The best chance in a decade to repair its democracy is lost As in many elections before, rumours of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political demise turned out to be vastly exaggerated. With nearly all the ballot boxes opened in the second round of Turkey’s presidential elections on May 28th, Turkey’s leade»»»

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan revealed more details about a new bill the Justice Ministry has been preparing as he pledged to end leniency for perpetrators of domestic abuse and violence against women. Addressing an event organized by the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM) held in Istanbul on»»»

The government is working on a new reform package aiming to end violence against women, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, informing that good conduct abatement will not be automatically applied on suspects and that harsher sentences will be given in case of deliberate assaults against women.»»»

ENAG, an Istanbul-based academic research group that produces inflation data that starkly contradict the Turkish government’s official figures, is facing a court case that could close it down and bar its members from issuing public statements. The last set of data issued by ENAG (aka the Inflation »»»

The Turkish government is determined to bring about a new boom era for Turkey's economy and democracy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. "We are working on both strengthening our economic policies and raising the bar of democracy and freedoms while easing daily life for our citizens," »»»

Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan to reform bar associations, saying it aims to silence dissent and will lead to politicization of their profession.Under a draft law presented to parliament on Tuesday by President Tayyip E»»»

Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan to reform bar associations, saying it aims to silence dissent and will lead to politicisation of their profession. Under a draft law presented to parliament on Tuesday by President Tayyip »»»

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan to reform bar associations, saying it aims to silence dissent and will lead to politicization of their profession. Under a draft law presented to parliament on Tuesday»»»

Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan to reform bar associations, saying it aims to silence dissent and will lead to the politicization of their profession. Under a draft law presented to parliament on Tuesday by President Tay»»»

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of Turkish lawyers protested outside Istanbul’s main courthouse on Tuesday against a government plan to reform bar associations, saying it aims to silence dissent and will lead to politicization of their profession. Under a draft law presented to parliament on Tuesday»»»