May 24, 2014

Afghan minister: Afghanistan will continue to support Turkish schools

Afghan Deputy Education Minister Shafiq Samim has said Turkish schools in Afghanistan remained open even during the country's hardest times and that the schools will continue their work in the country in the future.

CHP asks gov't about file allegedly targeting TUSKON

Turkey's main opposition party Republican People's Party (CHP) submitted a parliamentary question to Interior Minister Efkan Ala on Friday asking if the government prepared and shared with some foreign countries a “secret file” which allegedly profiled members of a leading Turkish business confederation.

MHP asks gov't how many state officials reassigned after graft scandal

Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Ankara deputy Özcan Yeniçeri submitted a parliamentary question to the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government asking how many state officials or civil servants have been reassigned or dismissed by each ministry since a major corruption scandal erupted that implicated top government officials.

Constitutional Court to discuss merits of controversial dershane law

The Constitutional Court will discuss the merits of a controversial law to close Turkey's dershanes, or private preparatory schools, that was taken to the top court by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) for annulment in April.