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ANKARA - Daily News Parliament Bureau
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TURKEY - POLITICS
Gül says new charter is not possible
ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News
Owing to political disagreements, Parliament missed a historic opportunity to update Turkey’s junta-made Constitution, said President Abdullah Gül.
Comment 2010-02-08
TURKEY - POLITICS
Gül says new charter is not possible
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Owing to political disagreements, Parliament missed a historic opportunity to update Turkey’s junta-made Constitution, said President Abdullah Gül.
1 Comment 2010-02-08
TURKEY - POLITICS
PM slams Mumcu for mishandling session
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
PM Erdoğan backs his deputy Bülent Arınç's interference in the acting parliamentary speaker's handling of the session on what has become known as the "prophet row."
2 Comments 2010-02-05
TURKEY - POLITICS
'Prophet row' in Turkish Parliament turns into apology debate
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Leaders of the ruling AKP and the opposition MHP urge each other to apologize after their deputies get into a fistfight.
3 Comments 2010-02-04
TURKEY - POLITICS
PACE chief Çavuşoğlu criticizes lack of domestic support
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
The first Turkish president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe expresses his annoyance with the lack of support given him by Turkish opposition parties.
1 Comment 2010-02-04
TURKEY - POLITICS
Strike set to cripple services countrywide for a day
ISTANBUL – Daily news with wires
A one-day strike by trade union confederations on Thursday is expected to disrupt services in quite a few areas, including transport and industry.
Comment 2010-02-03
TURKEY - POLITICS
PACE elections cause new tension between gov't, opposition
ANKARA - Daily News Parliament Bureau
The election of Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to head the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe triggers a new row between the government and opposition.
Comment 2010-02-02
TURKEY - POLITICS
Labor unions announce one-day strike as Tekel workers resume protest
ANKARA Hürriyet Daily News
With 51 days under their belts, unions announce a countrywide one-day strike for Thursday and Tekel workers resume their hunger strike.
2 Comments 2010-02-02
TURKEY - POLITICS
Unions ask for second appointment with PM
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Union confederations request an appointment with PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Şahin to find a solution to the Tekel workers' problems.
1 Comment 2010-02-08
TURKEY - POLITICS
Sarıgül holds his second Istanbul rally in Maltepe
Sarıgül to hold its second Istanbul rally in Maltepe
The popular mayor of Şişli, who is establishing a new political party called the Turkey Movement for Change, or TDH, held a rally in Istanbul’s Maltepe district Sunday.
1 Comment 2010-02-07
TURKEY - POLITICS
PM, president issue message on secularism
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
The president and PM reiterate the importance of secularism in a message marking the 73rd anniversary of the Turkish Constitution's reference to the principle.
6 Comments 2010-02-05
TURKEY - POLITICS
Workers go on one-day strike as government reacts
ANKARA Hürriyet Daily News
Tens of thousands of workers and civil servants held a one-day strike Thursday across Turkey to support protesting Tekel workers.
2 Comments 2010-02-04
TURKEY - POLITICS
Nationalist party MHP opens office in Tunceli
TUNCELİ – Doğan News Agency
After a 12-year break, the opposition Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, has reestablished its provincial organization in the eastern province of Tunceli.
Comment 2010-02-04
TURKEY - POLITICS
Tension continues after 'prophet' comment causes fistfight in Parliament
ANKARA — Hürriyet Daily News
The battle of words that sparked Tuesday’s fistfight between deputies of the ruling and opposition parties in Parliament intensified Wednesday when the prime minister and other deputies made separate statements. (VIDEO)
49 Comments 2010-02-03
TURKEY - POLITICS
Turkish politicians call for new understanding on the left
Milliyet
Politicians question the current and future state of Turkey's left after a speech by CHP Deputy President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Ankara over the weekend.
1 Comment 2010-02-02
TURKEY - POLITICS
'I am the authority for Sledgehammer,' says retired army general
Metehan Demir
ANKARA - Hürriyet
Top generals of the military in 2003 continue to make statements on the "Sledgehammer" coup allegations and pass the ball amongst themselves.
Comment 2010-02-02
