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Turkey?s interior minister has suggested that followers of the U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) are collaborating to manipulate the results of the upcoming Nov. 1 elections, alleging that they also did so during the June 7 parliamentary elections.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has made clear that his government cannot countenance the presence of either the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on its borders or the continuation of President Bashar al-Assad?s government, warning that a political transition that included al-Assad would inevitably turn into a permanent situation.

It is not possible to disagree with a remark by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu when he said the ?Syrian situation has become deadlocked? ? it is possibly something that everyone paying attention to the tragedy in Syria could say nowadays.

Comparisons are useful to pinpoint your place in the stream of events. These days, it?s often comparisons between two evils. You try to think about which problem is worse, and prioritize accordingly.

Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has proposed a single-topic referendum to ask people about President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s ambition to change the constitution and become an active president in a presidential regime. 

A U.S. military helicopter crashed in waters off the Japanese southern island of Okinawa during a training mission on Aug. 12, injuring six people and prompting Japan?s government to demand a probe and steps to prevent a recurrence. 

The government has informed the opposition parties in parliament about the recent cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), though the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) was not briefed.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey has agreed to let the U.S. use the ?ncirlik air base in southern Turkey for military operations against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ?within a certain framework.?

The Republican People?s Party (CHP) has urged Turkey?s government to declare national mourning over the massacre of dozens of people in a devastating suicide bombing on the border with Syria, which it blamed on militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).