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Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses Babacan of abandoning Islamist cause with new party plans: report
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Turkey’s Erdoğan accuses Babacan of abandoning Islamist cause with new party plans: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday said membership in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was based on…
Presidency seeks annulment of parliamentary immunity of opposition leader, 9 deputies
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Presidency seeks annulment of parliamentary immunity of opposition leader, 9 deputies
A presidential summary of proceedings seeking the removal of the parliamentary immunity of Turkey’s main opposition leader and nine opposition…
Erdoğan’s AKP proposing changes to Turkish Central Bank legal reserves
Business
July 10, 2019
Erdoğan’s AKP proposing changes to Turkish Central Bank legal reserves
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is proposing changes in the central bank’s legal reserve ratios, party…
Former minister resigns from ruling AKP, signals plans to found new party
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Former minister resigns from ruling AKP, signals plans to found new party
Ali Babacan, a former minister and founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), announced on Monday that…
New İstanbul mayor says municipality’s financial situation is ‘hair raising’
Turkey
July 9, 2019
New İstanbul mayor says municipality’s financial situation is ‘hair raising’
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected the new mayor of İstanbul in a repeat election on June 23, has said the…
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
Turkey
July 9, 2019
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
A total of 818 million Turkish lira, around $142 million, has been disbursed from the budget of the Turkish presidency…
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Turkey
July 9, 2019
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara who was arrested in April on…
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
World
July 9, 2019
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on Turkish authorities to take immediate action to restore…
Erdoğan says central bank governor fired for refusing to cut interest rates: report
Business
July 8, 2019
Erdoğan says central bank governor fired for refusing to cut interest rates: report
In a meeting with his party’s deputies Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he sacked the central bank governor for…
Court decision enables Turkish purge victims to become lawyers
Turkey
July 6, 2019
Court decision enables Turkish purge victims to become lawyers
A decision by an administrative court in Ankara has made it possible for the victims of a government-led purge in…