Akinci: the policy that ‘Cyprus is Turkish’ is a 1950s slogan (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Sunday that people in the north did not support annexation by Turkey and said the slogan that ‘Cyprus...
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TC party says expansion of AKP offices in north taking on “threatening dimensions”
The Turkish Cypriot United Cyprus Party (BKP) is calling for measures to be taken over the expansion of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Erdogan calls on mayors to resign
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on mayors of three major cities to resign, including the high-profile mayor of the capital, Ankara, the Hurriyet newspaper...
Some 150,000 people living in the north eligible to vote in referendum
Over 100,000 Turkish nationals living in the north of the island will be eligible to vote in Turkey’s constitutional referendum, daily Kibris newspaper reported on...
Turkey could draft ‘limited measure’ on death penalty, PM says
Turkey could draft a “limited measure” to bring back the death penalty if a political compromise could be reached on the issue, Prime Minister Binali...
Turkey heads towards vote on stronger presidency, with nationalist nod
Turkey’s ruling AK Party will soon bring to parliament its plans to expand the powers of the presidency, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday,...
Turkey says Kurdish militants enter new ‘heinous’ phase, targeting ruling party
Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for the assassination of two officials in Turkey‘s southeast and the country’s prime minister said the insurgency had entered a new...
Turkey’s ruling AKP orders purge of members linked to “Gulenist terror group”
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Friday ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric whom the government holds responsible...
Turkish Cypriots fear delayed impact of coup in the north
‘There is a real risk of a witch hunt as the uninformed point fingers without really knowing what is going on’ CONCERN, relief, and a...
WikiLeaks releases 295.000 AKP emails, Turkey blocks access
Almost 295.000 email bodies were released late last night by WikiLeaks concerning Turkey’s AK party. According to Wikileaks this is the first part of the...
Authorities block vote for new opposition challenger to Turkey’s Erdogan
A Turkish election body said on Monday it had barred opposition nationalists from holding a July 10 vote to replace their veteran leader, disrupting a...
Erdogan ally, Yildirim, set to take over as Turkey’s new prime minister (Updated)
Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim emerged on Thursday as the likely new leader of the ruling AK Party and therefore the next prime minister, cementing...
Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition blame AKP for legal limbo (Updated)
Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition accused the government on Saturday of interfering in an internal party dispute that could end up jeopardising President Tayyip Erdogan’s...
Erdogan, eyeing greater powers, says Turks voted for stability (Update 2)
By Nick Tattersall and Ercan Gurses A jubilant President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast the return of Turkey to single-party rule as a vote for...
Turkey set to return to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan (Update 8)
By Ercan Gurses and Orhan Coskun Turkey looked set to return to single-party rule after the Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in...
Poll sees ruling AKP winning large majority in Turkish election
Turkey’s ruling AK Party has increased its support by six percentage points ahead of a snap election on Sunday, pollster Adil Gur said on Thursday,...
Turkey ruling party hopes crackdown on Kurds will win back support in heartland
By Dasha Afanasieva Like other conservative voters in Turkey’s pious, Anatolian heartland, 55-year-old Yasin deserted the ruling AK Party in June parliamentary elections, fearing it...
Poll shows Turkey’s AK Party short of votes needed to form government alone
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is seen falling short of the votes needed to form a single-party government in a snap election on Nov. 1 with...
Ball in Erdogan’s court as Turkish PM set to return govt mandate
By Orhan Coskun Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will return the mandate to form the next government to President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday after weeks...
Snap election is most remote possibility for Turkey
By Ece Toksabay Holding an early election is the least likely option for Turkey, a deputy prime minister said on Monday, a week before President...