by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | Middle East
Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party, or AKP, formally tapped on Thursday Minister of Transport Binali Yildirim as its candidate to be the country’s next prime minister, a move that would give the president greater powers. Yildirim is a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2016 | Middle East
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he would not stand again as leader of the ruling AK Party, paving the way for the country’s president Tayyip Erdogan to pursue a tighter grip on power. “I decided that for...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | Middle East
ANKARA- It seems like the time has come for Turkey’s ruling party to bring up a new PM, as in the coming weeks, and according to officials, PM Ahmet Davutoglu will be replaced at an extraordinary congress. This states that Davutoglu’s term has come to an end. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2016 | World
HELSINKI- According to a report commissioned by the Finnish government on Friday, it was stated that there could be serious crisis with neighboring Russia, incase it happens for Finland to join NATO. As for instance the membership of the military alliance would...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2016 | World
Ankara-Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warned in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday the EU to keep its promise to provide visa-free travel for Turks by June or see Ankara walk away from a key refugee deal. According to the Turkey-EU...
