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Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday stressed the need to maintain a "strong and effective navy" to safeguard Türkiye's peace and security, both within its territorial waters and in far-flung regions.

The Turkish parliament on Nov. 10 ratified a motion to parliament to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Azerbaijan for one more year.

A Turkish lawmaker on Oct. 11 was elected the vice head of a NATO Parliamentary Assembly committee.

Ahmet Berat Conkar was elected the vice chairperson of the political committee during the 67th annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal.

The Turkish president on Sept. 1 pledged to step up the country's judicial reform efforts.

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"In the new judicial year, we'll accelerate our judicial reform efforts that will relieve both our justiciary organization and our nation," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told a ceremony in the capital Ankara.

Turkey's parliament on March 17 revoked the seat of an opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker.

The action came in light of a court ruling on Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, which was read out in parliament.

In a joint declaration on Dec. 15, Turkish political parties urged the U.S. to revoke its decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.

"We reject the U.S. sanctions decision that was announced on Dec. 14, 2020. Turkey never hesitates to take any step necessary to protect its national security," read the declaration.

Under the new legislation, the (TWF) will now be able to buy or to become partners with companies facing difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Turkey's Parliament on April 16 passed the bill prepared by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party to cushion the virus' impact on economic and social life.

In comments to lawmakers of his Justice and Development (AK) Party on Wednesday following Ankara's confirmation of the country's first confirmed case of coronavirus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that, "no virus is stronger than Turkey," Greece's Skai television reported. 

The far right -- acting like a united group with a common agenda -- is posing a great danger to Europe, the spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party said on May 22.

ue to a "blemish" in March's local elections in Istanbul, Turkey's metropolis of 16 million people, the public wants a do-over election, said Turkey's president on Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency, quoted by middleeastmonitor.com