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• Turkish President’s ‘double-referenda’ idea causes uproar

  President Erdoğan’s recent proposal for holding two referenda on the creation of a new constitution and a transition into a presidential system has drawn the ire of opposition parties, while prompting PM Davutoğlu to underline that any system change should not lead to a “hybrid system” in which responsibilities are muddled
  

• Government has turned Turkey’s rivals into foes: CHP

  Turkey’s ongoing crisis with Russia and Iraq has proven that the government’s long-standing and wrongheaded foreign policy has turned Turkey’s regional adversaries into foes and united them into an anti-Turkish bloc, the leader of the main opposition party has said
  

• Terror halts education in southeast Turkey

  Education services have ground to a halt in a number of southeastern Turkish towns during curfews imposed to conduct casualty-free military operations against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, daily Hürriyet has reported
  

• Group launches campaign to write letters to 32 journalists jailed in Turkey

  Members of the G-9 Journalists Platform have started a campaign to send letters to 32 journalists jailed in Turkey, including daily Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar and Ankara Bureau Chief Erdem Gül
  

• Opening of new chapter raises Turkey’s EU hopes

  Turkey has set to revive its efforts to join the European Union by beginning to discuss and negotiate on a new chapter on Dec. 14, as part of a major deal to help Europe solve its migration crisis
  

• Operations expected in southeast amid deadly clashes, curfews and exodus

  As deadly violence continues in several towns in Turkey’s southeast, many schools stayed closed on Dec. 14 as large numbers of people left their homes, amid reports that the security forces were preparing a large-scale operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
  

• Russia sets three conditions to overcome jet crisis, says envoy 

  Russia has set three conditions in order to overcome the crisis that erupted after Turkey downed a Russian warplane on Nov. 24 on the grounds of an airspace violation on its border with Syria, according to the country’s envoy to Turkey
  

• Turkish President’s ‘double-referenda’ idea causes uproar

  President Erdoğan’s recent proposal for holding two referenda on the creation of a new constitution and a transition into a presidential system has drawn the ire of opposition parties, while prompting PM Davutoğlu to underline that any system change should not lead to a “hybrid system” in which responsibilities are muddled
  

• Government has turned Turkey’s rivals into foes: CHP

  Turkey’s ongoing crisis with Russia and Iraq has proven that the government’s long-standing and wrongheaded foreign policy has turned Turkey’s regional adversaries into foes and united them into an anti-Turkish bloc, the leader of the main opposition party has said
  

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Former AKP deputy arrested in ‘parallel state’ operation A former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy and two other defendants were arrested late Dec. 14 as part of operations targeting the alleged “parallel state” of sympathizers of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen Comment(s)12/15/2015

Germany says overestimated migrants with fake Syrian passports  The proportion of people entering Germany with fake Syrian passports is far less than the 30 percent announced by the interior minister in September, the government has said Comment(s)12/15/2015

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ENERGY Turkish PM says no reason to halt Akkuyu plant with Russia ANKARA There is no reason to halt the planned Akkuyu nuclear power plant with Russia, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said on Dec. 14, after Turkish officials said last week that Russia had stopped construction on the plant Comment(s)12/14/2015

AMERICAS Turkey’s top cleric: Secularism threw world into total war ANKARA Secularism has thrown the world into a total war by outstripping the level of violence that stemmed from religious conflict, Turkey’s top cleric has argued while criticizing some analyses of the recent spate of jihadist attacks Comment(s)12/14/2015

Turkish troops withdrawn from camp near Iraq’s Mosul A number of Turkish troops stationed at Bashiqa Camp near Mosul on Dec. 14 were transferred to a region under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, Turkish sources told Hürriyet Daily News Comment(s)12/14/2015

12/14/2015‘Pilot’s mistake’ mustn’t hurt Russia-Turkey ties: Erdoğan

12/14/2015Istanbul one of four anchor megacities of Europe: Research

12/14/2015US Embassy to Turkey limits operations due to ‘possible security threat’

12/14/2015Syria regime, allies recapture key airbase near Damascus

In Photos: Clashes erupt in Diyarbakır as police ban rally to protest curfew Clashes have erupted in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır province after police refused to permit a rally protesting an ongoing curfew Comment(s)12/14/2015

Planned Putin-Erdoğan summit in Russia cancelled: Kremlin MOSCOW - Reuters A bilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan planned for Dec. 15 in St. Petersburg will not now happen, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Dec. 14 Comment(s)12/14/2015

