The opposition CHP requests the Parliament speaker to ask his counterpart in the European Parliament to remove Euro MP Lagendijk from his position as co-chairman of the interparliamentary commission. The speaker rejects the request but will express discomfort at Lagendijk's statements on CHP
An ongoing quarrel between Turkey's social democrat opposition party and member of European Parliament's Green Party, Joost Lagendijk, took a bitter turn with calls being made more »
State may seize gas grid if Ankara doesn't pay debts The energy minister said yesterday the government may seize a natural-gas grid sold by the Ankara Municipality if the city refuses to pay its debts to the state. Global Yatırım Holding AŞ, more »
Turkey stalls in report
Turkey stalled in this year's World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), ranking 48th among 55 countries for the second year in a row. As the ranking, prepared by International Institute for more »
France singles out Turkey A French parliamentary commission altered an amendment to the country's constitution that would have spared Turkey facing a mandatory referendum regarding its prospective European more »
Queen Elizabeth II visits Istanbul
Scientific projects of students and art exhibitions were put on display for Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip in Istanbul yesterday on the third day of their Turkey visit. After a more »