Turkey and Iran are set to sign six agreements to strengthen political and economic cooperation during President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Turkey on Monday, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News reported on Saturday," an rarticle published by the Jerusalem Post reads
"Though the agenda has not been finalized, Rouhani will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, the report said," the newspaper writes.
“Turkey’s economic and political relationship with Iran continues to expand, even as the Turkish political elite’s ties to the Iranian underworld have mired the AKP government in scandal,” Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, is quoted as saying by the newspaper.
"Rouhani is said to have plans to discuss regional strategy with Turkey, especially regarding Syria – which has long been a subject of disagreement between the two countries," the Jerusalem Post informs.
"Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will be in Essen, Germany on June 7 to address Turks residing in Germany and other corners of Europe, to convince them to vote for the candidate that the social democrat party will appoint for the Aug. 10 polls. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did the same thing on May 24 as he visited the German city of Cologne to ask Turks living abroad to vote for the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) candidate," Serkan Demirtas writes in an article published by Hurriyet Daily News.
"Erdoğan will make another tour to Europe between June 22 and 24, this time to Austria and France, where some half a million Turks reside. It’s not yet sure whether the ruling party will be able to announce its presidential candidate before these dates," Demirtas writes.
"The whole of Turkey is discussing the presidential elections, but no any party has yet announced its candidate for the most prestigious post of the Turkish state. The Supreme Elections Council (YSK) has announced that it will accept official nominations starting from June 29 until July 3, with the official commencement of the campaign slated for July 11. Although there is still time for parties to continue consultations, it’s also important to see that the time is getting thin, especially for opposition parties who have less access and communication means compared to the AKP," the article reads.
"On the ruling party side, things are getting more planned and organized. As some AKP officials put it, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s candidacy is 95 percent sure. And the campaign has already started with some populist announcements such as issuing an across-the-board amnesty for public debt owners,” the author informs.
