Turkish Party to Confirm Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Successor
Turkey's ruling party is holding a congress to confirm Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as its new chairman and prime minister-designate, to replace president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reported by...
View ArticleTurks Claim Record For 'World's Largest Ataturk Portrait'
Thousands of people on Tuesday came together in Ankara to form the world's largest portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic who remains its number one national...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdogan Says New Cabinet to be Announced Friday
Turkish President-elect Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he would ask incoming prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a new government on Thursday, and a new Cabinet of ministers would be announced the...
View ArticlePresident Xi's envoy to attend Turkish president's inauguration
Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Chen Lei, minister of water resources, will attend the inauguration ceremony of new Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, at the invitation of...
View ArticleTurkish central bank cuts rate
The central bank’s move follows a campaign for monetary easing by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister who takes office as the country’s first directly elected president on Thursday Reported by...
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CLAIM: Austria Is 'Jihad Hub' Second Only to London
Vienna, Austria has been named as a hub for jihadists travelling to Sweden, second only to London as "jihadists playground". Der Standard reports that Austria is being used as a hub for the...
View ArticleErdogan vows no change ahead of Turkey handover
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday pledged that the policies of his ruling party would not change as he prepared to take the presidency and hand the job of premier to Foreign...
View ArticleCan Abdullah Gül Save Turkish Democracy?
On Thursday, Abdullah Gül, Turkey's last indirectly elected president, will leave office after seven years. Officially, he'll have no role in either Turkey's government or in the Justice and...
View ArticleAccess to Technology for All Women in Turkey
It is no doubt Turkey's women are tech savvy. They're laughing all over social media at conservative ideals and throwing slippers to oppose violence against women in Turkey. Women with access to...
View ArticlePresident-elect Erdogan heralds "new Turkey" in last party speech
ANKARA (Reuters) - In a farewell speech to supporters of his AK Party, Turkish president-elect Tayyip Erdogan said its mission to reshape the nation would go on after he left party politics and took...
View ArticlePIRA Energy Group's Weekly Natural Gas, Power and Coal Market Recap for the...
Asia Has Room to Grow This Winter but It is Not a Sure Thing, while Flow-Based Market Coupling a Wild Card for Price Spreads New York, NY (PRWEB) August 27, 2014 NYC-based PIRA Energy Group believes...
View ArticleAhmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, to 'succeed' Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan ignores the Turkish constitution to become a political president, which was formerly a ceremonial role Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 4 hours ago.
View ArticleWinning is a habit! Lukas Podolski issues Arsenal rallying cry
Lukas Podolski has declared that “winning is a habit” ahead of the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League play-off against Besiktas at The Emirates. The Germany international is expected to feature...
View ArticleTurkey Votes in Erdogan and Votes Out Its Founding Ideology
As widely expected, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdoğan emerged victorious in the first round of Turkey's presidential elections, garnering around 52 percent of votes cast. This is his ninth consecutive...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdogan aims to expand presidential power
As Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's first directly elected president, takes office, many say he won't be able to fulfill his claim of representing all Turkish citizens. Critics also fear his autocratic...
View ArticleTurkey Consumer Confidence Falls To 5-month Low In August
ANKARA (dpa-AFX) - Confidence among consumers in Turkey decreased in August to its lowest level in five months, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed Thursday.The consumer confidence ......
View ArticleÖzel: 'Erdogan doesn't care about laws'
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going to meddle with Turkish domestic and foreign politics despite his role as president traditionally being a politically neutral one, says political scientist and columnist...
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Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkey's new president
Ankara (AFP) - Turkey's outgoing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Thursday set to be sworn in as president to extend his more than decade-long domination of the country. Erdogan was due to...
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Solicitor says HMS Plymouth campaigners have "arguable...
A LEADING solicitor fighting to save HMS Plymouth from the scrapyard says campaigners have an "arguable case" in their battle over the ship's true ownership. The historic Devonport frigate is...
View ArticleOp-Ed Contributor: Turkey’s Imperial Fantasy
The new prime minister's dreams of a Turkish-led Islamic Union are unrealistic. Reported by NYTimes.com 12 hours ago.
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