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As the search for the attacker of the Reina nightclub continues, Turkey has been marred with another attack by “terrorists” in a car bomb explosion that killed at least two people and left seven injured. The car was detonated in Read more
Moroccan authorities Thursday demanded the closure of all Turkish schools sponsored by the US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen accused by Ankara to be the mastermind of the July failed military coup against President Erdogan. Turkish authorities deem Gülen movement a Read more
After Ankara’s relations with Brussels strained following European Union criticism of Turkish authorities crackdown on those involved in the failed military coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved closer to Russia. He travelled this Tuesday to Moscow where he was received 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
The editor-in-chief of a Turkish English version newspaper has been handed a 21-month jail sentence on Tuesday for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Ankara penal court ruled that Today’s Zaman editor-in-chief Bülent Keneş was guilty of “insulting” Erdoğan 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
The conservative ruling party of Turkey, Justice and Development party (AKP) of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has lost the majority in the Parliament, according to the official results of the general election held Sunday in the country. AKP, which gleaned Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has completed his official visit to Saudi Arabia where he held discussions with newly crowned King Salman. He hinted that Salman appealed for smooth relations between Ankara and Cairo but he presented the reservations they had Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised concerns about cooperating with the US-led coalition military campaign against the militants of the Islamic State (IS) due to concerns that could be tied to its internal security. The US is bombarding IS held Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid Sunday and Monday a two-day official visit to Qatar, his first to the Arab World since his election, for talks on bilateral relations, international issues of mutual concern and the latest developments on the regional Read more