Mr Erdogan gains sweeping new powers as he extends his grip on power Kim Sengupta Istanbul The Independent Online Supporters of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in front of AKP headquarters in […]
İLNUR ÇEVIK@ilnurcevik Turkish lawmakers casting their votes during a session debating the reform of the Constitution at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. The following years will be a period of renovation and repair of the state system in Turkey, which will also help President Erdoğan achieve the targets he has […]
Turkish President Abdullah Gül marked the end of a three-day state visit to the Netherlands in a ceremony in the southern city of Maastricht attended by Queen Beatrix. After the Dutch and Turkish national anthems were played in a square in the centre of the city, President Gül inspected a military guard […]
Wilders: Gül is no friend of the West On Wednesday and Thursday, Mr Gul will travel to The Hague and the southern province of Limburg. The president will open a special Turkish pavilion in the town of Venlo, the birthplace of Geert Wilders. Wilders, whose anti-Islam Freedom Party props up […]