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CHP President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ Party President Meral Akşener gathered at CHP headquarters. The parties agreed on an electoral alliance before the local elections which will be held next year in March. Kılıçdaroğlu highlighted that what is in Turkey’s … Continue reading
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Dec. 4 awarded two Turkish immigrants with the German Order of Merit for their voluntary work and their services to the culture of remembrance. Burak Yılmaz, 31, was awarded with the order for his efforts … Continue reading
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The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has revealed the names of its mayoral candidates for 16 provinces. The party picked the currently serving mayors of eight cities to re-run, six of whom will run for metropolitan municipalities, which have bigger budgets. In a statement on … Continue reading
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Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for journalist Can Dündar as part of an investigation into the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, state-run Anadolu Agency said on Dec. 5. Prosecutors said Dündar played an active role in the protests and provoked public unrest through social media. It is not clear how the warrant can … Continue reading
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A commission that is tasked with setting up the minimum wage for some 7 million employees for 2019 launched negotiations on Dec. 6 with the participation of employer unions, worker unions and the government. The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş) has demanded that the minimum … Continue reading
Hard Landing for Turkish Economy Upsets Erdogan’s Electoral PlayBy Cagan Kocand Baris BalciDecember 10, 2018, 2:20 AM EST Updated on December 10, 2018, 6:40 AM EST Now that the hard landing is here for Turkey, the question is how long … Continue reading
A new media report released by the Association for Development, Migration and Social Policies has shown that men are seen five times more than women on discussion programs which are aired on prime time. from bianet https://ift.tt/2SE7fO3 via CHPEU
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The New York prosecutor’s office has withdrawn an appeal to extend the sentence of a former executive at Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank, the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency said on Dec. 6. A U.S. court sentenced Hakan Atilla, an executive from Halkbank, to … Continue reading
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The number of journalists jailed in Turkey increased almost five-fold between 2015 and 2018, according to a report released by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Utku Çakırözer. At the end of 2015, the number of jailed journalists was 31, while the figure … Continue reading
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The first parliamentary session on Turkey’s 2019 budget started on Dec. 10. “The 2019 budget will be the major supporter of a stabilization period under the new economic program,” Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said during his budget presentation. Albayrak said austerity measures will … Continue reading
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