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Erdoğan Appoints Former AKP MP to Constitutional Court

Erdoğan Appoints Former AKP MP to Constitutional Court

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and former AKP MP Yıldız Seferinoğlu as a member to the Constitutional Court.

25 January 2019

Erdoğan: No New Projects in 2019 Unless Unavoidable

Erdoğan: No New Projects in 2019 Unless Unavoidable

In his circular letter concerning the “Preparations for the Investment Programme in the Period of 2019-2021”, which has been published on the Official Gazette, President Erdoğan has introduced the economic priorities and savings plans.

11 October 2018

Erdoğan: If Those Involved in Terror Win in March Election, We Will Appoint Trustees

Erdoğan: If Those Involved in Terror Win in March Election, We Will Appoint Trustees

Politicians have denounced President Erdoğan, who has signaled that trustees will be appointed to municipalities after the local elections in March: “It has been announced six months before the elections that the right to a free election does not exist in Turkey.”

Erdoğan: Kılıçdaroğlu Will Pay for His Actions

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Erdoğan: Kılıçdaroğlu Will Pay for His Actions

Meeting with the AKP MPs for the second time, President Erdoğan has threatened Kılıçdaroğlu: “He will pay for it”.

1 December 2017

State-Run TRT Cuts Live Broadcast as Kılıçdaroğlu Shows Documents

State-Run TRT Cuts Live Broadcast as Kılıçdaroğlu Shows Documents

State-run TRT has cut the live broadcast as CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu started to bring documents concerning President Erdoğan’s family and acquaintances transferring money abroad into the open.

28 November 2017

Erdoğan Addresses US: We Don’t Need You

Erdoğan Addresses US: We Don’t Need You

President Erdoğan has insisted on holding US Bass accountable for the visa crisis with the US despite US Department of State Spokesperson saying “White House coordinated the decision”.

13 October 2017

President Erdoğan Finds US Attack on Syria Insufficient

President Erdoğan Finds US Attack on Syria Insufficient

President Erdoğan has expressed he found US bombing Syria positive but not sufficient and said, “The recent developments have manifested the rightness of the idea to form secure zones in Syria”.

AP’s Turkey Archive from the Capture of Deniz Gezmiş to 1999 Marmara Earthquake

AP’s Turkey Archive from the Capture of Deniz Gezmiş to 1999 Marmara Earthquake

bianet compiled 13 videos from AP’s archive: the moment when Deniz Gezmiş was captured, 1980 Coup d’état, Erdoğan’s imprisonment, police violence in 1990s and others…

President Erdoğan: Resolution Process Got Out of Hand

President Erdoğan: Resolution Process Got Out of Hand

The President Erdoğan: Resolution process got out of hand. Masked faces can’t freely roam. If PKK doesn’t cease fire, it’ll bear the consequences. When media supports national unity, everything will be different.

“We Will Bring Each Coin You Spent in Meetings to Account”

FROM DEMİRTAŞ TO ERDOĞAN

“We Will Bring Each Coin You Spent in Meetings to Account”

In Adıyaman HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş remarked the President Erdoğan didn’t give condolences after the explosions hit HDP headquarters in Adana and Mersin provinces.

4G Tender Postponed

4G Tender Postponed

After the President Erdoğan said “Let’s skip 4G and proceed on 5G”, 4G tender planned to be on May 26 has been suspended for three months.

PM Critic Facebook User Fined

PM Critic Facebook User Fined

A senior post officer, who allegedly shared politically offensive news articles and caricatures on his Facebook wall, was sentenced to a 6.080 Lira fine for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan.

15 November 2012

PM Pushes to Restore Death Penalty

PM Pushes to Restore Death Penalty

"We see PM Erdogan advocating for death penalty now, but we should also remember how he used to read aloud death row prisoner's letters in his public speeches."

13 November 2012 Ekin Karaca

PM Urges to Reconsider Death Penalty

PM Urges to Reconsider Death Penalty

Calling hunger strikes as “show”, “blackmail” and citing examples from the world, PM Erdogan declared on Sunday: “We should reconsider the death penalty in Turkey.”

12 November 2012

“The Government Has Taken Over the Judiciary and Parliament”

ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ RESPONDS TO PM ERDOĞAN

“The Government Has Taken Over the Judiciary and Parliament”

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said they had spoken to the judiciary to lift the parliamentary immunity of BDP deputies in connection with their encounter with PKK militants on Aug. 17. BDP Deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü said those remarks illustrated how far the government had gone to concentrate all the power in their hands.

8 September 2012 Ekin Karaca

DTP Deputy Accuses The Prime Minister Of Discrimination Between Peoples

DTP Deputy Accuses The Prime Minister Of Discrimination Between Peoples

Pervin Buldan, Igdır deputy for the Democratic Society Party, says the Prime Minister makes harsh statements since he is worried about the elections. She says the Kurdish people have as much right as the Turkish people to live in this country.

4 November 2008 Bawer Çakır