Cihan

A co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has admitted problems with the strategy of declaring autonomy in Southeast Anatolia and the erection of barricades that have resulted in massive battles, while again calling for dialogue to solve Turkey's Kurdish problem.

Turkey has passed a new law to introduce a new version of identity cards for its citizens, as part of steps toward becoming a European Union member state.

The European Commission has surprisingly postponed the release of its annual progress report on Turkey's EU membership application process, amid a key visit to the EU capital by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an during which the growing refugee crisis tops the agenda.

Two people who were working as pollsters for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) were stabbed by unknown assailants on June 15, close to the party's headquarters in Ankara. 

Merve Tekin, 26, and Mahmut Çelik, 38, were stabbed and injured around 100 meters from the HDP office in Ankara's Tunal? neighborhood. 

A top electoral official in Turkey has reassured the public that the controversial blackouts during the local elections last year would not be repeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, as ?all cats have been caught.?

The academic year ended on Jan. 23 and the mid-term break began for nearly 17 million students across Turkey, as the education minister called on families to ?remain tolerant? of their how their children perform in school.

A policeman has been killed in a suicide attack by an English-speaking woman in central Istanbul.

Moscow needs to become more involved in the Kurdish issue, Selahattin Demirtaş, the co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has said during a five-day visit to the Russian capital.

Russia does not generally contact Kurds directly, but prefers doing this via Turkey, Demirtaş told dailies Sputnik and Kommersant, Cihan news agency reported.

Parliament in Turkey is expected to discuss and vote on an authorization to send troops against Islamic State (IS) fighters.

Speaker Cemil Cicek explained Monday the government sought approval from the legislature before the Eid al-Adha holiday starting this weekend, Cihan news agency reports him as saying.

A solar panel producer in western Turkey has said the recent international media coverage of their "plug-and-play donkey" project proved that they are on the right track.