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Turks to vote on changes to the constitution amid concerns that AK party would be too powerful. When Turks vote in a referendum on Sunday (12 September), they will be...

The influence of the military has diminished, but that could allow the government to indulge its partisan tendencies. Turkey has undergone profound change since the...

The EU must help Turkey discover its political destiny. The constitutional court case against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and...

Turkey's constitutional court is hearing the final evidence in a case that could result in the banning of the country's ruling party. Turkey's constitutional court...

A court should not force women to choose between religious belief and educational aspirations. On 5 June, Turkey's constitutional court revoked government measures that...

European Parliament warns of further delays in accession process if Turkey fails to turn commitments into plans. The European Parliament has thrown its weight behind a...

Turkey has proven it is a more mature democracy than many other states, including some new EU states (‘Abdullah Gül elected Turkish president', 30 August-5 September)....

The election of a new Turkish president has cleared the way for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to form a new government, whose programme is to be announced during the...

As a two-month long electoral campaign gets under way in Turkey, it is uncertain whether the outcome of the 22 July parliamentary election will resolve the deep and bitter...

Only the brave or the foolish would bet on Turkey's joining the European Union sometime in the next ten years. Public support is on the wane on both sides and there are...

The election of a new president to take over from Ahmet Necdet Sezer has plunged Turkey into political turmoil, stirring up the demons of the past. The army has threatened,...

Turkey today (26 April), begins the process of appointing its next president. In Ankara the Grand National Assembly – the Turkish parliament – will hold its first vote...

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül on 10 January presented a plan to overhaul the country's laws and bring them into line with EU standards. The plan runs to 2013, an...

The Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has warned Turkey that its negotiations to join the EU are heading for "a train crash" if there are not substantial reforms to improve...

Turkey's parliament is expected to adopt soon a series of reforms aimed at giving new impetus to the country's EU membership talks. The reforms will tackle issues such as...

WEDNESDAY 6 October will be the day on which the retiring Commission of Romano Prodi will make its last important decision – whether to recommend to the European Council...

Brian Cowen, Ireland's foreign minister, headed an EU delegation to Ankara this week. We asked him: ‘Do you think Turkey's reforms and a political settlement in Cyprus...

TURKEY has dismissed criticism by Günter Verheugen, the enlargement commissioner, following a police raid on the country's largest human rights group. Verheugen...

Creamy vegetable soup and hunks of meat. As Istanbul's citizens tuck into such wholesome food on a November evening, more than a few of them must think fondly of Recep Tayyip...

TAXI drivers are considered the barometers of public opinion in many countries. In Turkey they're reputedly predicting that one man will be the big winner in this Sunday's (3...