BAHÇELİ BROKERS HANDSHAKE BETWEEN RIVAL TRABZON MOBSTERS
MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli brought together Sedat Şahin and Burhanettin Saral at the party's Ankara headquarters on Sept. 26, ending a feud of more than 20 years.
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ANKARA'S NEW ALLIANCE FACES ITS FIRST TEST
Soon after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announceda mutual defence pact, the Houthis stepped up their attacks, testing the new alliance.
END OF THE TWO-CAMP MEDIA AFTER CHP'S SPLIT
The 'two-camp' character of Turkey's media — a divide that long predated the AKP but sharpened under its rule — is shifting after the 'absolute nullity' ruling that is changing the dynamics of Turkish politics.
LABOR MINISTER CALLS JOBLESS YOUTH “THE OTHER SIDE”
With the youth unemployment rate above 25 percent, Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan characterized jobless young people as the “other side” and blamed them for making “excuses” instead of accepting available jobs, stating that they suffer from a “perception disorder.”