Democracy and National Unity Day

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has vowed to reduce terrorism in 2018 in his first public address of the new year.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said early Dec. 27 that a new emergency decree granting immunity to civilians fighting against coup attempts only applied to those who took part in thwarting the July 15, 2016, coup attempt.

Turkey has prepared a road map to fight climate change, setting goals for 2030, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held an unscheduled meeting with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in Istanbul's Kısıklı province on Nov. 13.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 11 that the government was reviewing the 10-day extension of the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), adding that such an extension would be "felicitous" for tourism.

Millions of people took the streets across Turkey on July 15 and early July 16 to mark the anniversary of last year's failed coup attempt, blamed on the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), commemorating the 250 people killed and more than 2,000 others injured by the coup soldiers.

Millions of people have begun marking the first year anniversary of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt in all 81 provinces, with people in Istanbul gathering on July 15 Martyrs Bridge.

July 15 Martyrs Bridge, previously called Bosphorus Bridge, was blocked by coup plotters during last year's thwarted coup and 34 people were killed by coup soldiers. 

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is more powerful today when compared to the period before the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt, widely believed to have been masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).

Turks have flocked to the streets to mark the anniversary of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt, widely believed to have been orchestrated by the followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has previously called on citizens in all 81 provinces of Turkey to participate in "democracy watches."

Turkey is set to extend the state of emergency on July 18 after an advisory decision of the country's top security board, the prime minister said, as the Turkish people are set to mark the first anniversary of the bloody coup attempt.