June 14, 2012

AK Party faces risk of losing popular support

Lale Kemal

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which came to power for the third term after the June 12, 2011 elections, has increasingly been enjoying a situation in which it faces no real opposition from other political parties in Parliament.

Turkish Language Olympiad poised to see spectacular end

While festivals continue with different groups of students across Turkey, preparations for a spectacular end to the Turkish Language Olympiad are underway.

Turkish Olympiad students meet with "Dadaş" in Erzurum

İpek Üzüm

Turkish Olympiad participants from around the world were greeted as Dadaş, a regional word and mark of respect meaning "brother," in Erzurum, the jewel of Anatolia, on Monday at the Erzurum Festival, which was held as part of 10th International Turkish Olympiad.