Turkish president appoints new education minister
ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed Mahmut Ozer as the country’s new education minister following the resignation of Ziya Selcuk, according to a notice published early Friday in...
Turkish assembly speaker meets parliamentary union head
ANKARA
Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop on Tuesday received Gabriela Cuevas Barron, head of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
According to the speaker's office in the capital Ankara, Sentop and Barron exchanged...
Turkey: Minister Soylu 'humbled' by reactions on resignation move
ANKARA
The Turkish interior minister on Monday welcomed the attitude of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the people of Turkey following his announcement of resignation.
Late Sunday, Suleyman Soylu announced that...
'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...
'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...
'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...
Turkey: Erdogan rejects interior minister's resignation
ANKARA
Turkey’s president turned down Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu’s resignation late Sunday which he had tendered over incidents that occurred ahead of a weekend curfew across much of the country...
No need for early elections in Turkey: Ruling party
ANKARA
Holding early elections would make no sense and so are not on the agenda of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, a top party official said Thursday.
"We have...
Turkey should try to mitigate quake losses: Opp. leader
ANKARA
Turkey's main opposition leader demanded Tuesday the country take measures to mitigate losses before any earthquake.
"We have enacted some laws, but they do not hang together. We have enacted...
Turkey: Parliament speaker nominated for 2nd term
By Emin Avundukluoglu
ANKARA Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Friday nominated Mustafa Sentop for a second term as parliament speaker.
Speaking to reporters in parliament, Naci Bostanci, the...
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Turkish president, UN chief discuss ways to end crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
ANKARA
The Turkish president and UN secretary-general on Monday spoke over phone and discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine...
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Russia becomes China’s largest oil supplier
ANKARA
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China's largest oil supplier, as refiners bought up Russian crude oil offered at a huge discount...
EU, Egypt agree on partnership priorities until 2027
BRUSSELS
The EU and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027.
The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt...
Syria's Tal Rifat surrounded with tunnels by YPG/PKK terrorists
TAL RIFAT, Syria / ANKARA
The YPG/PKK terror group is using a sophisticated network of tunnels in the Tal Rifat district in northern Syria to...