Turkey urges respect for ruling on opposition lawmaker
ANKARATurkey on Thursday urged the international community to respect the court ruling following which the Turkish parliament revoked the seat of an opposition lawmaker.The Foreign Ministry said in a...
‘New constitution to carry Turkey into next centenary’
BURSA, Turkey
The head of the Turkish parliament’s Human Rights Commission said Tuesday they wish to enter the next 100 years of the Turkish republic with a new civil constitution.
Visiting...
'Turkey's IYI Party pursues justice within the law'
ANKARA
A Turkish opposition party leader on Wednesday said that on the matter of parliamentary deputies accused of terrorist ties, the IYI (Good) Party would pursue justice within the law.
Vowing...
Legal experts hail Turkey’s human rights action plan
ANKARA
Turkish lawyers and academics hailed the Human Rights Action Plan announced Tuesday by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Muharram Ozen, a law professor and dean of the law faculty at Ankara...
'Military coups are crimes against humanity'
ISTANBUL
The Turkish president on Sunday spoke against military coups, particularly the 1997 "post-modern" coup by the Turkish armed forces.
In a video message on the coup's 24th anniversary, Recep Tayyip...
Necmettin Erbakan: Trailblazer of national vision
ANKARA
A decade has passed since the death of Turkey's former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, the founding leader of the National Vision (Milli Gorus) movement, whose political wisdom and struggle...
'Turkey's young population shows its strength'
ANKARA
The healthy share of young people in Turkey’s population shows the country’s strength and potential in the decades to come, said a major Turkish party leader on Tuesday.
Speaking to...
Erdogan urges all parties to pitch in on new Constitution
ANKARA
Turkey's president on Wednesday urged all political parties to participate in drafting a new Constitution.
"We want all political parties to take part in this process. We will make a...
Turkish ruling party rebuffs Capitol storming in US
ANKARA
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party spokesman on Thursday called on all parties in the US to respect democratic values and rebuffed violent protests defying election results.
Omer Celik's...
'Turkey's future with presidential system'
ANKARA
Turkey’s future is with a presidential system, the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) said Thursday.
In a meeting with MHP’s provincial heads, Devlet Bahceli said those who want...
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EU drugs regulator recommends Moderna vaccine for children 12-17
ANKARA
The European Medicine Agency (EMA) on Friday authorized the US' Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12-17.
The EMA "has recommended granting an...
Turkey has administered over 65M COVID-19 vaccine shots
ANKARA
Turkey has administered more than 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January, according to figures released...
2020 Tokyo Olympics officially starts with opening ceremony
ANKARA
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Afghanistan recalls ambassador from Pakistan over kidnapping incident
KABUL, Afghanistan
Afghanistan recalled its ambassador from Pakistan days after the envoy's daughter was abducted and “severely tortured” in the capital Islamabad, Afghan officials...
Army retakes town from al-Shabaab terrorists in central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia
Somali security forces on Sunday retook a town in the country’s central Mudug region from terrorist group al-Shabaab, officials said.
"The Gorgor commandos of...