Two killed in curfew protests in Turkey’s southeast DİYARBAKIR – Doğan News Agency Two people were killed and another two were wounded on Dec. 14 during clashes between security forces and protesters in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır that erupted after police refused to permit a march to protest an ongoing curfew Comment(s)12/14/2015

Two Turkish arms makers make it into top 100 list: SIPRI  STOCKHOLM - Agence France Presse Two Turkish arms manufacturers have ranked in the top 100 for total 2014 arms sales, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Dec. 14 Comment(s)12/14/2015

Gülen, PKK leaders remain on Turkey’s ‘most wanted’ list ISTANBUL The Interior Ministry has updated its list of “wanted terrorists,” which with 101 new names added now includes a total of 676 names Comment(s)12/14/2015

Russian tourists ‘looking to Asia after Turkey holiday ban’ MOSCOW Russian tour operators are turning their focus to Asian destinations like Thailand and China, after the country’s tourism board banned package holidays to Turkey in response to the shooting down of a Russian jet near the Syrian border last month Comment(s)12/14/2015

Afghan refugee carries drowned daughter in Turkey’s west İZMİR – Doğan News Agency A migrant mother from has carried her dead daughter, wrapped in a blanket, for five kilometers after the Greece-bound inflatable boat carrying both of them capsized off western Turkey Comment(s)12/14/2015

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• Media watchdog model for supreme council of judges 

  
  

  TAHA AKYOL writes:

  It was two years ago when then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan defended the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) model for the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK)

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• A historical deal on climate change in Paris

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  İlge Kıvılcım writes:

  Finally, after more than 20 years of negotiations under the U.N., we experienced a historic approval process on a new climate change agreement on Dec. 12

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• A different Antep…

  
  

  YUSUF KANLI writes:

  At least a third of the people on the street were talking in Arabic

  Comment(s)12/14/2015

• Turkey between the gates of Syria and the EU

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes:

  The European Union has just opened another membership negotiation chapter with Turkey, after a five-year lull in relations as Ankara struggles with serious foreign and domestic problems

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• Is Turkey’s revived EU interest genuine or tactical?

  
  

  BARÇIN YİNANÇ writes:

  Hürriyet Daily News’ Dec. 15 front page could come as an oxymoron in terms of Turkey’s relations with the European Union

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• A ‘big step’ for Saudi Arabia, a ‘tiny step’ for womankind

  
  

  SEMİH İDİZ writes:

  Turkey was once looked on as the model for modernity in the Islamic world

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• Shortcut solution to the dual-headedness issue 

  
  

  MEHMET Y. YILMAZ writes:

  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his wish for a “presidential, semi-presidential or a president affiliated with a political party” system, adding, “It is very important to eliminate dual-headedness”

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• Where does Turkey stand in the New Silk Road? 

  
  

  GİLA BENMAYOR writes:

  The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) was one of the first pioneering institutions that started closely monitoring China

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• Media watchdog model for supreme council of judges 

  
  

  TAHA AKYOL writes:

  It was two years ago when then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan defended the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) model for the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK)

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• A historical deal on climate change in Paris

  
  

  CONTRIBUTOR
  İlge Kıvılcım writes:

  Finally, after more than 20 years of negotiations under the U.N., we experienced a historic approval process on a new climate change agreement on Dec. 12

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• A different Antep…

  
  

  YUSUF KANLI writes:

  At least a third of the people on the street were talking in Arabic

  Comment(s)12/14/2015

• Turkey between the gates of Syria and the EU

  
  

  MURAT YETKİN writes:

  The European Union has just opened another membership negotiation chapter with Turkey, after a five-year lull in relations as Ankara struggles with serious foreign and domestic problems

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• Is Turkey’s revived EU interest genuine or tactical?

  
  

  BARÇIN YİNANÇ writes:

  Hürriyet Daily News’ Dec. 15 front page could come as an oxymoron in terms of Turkey’s relations with the European Union

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

• A ‘big step’ for Saudi Arabia, a ‘tiny step’ for womankind

  
  

  SEMİH İDİZ writes:

  Turkey was once looked on as the model for modernity in the Islamic world

  Comment(s)12/15/2015

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• Knidos wants to regain its artifacts 

  The Lion and Demeter of Knidos, which were unearthed in the ancient city of Knidos in Datça, are on display at the British Museum. The Datça Municipality has begun a process to bring them home
  

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