Elazig hit by 6 magnitude earthquake Villages of Elazig's Karakoçan township, particularly, Okçular, Yukarikanatli and Kayali were hit by a 6 magnitude of earthquake early on Monday morning. 57 citizens lost their lives and about 100 others were wounded, 9 of them are reportedly in serious condition.
Turkish President Expresses Regret Over Approval Of Armenian Resolution Turkish President Abdullah Gul expressed his regret after the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the resolution on Armenian allegations.
U.S. Congressional Panel Approves Resolution On Armenian Allegations The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the resolution on Armenian allegations on Thursday.
Turkish Premier On Reform Package Referring to the voting at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on the resolution recognizing the events of 1915 as "genocide" on March 4, Erdogan said, "I hope that members of the U.S. House of Representatives will act reasonably about a matter, which should be actually dealt by historians.
Turkish Premier Says Turkey Needs To Face Up To Its Problems "Turkey can solve its issues by only showing the courage to engage them head on. And that is everyone's responsibility including politicians, intellectuals, artists, media members and opinion leaders," Erdogan told Friday a televised address to the nation.
Turkish police detain Turkey's top pop star Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained Tarkan, Turkey's best-known pop star who makes top music charts worldwide, along with some other entertainers in Istanbul.
Ihsan Dogramaci passes away Doğramacı died at Hacettepe University Hospital where he was under treatment in intensive care unit.
Two admirals, five military officers put behind bars in coup plot A Turkish court jailed seven military commanders on Tuesday over an alleged plan to overthrow the democratically elected government.
Tripartite summit at Çankaya Presidential Palace ends The Çankaya Presidential Palace hosted a critical summit with a hot agenda on alleged “Sledgehammer coup plot”.
Critical summit at Çankaya Palace Chief of General Staff İlker Başbuğ and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were received by President Abdullah Gül on Thursday at 11.00 hours local time in Ankara.
President receives heads of judicial bodies President Abdullah Gül has intervened into recent discussions in judiciary to form a constructive perspective on the reform process amid controversial statements and decisions from judicial organs.
Former navy and air force commanders detained in connection with an alleged coup d'état Turkish police detained former heads of the air force and navy on February 22, among other retired and serving military officers held in an investigation into an alleged plot to undermine the democratically elected government and trigger a military coup in Turkey.
Second wave of the Sledgehammer probe Second wave of the Sledgehammer probe smashed the agenda on Friday. 18 commissioned and non-commissioned officers, some of them retired and some still serving were detained as part of the Sledgehammer probe.
Clinton appraises Turkey’s role on Iran During US House of Representatives’ Foreign Committee session regarding budget demand, Clinton answered deputies’ questions about Turkey.
Italy police arrest PKK-linked terrorists Police said they have broken up the group who allegedly trained terrorists against Turkey.
President holds regular meeting with Premier and Army Chief President Abdullah Gül held his regular meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Chief of General Staff Ilker Basbug on February 25 in order to address latest developments on Turkey’s agenda.
Turkey needs a civilian constitution, PACE President says The new chairman of PACE, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, arrived to Ankara on February 1 to held contacts with Turkish leaders regarding vital concerns of Turkey’s agenda such as the human rights and a civilian constitution.
Russia calls on Turkey and Armenia to cement ties Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is holding contacts in the Armenian capital Yerevan. He was received by his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandyan on Thursday, January 14.
New Year messages by leaders President Abdullah Gül expressed discontentment over the manner of recent discussions and said that debates regardless of wording have caused tension and concerns.
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