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Turkish cabinet's move to transfer top public firms to wealth fund stirs strong criticism

The government's decision to transfer stakes in the country's top public companies to a newly launched sovereign wealth fund has stirred strong criticism from opposition deputies and economists as the fund will beyond the remit of monitoring. 

CHP's Beşiktaş mayor referred to party disciplinary board on corruption claims

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has launched an investigation into Murat Hazinedar, the mayor of the Istanbul district of Beşiktaş, on claims of corruption.
"The CHP Central Executive Board has decided to refer our Beşiktaş mayor to the disciplinary committee," CHP Deputy Chair and Spokesperson Selin Sayek Böke said after the board meeting on Oct. 13.

'Useful amnesia' an obstacle to real post-coup union: CHP's Böke

A senior main opposition party official has criticized the ruling party for obscuring the real causes of the July 15 failed coup attempt through "useful amnesia" it created during its 14-year rule, while calling for structural changes to turn "fake" social unity provided in due course genuine.  

World's most powerful women to gather in New York

The world's most influential women will gather at the Women in the World (WITW) Summit in New York on April 6 for the seventh time, along with many notable participants from Turkey.

Daily Hürriyet Chairwoman Vuslat Do?an Sabanc? is scheduled deliver a speech at the opening session of the summit, which is also sponsored by the Ayd?n Do?an Foundation.

Change in CHP driven by party organization itself: K?l?çdaro?lu

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has conducted some of its biggest changes yet in line with the desires of the party's organizational bodies, party leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has stated amid the rejection of some of his plans to reshape the CHP's internal structure.

CHP deputy calls Turkey's medium-term economic program 'artificial'

Turkey's new medium-term economic program is artificial, a Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy has said, claiming that the country was assuming it was not affected any global developments with its new program.

CHP ?zmir deputy Selin Sayek Böke has said the new medium-term economic program, which was announced on Jan. 11 by the government, was far from realistic and inconsistent.

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