Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has just issued in a landmark decision about religious freedom in Turkey. The “cemevis” (or “gathering houses”) that are used as a house of worship by Alevis, do not get the public support received by mosques, churches and synagogues, the court ruled.

Turkish police have clashed with protesters demonstrating in support of the Kurdish town of Kobane near Syria's border with Turkey.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said the 6 percent reduction in the price of natural gas pledged by Russia is not sufficient, revealing that the relevant parties have directly approached Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase the reduction.

Turkey's public policies regarding cemevis, Alevi houses of worship, discriminate against the Alevi community, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has stated in a landmark ruling.

The two-day Berlin Security Conference, one of the most prominent forums on European security and defense, is starting on Dec. 2.

Turkey is the partner country of this year's conference, which brings together around 1,000 participants from more than 50 countries.

More than 2,800 miners have been laid off in the Aegean coal capital of Soma, hit by the deadliest mining accident of Turkey's history.

The Soma Coal Mining Company, which operates the Eynez mine where 301 workers were killed in May, stated that its contract with Turkish Coal Enterprises expired in May 2014 and the contracts of 2,831 miners had been canceled as of Nov. 30.

Erman Ilıcak, the chairman of the holding company responsible for the construction of Turkey's new presidential palace in Ankara, said the building that has triggered much debate will be a "legacy for future generations."

The Turkish military has ruled out Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party's claims that Islamist jihadists fired on Syrian Kurdish militants from the Turkish side of the border with Syria.

The sources instead claim that Syrian Kurds were using a Turkish depot for shelter while Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants stayed across the border for only "a few minutes."

Turkey and Russia have signed fresh documents in a bid to boost ties. The highlight of Russian President Putin's press conference with his Turkish counterpart Erdoğan was his announcement of a six percent discount in natural gas prices for exports to Turkey, as well as the cancellation of the South Stream pipeline.

Turkey and Russia have signed fresh documents in a bid to boost already growing ties. The highlight of Russian President Putin's press conference with his Turkish counterpart Erdoğan was his announcement of six percent discount in natural gas prices for exports to Turkey, as well as his warning for South Stream pipeline.