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Turkey may ban HDP

Turkey may ban HDP

Turkey may ban the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (HDP). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the Democratic People's Party as a political wing of the PKK. According to him, the ...

Meetings on coalition in Turkey to be held next week

Meetings on coalition in Turkey to be held next week

Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, said that meetings to discuss the coalition with representatives of parties will be held next week. Turkey held parliamentary elections on June 7, which involved 20 political parties. As a

Turkish Parliament set for election of speaker post

Turkish Parliament set for election of speaker post

The speaker of the Turkish parliament is set to be elected today. Four candidates are contesting for the post, including Ismet Yilmaz from the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Deniz Baykal from the Republican People's Party (CHP), …

Newly elected deputies take oath in Turkey

Newly elected deputies take oath in Turkey

New members of the Grand National Assembly have sworn the oath of allegiance in Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu were also present at the oath-taking ceremony in Parliament. Turkey's