Turkey changing government
Turkey's incoming premier Binali Yildirim said Monday he was working on a new cabinet after being handed the task by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, without saying when the new lineup would be announced. …
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Turkey: AK Party's new chairman to form government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday asked the new leader of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party to form the country's 65th government, announced the Presidency. The …
Turkey's ruling AK Party elects Yildirim as chairman
Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications Binali Yildirim has been elected as ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's new chairman after an extraordinary congress in Ankara, Anadolu …
AKP announces Binali Yıldırım as candidate for party chairman
Turkey's the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announced the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Turkey, Binali Yildirim, as the party's chairman, the official AKP representative Omer …
Turkey: AK Party to name new chairman nominee Thursday
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party will announce Thursday a candidate for its chairmanship, a party source said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu …
Turkish ruling party preparing to replace PM Davutoglu
Turkey's ruling party is set to replace Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at an extraordinary congress in the coming weeks, officials said on Wednesday, signaling the end of his term as premier and plunging the country into …
AK Party office attacked in Istanbul
The office of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) has been attacked in Istanbul, Trend reports, referring to Hurriyet. According to the newspaper, an …
One of Justice and Development Party founders expelled
One of the founders of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Yasar Yakis, who in 2001-2003 served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was expelled from the party due to his statements about Turkey's foreign policy, …
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 …
AKP calls explosion in Ankara a terrorist attack
A spokesman for the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party has called the explosion that took place about an hour ago in Ankara a terrorist attack. "The terrorist attack in a densely populated area shows the vile face of …
Turkey does not intend to carry out ground operation in Syria
Ankara has no plans to conduct a ground operation in Syria, the head of the press service of the ruling Justice and Development Party, Omer Celik, said. He noted that a ground operation can be carried …
Right to Friday prayers to be included in the Labor Code of Turkey
Among the amendments that is planned to be included in the Labour Code of Turkey, a rule that allows workers to leave their workplace temporarily for the fulfillment of the Friday prayers has been provided, the Prime Minister of the …
Turkey's CEC officially confirms AKP victory in parliamentary elections
The Supreme Electoral Board Chairman Sadi Guven announced the official results of the parliamentary elections held on November 1st. The Justice and Development Party of Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu won a ...
Ilham Aliyev congratulates Ahmet Davutoglu on victory in elections
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the victory of the Justice and Development Party in the elections to the Turkish Grand National Assembly. …
Davutoglu: AKP to change Turkish constitution
Turkey’s Prime Minister and the leader of the Justice and Development Party, which won during the recent parliamentary elections, Ahmet Davutoglu, has stressed the need to change the constitution. "Today's election result is a ...
Bomb could be planted during Davutoglu’s speech
A bomb could be planted in the area where Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is going to make a speech in the framework of a rally of his ruling Justice and Development Party in Adana. An hour before the event, the police service …
Milli Majlis MPs to attend AKP congress
An Azerbaijani delegation led by the deputy chair of the Milli Majlis, Bahar Muradova, will visit Ankara to attend a meeting of the Justice and Development Party. The delegation includes MPs Malahat Ibrahimgizi …
Armed attack on AKP office in southeastern Turkey
The office of the ruling Justice and Development Party in the Turkish province of Diyarbakir was attacked. As a result of an armed attack two policemen were wounded, Anadolu agency reports. A large-scale operation to find and capture …
Is Turkey ready for new ceasefire with PKK?
Today the spokesperson for the European commissioner for enlargement and European neighbourhood policy, Maya Kosyanchich, condemned the bloodshed which has continued for one and a half months in eastern Turkey and urged ...
Davutoglu and Kılıçdaroğlu failed to agree on coalition again
According to a representative of the CHP, this round of talks on forming a coalition government between the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) represented by Prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, as well …
