WHY TURKISH STUDENT MOVEMENTS RUN OUT OF STEAM?
I was in Belgrade at the beginning of the month. I started to talk about the political situation in Serbia with the relatively young-looking driver.
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BİNALİ YILDIRIM AND NEW YORK TEARS
Binali Yıldırım. The last prime minister before the country shifted to the Turkish-model presidential system. Last seen in New York, at the UN General Assembly as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the chamber.
CENTRAL BANK HOLDS MAIN INTEREST RATE AT 37% AS EXPECTED
Turkey's central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady on Sept. 10, matching market expectations as energy cost pressures continue to pose risks to the inflation outlook.
ONLY TWO FREED AS FAMILIES WEEP IN SİLİVRİ COURTHOUSE
Only two of the 53 formally arrested defendants in the Istanbul Municipality trial were released on the case's 75th hearing day, as relatives of those still held broke down in tears in the courtroom.
TURKEY CALLS FOR BLACK SEA SECURITY AFTER SHIP STRIKES
Turkey urged Russia and Ukraine to safeguard civilian navigation in the Black Sea after Turkish-owned cargo ships were hit by drones. Ankara refrained from blaming either side for the attack, instead calling on both warring parties to immediately ensure maritime security, on Aug. 4.
TURKEY WEIGHS ENDING TEMPORARY PROTECTION FOR SYRIANS IN FAVOR OF EASIER VISAS
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi signaled a new way to accelerate the voluntary return of Syrians from Turkey, saying the government is considering lifting their temporary protection status and easing visa rules instead.
WHERE’S THE PARTY?
CHP tears itself in two, Özel ponders a new party; Stay till the end, he says, and take it back, hearty; But should the courts not bend, he's got a backup plan: 110 MPs, and himself as the new man.
KURTULUŞ PARK BECOMES SITE OF NEW HUNGER STRIKE, NOW WITH TEACHERS
Teachers have begun hunger strikes in a central Ankara park after encountering violent treatment from the police during protests outside the Education Ministry.
CHP'S TWO CAMPS TRADE MOVES AS WEDGE DEEPENS
The standoff between court-appointed CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and ousted Chair Özgür Özel's teams continued outside parliament.
DEM PARTY STEPS UP CAMPAIGN FOR FRAMEWORK LAW AS GOVERNMENT STAYS SILENT
The DEM Party is once again pushing the government to take legislative steps advancing the Kurdish peace process, while the government instead asks for concrete steps from the PKK first.
İLBER ORTAYLI: WHEN A SOCIETY LOSES A HISTORIAN
All deaths are tragic. They touch a family, a circle of friends, a silence suddenly too large for the room. But some deaths pass beyond the private wound and enter the deeper chambers of public life. They reveal the loss not only of a person, but of a habit of mind, a manner of thinking, a discipline of attention, a way of teaching a society to recognise itself. The death of Professor İlber Ortaylı feels like that kind of loss.
PARLIAMENTARY PEACE COMMISSION HITS DELAY
Hopeful for the disarmament of the PKK after the ceremonial burning of arms, the Turkish government is observing developments on the ground while efforts to establish a commission in the parliament look set to drag into next week. Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş visited MHP and CHP chairs, but the commission’s structure and name were not finalized. Now, he is expected to meet once again with the parliamentary group deputy chairs. The meeting, initially planned for July 25 is expected to be postponed to July 28 at the earliest. After the framework is set, commission members will be appointed. While the head of Turkish intelligence, İbrahim Kalın, toured all the party groups in the parliament, the media tracked a tempest in a teapot after MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli confirmed reports that he proposed appointing two vice presidents—one Kurdish and one Alevi.