Turkish MPs to discuss draft proposal on immunity
Turkey’s government will submit a draft proposal to parliament to remove parliamentarians’ immunity from prosecution as early as Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, Reuters …
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Davutoglu promises to form Turkish space agency
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Ankara will create the Turkish Space Agency within the next three months. Meant to coordinate Turkey’s various aerospace efforts, the Turkish Space Agency will …
Deputy governor Murat Cetinkaya becomes next central bank chief
The Turkish cabinet approved the appointment of Murat Cetinkaya as the new chief of the central bank on Monday, government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said, reassuring investors who …
EU receives first group of Syrian refugees from Turkey
The European Union received the first group of Syrian refugees from Turkey, European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a telephone conversation …
AlMonitor: "Turkey is seeking to become the main trading partner of Iran"
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Davutoglu: draft for new Constitution to be submitted to Parliament in April
The Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) plans to present a draft for a new constitution to parliament by the end of April. "Next month, no later than in …
World community offers condolences to victims of Brussels explosions
Several explosions have occurred in Brussels this morning - in the check-in area of the Brussels Airport and at the subway station. Another explosion took place in the street near the buildings of the European Commission and the EU Council. …
Turkish Kurdish party PDN condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul
The Kurdish party Peoples Democracy (PDN) in Turkey condemned the terrorist attack in Istanbul, a written statement of the party reads. "We condemn the terrorist attack that took place in Istanbul this morning. An attack …
Turkey and EU agree on settling migration crisis
The European Union and Turkey have agreed on a joint action plan to address the migration crisis, according to which all illegal immigrants arriving in Greece from March 20th will be returned to Turkey. For every illegal immigrant who returns to …
Davutoglu: Ankara and Brussels have same goals on migration issue
The Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu said prior to the start of the Council’s meeting that Ankara and Brussels have the same goal, trying to reach an agreement on the migration issue. "Our goals are …
Terrorist attack in Ankara: investigation continues
Yesterday's explosion at a bus stop near the public garden Güvenpark when there were large crowds of people in the center of Ankara, was the fifth terrorist attack in the past few months. According to recent reports, 37 …
Davutoglu to meet with opposition leader
Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will meet with the head of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, local media report. The meeting will start at 16:00 local time (17:00 MSK). They …
Organizers of terrorist attack in Ankara to be named today
The Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala promised after a security meeting with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that the organizers of the terrorist attack in Ankara will be announced today. According …
Over 27 victims of terrorist attack near business center in Ankara
A terrorist attack has take place in the Turkish capital near the Kızılay business center. The explosion occurred at 19:45 MSK on Sunday at a bus stop near the …
Davutoglu promises to bring migration from Syria under control
Turkey and the European Union will seek to bring the uncontrolled tide of migrants from Syria into Europe under control, the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said during a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart …
Turkey promises to save EU from migrants for €20 billion
The European Union and Turkey have reached an agreement to reduce the flow of migrants, European Council President Donald Tusk said on the results of the EU-Turkey summit on migration. "The first step was taken today. We agreed …
Davutoglu: Turkey is concerned about the closure of the corridor between Turkey and Aleppo
The Turkish authorities have expressed concern about the closure of the transport corridor from the Syrian city of Aleppo to the Turkish border. "We are concerned about the threat to our security from …
Turkey completes construction of third Bosphorus bridge
Turkey has completed the construction of the third Bosphorus bridge, costing $2.3 billion, which began in May 2013, the Turkish TV channel Kanal7 reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited …
EU–Turkey summit to try to save Schengen
The EU - Turkey summit, which will focus on stemming the flow of migrants to Europe, will be held in Brussels today. EU leaders will discuss an action plan to stop the migrant flow to Europe through the territory of Turkey with its Prime …
Davutoglu to hold talks in Iran
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu started a two-day state visit to Iran today. He will hold talks with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. "During the meeting, officials of the two largest …
