Turkish President Abdullah Gul Friday signed a bill banning smoking in government buildings, offices, bars and restaurants. The bill was passed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly earlier this month. The ban includes...
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Turkish lawyers, judges protest new law on judicial appointments
Thousands of lawyers and judges in Turkey protested a new law Sunday that they believe will undermine judicial independence by changing the appointment process for judges and prosecutors. The new law requires a justice ministry interview...
Turkish voters back constitutional reforms: preliminary results
Preliminary results show that a majority of Turkish voters have backed constitutional reforms put to a nationwide referendum Sunday. About half of the votes have been tallied and 72 percent of ballots have been in favor of...
Turkish constitutional reform referendum to go ahead: electoral council
Turkey will hold a constitutional reform referendum on Sunday as scheduled, the Turkish Supreme Electoral Council said Wednesday. The referendum addresses a package of proposed reforms which include reducing the maximum parliamentary from five years...
Turkish president blasts US for Armenian genocide resolution
President Abdullah Gul of Turkey blasted the US House Foreign Relations Committee Thursday for approving a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of over one million Armenians by Turkish soldiers [ANI backgrounder; Turkish DC Embassy...
New Turkish president urges amendment of law against insulting 'Turkishness'
New Turkish President Abdullah Gul Wednesday proposed amending a law that makes it a crime to insult Turkish national identity. Gul said at a Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg that the law...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the country's parliament Friday that his government will draft a new constitution that would more effectively protect individual rights in accordance with international standards. Erdogan was laying out his program...
Gul elected Turkish president as military warns against undermining constitution
Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey's new president Tuesday after winning a majority of votes in the Turkish parliament's third round of voting on his candidacy. Gul, supported by the Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Turkish parliament fails to elect president in first round of voting
The Turkish parliament failed to elect a president Monday, with the leading candidate receiving only 341 votes. Current Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was 26 votes shy of the number necessary to win the seat; the Turkish...
Turkish president blocks parliament bid for early constitutional referendum
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed a bill Monday that sought to hold a national referendum on whether the president should be elected by popular vote, on the grounds that it conflicted with the Turkish constitution ....