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Ankara Sends Ambassador Gokce to Guatemala, Hassan Ulusoy Comes to Sofia
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has announced new ambassadorial appointments by his country. Former Ankara Representative in Sofia Suleyman Gokce will go to Guatemala. Turkey's ambassador to Bulgaria will be Hassan Ulusoy, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Court issues subpoena for former Turkish prime minister in 1997 coup case
An Ankara court has issued a subpoena for former Prime Minister Tansu Çiller in a case into the harsh army-led campaign that forced the resignation of Turkey's government in June 1997 - an event known as the "Feb. 28 process."
Erdogan to reinstate death penalty
At an inauguration ceremony for a new center today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he is amenable to reinstituting the death penalty.
“If the people of Turkey want and the country’s parliament decides to reinstate the death penalty, I am ready to approve this decision,” he said.
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Two notable people the late comedian did not impersonate
Daily Cumhuriyet has listed the unforgettable personalities of comedy star Levent K?rca, the beloved actor we lost earlier this week.
I looked at the list; everybody is there: There is Atatürk. There is Süleyman Demirel, Bülent Ecevit. Even Necmettin Erbakan. There is also Bill Clinton. He even impersonated a despot like Ghaddafi.
Can Turkish social democrats do what Islamists and Kurds did?
After suffering from a fragmented political life with short-term and inept coalitions, Turkey turned into a ?dominant party? country after the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) came to power in 2002, winning consecutive elections under the leadership of Tayyip Erdo?an, who is now the president of the republic.
Book on the journey of the Islamist movement in Turkey
Have you read former Science, Industry and Technology Minister Nihat Ergün's new book?
A member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Ergün's book titled "Ad?m Ad?m Siyaset" (Step by Step Politics) is a very important book for understanding from where to where the Islamist movement has come and what its problems are.
Retired colonel and suspect of 'post-modern coup' found dead in Bucharest
A retired colonel, who was being sought in the trial of the military intervention of Feb. 28, 1997, often described as a ?post-modern coup,? has been found dead in Bucharest.
Retired Colonel Eser ?ahan was found dead on a bank in the Drumul Taberei neighborhood of the Romanian capital, after he was reported to have left his house for a walk.
PM Davuto?lu wants a new Middle East for Turks, Kurds, Arabs
Turkey is seeking a new Middle East that will be a home for Turks, Kurds and Arabs together, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said, while pledging success in the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue.
Former Turkish President Demirel will not testify in Feb. 28 case
Former Turkish President Süleyman Demirel has decided not to testify in the legal case into the Feb. 28 process, widely known as the âpost-modern coup,â which unseated Turkeyâs first-ever Islamist prime minister.