential council on Feb. 4 in the wake of a scandal over a 1.2 million-Turkish Lira phone bill claim.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy from the southern province of Adana, Elif Doğan Türkmen, resigned from parliament's presidential council on Feb. 4. The party on Feb. 3 said that they expected her to resign, following CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's criticism of her 1.2 million-Turkish Lira telecommunication expenses claim.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Adana deputy Elif Doğan Türkmen is expected to resign from parliament's presidential council, the party said on Feb. 3, following CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's criticism of her 1.2 million-Turkish Lira telecommunication expenses claim.

Communication expenses by an Adana lawmaker from the Republican People's Party (CHP) totaling close to 800,000 Turkish Liras in the past month alone have sparked a debate within her party and the Turkish parliament.

The MP, Elif Doğan Türkmen, has apologized for the event, saying she was unaware that she had been spending that much.

Foreign Ministry undersecretary Ümit Yalçın has called on representatives of Turkmen communities in Iraq and Syria, saying Ankara backs their resistance.

"Your cause is ours. If we are strong here, you will be strong there too," Yalçın said at a panel on Dec. 14 that convened representatives of Syrian and Iraqi Turkmens. 

A Turkish man wanted by Russia for allegedly killing one of the two pilots of the Russian jet downed by Turkey near the Turkish-Syrian border in late 2015 has appeared at a funeral ceremony in Istanbul, saying he would go back to Syria.