Abdülkadir Selvi

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met with former Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, according to a columnist in daily Hürriyet.

The meeting between the president and Şimşek took place on May 29 and it was "positive," said Abdülkadir Selvi, without providing other details.

In his daily Hürriyet column on Aug. 7, journalist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently instructed his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) officials to prepare a substantial report on the foreign links of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen.

Turkey is facing a new crisis in the Middle East: The crisis between Qatar and four Arab states that want to oppress it. The four Arab states are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but they have supporters.

Details continue to emerge regarding the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, who was killed late on Dec. 19 by a Turkish police officer in central Ankara.

Turkey must learn "to live with terror," the head of Turkey's Supreme Court has said, hours after similar remarks by a columnist of a pro-government newspaper created outrage on social media. 

Do?an Holding, a Turkish group of companies that also has media outlets, has condemned armed attacks targeting the offices of two newspapers, Yeni Akit and Yeni ?afak, in Istanbul early Feb. 11.

This is what Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said about a coalition: "We will start negotiations; there will be no delays." He then added, "We will not hesitate to opt for elections if a coalition is not formed." 

What an empty and meaningless sentence.

Three interesting articles appeared in the Turkish media on May 25, written by three journalists who are well-informed on developments within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti). 

Under normal circumstances, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu?s target in the Turkish parliamentary elections on June 7 was expected to be to keep the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) in power.

In order to achieve that, a simple majority (276 seats) is enough in the 550-seat parliament.

A Turkish columnist close to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP or AK Parti) administration has warned the party amid the ongoing ?infighting? between the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, saying the ?spell? of stability the party had held is being reversed.