Hüseyin Çelik

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) celebrates its 16th anniversary in Ankara today, Aug. 14.

I was there when the party was founded by former Istanbul mayor Tayyip Erdoğan as an offspring of the Islamic-conservative Milli Görüş movement led by Necmettin Erbakan.

Former Turkish President Abdullah Gül's father-in-law, who died on Feb. 11, was laid to rest in Istanbul on Feb. 12 at a funeral attended by top state officials. 

Ahmet Özyurt, 76, died of heart failure in an Istanbul hospital on Feb. 11.

Do you remember Muharrem Ta?? There is no probability that one can ever forget his heart-crushing photo. In the eastern province of Van's Yal?nca village, the Çal?k area was snowbound and one-and-a-half-year-old Muharrem died because he could not be taken to hospital. His father was carrying his tiny body on his back wrapped in a bundle.   

Members of Turkey?s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have ?strongly condemned? a physical attack against Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, who had previously been targeted with politically-motivated threats and is now injured after the assault in front of his home.

Turkey?s Supreme Court of Appeals has decided former Education Minister Hüseyin Çelik and three bureaucrats to pay compensation to a former provincial education head of the Giresun province on grounds of not applying a court order, which had ruled for the latter?s return of duty. 

Turkey?s Supreme Court of Appeals has decided former Education Minister Hüseyin Çelik and three bureaucrats to pay compensation to a former provincial education head of the Giresun province on grounds of not applying a court order, which had ruled for the latter?s return of duty. 

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader?s chief advisor Hüseyin Çelik said his party and the main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) could move a coalition government ahead with a good protocol. 

I never took it seriously that the idealist youths of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) had ?changed? during their leader Devlet Bahçeli?s time. This group turned my years at university into a nightmare with their raids of my department. 

I was right. 

Main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) Ankara deputy and deputy group leader Levent Gök has demanded parliament search for bugs in his party?s rooms after signals from listening devices were found in two deputies? rooms.

All political parties running for the upcoming parliamentary elections have been working intensely to finalize their candidates as a April 7 deadline to submit their candidate lists to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) approaches.