Nurettin Canikli

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will hold its next regular congress on Feb. 28, according to media reports.

The process began on Sept. 3 and includes a series of preparatory events, including the youth and women's branch congresses, scheduled before the main event.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has begun the process of updating its bylaws under the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, daily Hürriyet reported on Oct. 20.

A committee is expected to be established in the coming days to carry out the revisions, with possible adjustments to the party's founding values, sources within the AKP told the newspaper.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has initiated its preparations for its next ordinary congress, beginning with the election of neighborhood delegates across Türkiye.

President and Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has renewed his A-team in the party following the general convention, appointing his closest aides Binali Yıldırım and Numan Kurtulmuş as the deputy leaders and four new figures to his executive board.

From the moment that he ordered the annulment of Ekrem Imamoglu's election as mayor of Istanbul, it was clear that Recep Tayyip Erdogan would stop at nothing to get his own candidate to win the repeat vote.

Turkey has won a tender to procure four corvettes for the Pakistan Navy, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said.

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis (L) shakes hands with Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli prior to a meeting of NATO defence ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Virginia Mayo

Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli

Turkish National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on May 26 said his country believes Georgia's Abkhazia and South Ossetia disputes can be resolved on the basis of the country's internationally recognized borders. Canikli was in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to attend events on the country's 100th anniversary of its foundation.

A new 105-millimeter lightweight towed howitzer weapon system, which will raise largely due to the Turkish Armed Forces' logistical and tactical maneuverability, has been indigenously produced, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli announced on May 5, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.