Numan Kurtulmus

Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyrgyzstan aimed at increasing trade the volume to $1 billion between the two countries on Dec. 26.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced that the government has decided to lift visa requirements for Polish citizens, to "boost interaction" between the two countries.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has torn into the Constitutional Court for its decision to consider lifting the infamous 10 percent election threshold for legislative representation, dubbing the Court's move an "open intervention into the 2015 elections."

Turkish authorities will issue temporary ID cards to Syrian refugees in the country, announced Faruk Celik, Turkish Minister of Labour and Social Security at a press conference, quoted the BNR public broadcaster.

According to Celik, this will grant Syrian refugees the right to work and be insured according to Turkish labour legislation.