“We agreed there is no need for something new, for a new protocol, in this regard,” Besir Atalay, the interior minister, said after the cancellation of the protocol on February 4. In the days before the cancellation, both Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister,... Full Article at The National Newspaper

As you know, while answering journalists’ questions during a television program last Sunday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan explained how his wife, Emine Erdoğan, was prevented by military doctors from visiting a sick patient -- visits that occupy a... Full Article at Today's Zaman

Who do you think you are?” This was a reference to the remarks of the AK Party’s provincial chairman in Aydın, İsmail Hakkı Eser, who had said, “We are so loyal to our prime minister and AK Party leader Erdoğan that he is a second prophet for us.” Prime... Full Article at Today's Zaman

In contrast to the praise it’s winning in missions overseas, the military’s image in Turkey has been badly shaken over allegations of secret plots to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government of Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It has all raised a once unthinkable... Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star

Will Netanyahu use a court decision to forgo a plan to alter the Mughrabi Gate? King Abdullah of Jordan is distancing himself from Israel's prime minister because of the violation of the status quo in East Jerusalem. The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip... Full Article at Haaretz

The Protocol on Cooperation for Security and Public Order (EMASYA), which authorizes the military to conduct operations and intelligence gathering domestically without the approval of the civilian administration, has recently risen to the... Full Article at Today's Zaman

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy of his opposition to Turkey's bid to join the European Union (EU) in his interview with Euronews channel on Sunday. Full Article at People's Daily Online

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel should consider "what it would be like to lose a friend like Turkey," Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned. Erdogan made the threat Sunday in an interview with Euronews, according to reports. Full Article at JTA

“This debate about civilian dictatorship looks like a quest to find grounds to initiate another closure case against the AK Party,” she told Today's Zaman for Monday Talk. Ever since the argument was brought forward by columnist and academic Nuray Mert during... Full Article at Today's Zaman