Sümeyye Erdo

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's daughter, Sümeyye Erdo?an, has set May 14 as the wedding date with Selçuk Bayraktar, a defense industrialist engineer producing unmanned aerial vehicles. 

U.S. State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has urged Turkey's government to respect the "independent professional judgment" of journalists, commenting on an April 28 decision by an Istanbul court that sentenced two Turkish journalists to two years in prison for republishing a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad in their columns. 

Two journalists were sentenced to two years in prison on April 28 for republishing in their columns a cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo featuring an image of the Prophet Muhammad. 

Pro-government Turkish daily Ak?am has been sentenced to pay 6,000 Turkish Liras in compensation to former Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Umut Oran for publishing a manufactured story alleging an assassination plot against President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's daughter, Sümeyye Erdo?an, which they had claimed involved Oran, daily Cumhuriyet reported on April 20.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's daughter, Sümeyye Erdo?an, got engaged to Selçuk Bayraktar on March 20 in a family gathering at Istanbul's Tarabya Huber Palace near the Bosphorus.

On the second day of the G-20 Summit in Antalya, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's spouse Emine Erdo?an, along with the spouses of other countries' leaders, visited the Cultural Field, where fine examples of Turkish cuisine and Turkish culture and arts were on display. 

During its G-20 chairmanship, Turkey took extremely important steps for the empowerment of women in the economy and gender equality. Under the G-20 umbrella, the W-20 working group was formed to carry out this important mission.

The story of an alleged assassination plot against President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s daughter, which had been picked up by several Turkish dailies in February this year, has been declared a fabrication by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor?s Office, daily Cumhuriyet reported on Aug 9.

The Turkish president?s office has categorically denied news reports alleging involvement of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s children with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), citing foreign websites supporting Bashar al-Assad regime as sources of such claims.

All bodyguards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s family, including those of his daughter, have been replaced following claims about an assassination plot, Turkish media reported on Feb. 24.