Cemil Çiçek

Turkey?s top judge has urged political leaders to protect the principle of separation of powers and to be careful of letting these powers go beyond their limits, in an indirect reference to the government?s efforts to renew the constitution and adopt a presidential system which would grant more authority to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

As the entire country celebrated National Sovereignty and Children's Day on April 23 with various activities, the day which has a highly symbolic importance for the foundation of the Republic of Turkey offered a unique opportunity for political leaders to deliver messages on their primary issues.

Turkey commemorates National Sovereignty Day and Children?s Day on April 23, the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish parliament, with several ceremonies across the country.

The day is celebrated as a children?s festival because children were awarded a special place in the April 23 festivities by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey. 

Turkey will commemorate National Sovereignty Day and Children?s Day on April 23, the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish parliament, with several ceremonies across the country.

ANKARA - Serbia and Turkey have a clear interest in furthering mutual relations in different fields, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara on Sunday.

Gojkovic and Erdogan said there is room for improvements in economic cooperation between the two countries, both in terms of trade and infrastructure.

The head of Turkey?s top religious body has criticized Pope Francis? description of the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as ?genocide,? arguing that the Vatican is influenced by ?political lobbies and PR firms.?

Freedom of expression topped the agenda of European Parliament President Martin Schulz's April 8 visit to Turkey, where he met a number of senior officials. 

The 18th Eurasian Economic Summit, organized by the Marmara Group Foundation, is once again ready to host statesmen and opinion leaders from 40 different countries until April 9, offering a unique platform to discuss the most heated issues of today's world and the future.

Sarkis Seropyan, the veteran editor of Istanbul-based weekly Agos' Armenian language pages, has passed away at the age of 80.

Seropyan died on March 28 after succumbing to pancreatic cancer, news portal T24 reported.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek has said that even though Turkey is "approaching Armenia with candidness in an effort to resolve the 1915 incidents," Yerevan focuses on the events to hamper the normalization process between the two countries.