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Tension between political parties has been increasing ahead of the November 1 elections and the decision on Saturday by the country’s independent Supreme Election Board (YSK) to reject requests of some local election boards from districts in the eastern and Read more
With barely less than two weeks left for Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a new government, no major breakthrough has been made in the negotiations with the various Turkish political parties. The latest such negotiations underway with the Republican Read more
As Turkey continues to strike ISIS’s position in Syria and Kurds in Iraq, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu claimed that the Islamic State is a product of the West. The West often identifies itself as the international community in the global Read more
Turkish acting Prime Minister and leader of the AK Party led preliminary talks with main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in an attempt to test water for the forming of a coalition government since the June 7 elections which left Read more
The 45-day deadline for Turkey to have a new government started ticking on Thursday after President Erdoğan officially tasked incumbent Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to form a new cabinet during a “State Day” meeting regularly held every Thursday. Critics alleged that the president Read more
Tension is rising between AK Party leader Ahmet Davutoğlu and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the leadership of the AK Party following the June 7 elections non-victory of the AK Party. Erdogan imputes the setback to the Prime Read more
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu presented Turkey’s position regarding the ongoing chaos in the Middle East amid speculations that it would intervene in Syria, making it clear that Ankara will not take any decisions likely to “put the country at risk” but Read more
The new members of the Turkish parliament met on Tuesday, two weeks after the elections, at the oath-taking ceremony marking the beginning of a new political tussle in the search for the establishment of a coalition government. None of the Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday urged political parties to fast-track the formation of a new cabinet, probably a coalition, following the June 7 parliamentary elections which saw the ruling party AKP lose its majority. Speaking at a graduation Read more
With almost all the ballots counted in Turkey’s parliamentary elections held on Sunday, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has fallen short of a simple majority after collecting around 42% of the votes. At least 276 seats are needed Read more