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Erdoğan backs away from idea to hold referendum on headscarf freedom
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday backed away from his recent proposal to hold a referendum on guaranteeing a woman’s right to wear...
Opposition gives cold shoulder to Erdoğan proposal for vote on headscarf freedom
Turkey’s main opposition party and its election partner have rebuffed a proposal from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to hold a referendum on guaranteeing a...
Babacan says he regrets remaining silent about risks of system change in 2017
Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader and former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan has said he regrets making a decision in 2015 not...
Erdoğan hints at referendum on new constitution in absence of consensus among parties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that a public referendum could be held on a constitution jointly drafted by his ruling Justice and...
Erdoğan to further curb Turkish parliament: pro-gov’t daily
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and several officials from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are preparing to introduce a system change that...
Mother, son receive suspended sentence for insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan
A mother and a son in İzmir province on Monday received a suspended sentence of 11 months, 20 days on charges of insulting Turkish...
Erdoğan implies going to referendum on Turkey’s EU accession bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that a public referendum could be held to determine the fate of Turkey’s EU membership adventure, the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says European Union’s end is near
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said he has been observing signs suggesting the European Union is coming to an end, the T24...
Ankara Bar Association calls on bar associations to take action for election security
The Ankara Bar Association has called on all other bar associations across Turkey to take action to contribute to the security of the presidential...
CHP applying to ECtHR demanding cancellation of referendum results
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is applying to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for cancellation of the results of a...
EU committee says changing Turkish Constitution could end up in freezing accession talks
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has recommended freezing Turkey’s EU accession talks if proposed amendments to the country's constitution that were approved in...
Demirtaş: Referendum results would be different if we weren’t in prison
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been jailed since November 2016, has said the results of a recent referendum in...