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As protest groups prepare to take the streets on the symbolic anniversary of the start of last year’s Gezi events despite large scale police measures, some minor demonstrations took place in other parts of the country

A humanitarian tragedy in Tanzania is added to the list of Turkey’s foreign policy priorities as the efforts to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council becomes more visible An ongoing humanitarian tragedy in Tanzania is now an item on a long and diverse list of Turkey’s foreign policy priorities as the country’s hectic efforts to become a non-permanent member of th

The head of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) provincial branch in Ankara has resigned, apparently as part of a reorganization of the party according to results of the March 30 local elections.

The rift between Turkey’s government and the movement of Fethullah Gülen is a “family matter,” U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone has said, responding to questions as to whether Washington was considering deporting the U.S.-based Islamic scholar after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s appeal.

Prosecutors have ordered that a police officer who injured a protester during last year’s Gezi demonstrations in Ankara be searched for until 2028, the time limit of the statute of limitations for the crime.

Mustafa Namlı sustained permanent damage to his left-eye after being hit by a police tear gas canister during protests on June 1, 2013, in Ankara’s Kızılay Square.

Kurdish oil from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to the southern Turkish port of Ceyhan continues at 100,000 to 120,000 barrels, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız has said.

Turkish pharmaceuticals company Eczacıbaşı has registered the word “eczacı” – pharmacist in Turkish – as a trademark, triggering reactions from other sector representatives.

Well-established Turkish business group Eczacıbaşı registered 45 different versions of the word as a trademark with an application to the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE).

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan has been criticizing the opposition parties for some time over their inability to announce their candidates for the first round of the presidential elections on Aug. 10.
Indeed, they have not announced them.

They first convey their condolences and sorrow. Then they start asking questions: “Why do you have so many mine accidents? What exactly happened in Soma? How are your mines inspected? The hike in the number of mine accidents is extraordinary; aren’t there any measures being taken?”

A growing majority of Germans are opposed to Turkey entering the European Union, according to a poll published days after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan made a controversial speech to Turks in Cologne.