President Erdoğan visits Anıtkabir as Turkey marks Victory Day
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Turkey is celebrating the Victory Day on Aug. 30, marking the 92nd anniversary of the Turkish victory against Greek forces at the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle of the War of Independence.
The celebrations began with an official ceremony at Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, which was attended by political leaders and military commanders.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel, Constitutional Court President Haşim Kılıç, deputy prime ministers Bülent Arınç, Ali Babacan, Yalçın Akdoğan and Numan Kurtulmuş were present at the ceremony.
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu also attended the ceremony although his party boycotted Erdoğan’s oath-taking ceremony in Parliament on Aug. 28. However, Kılıçdaroğlu did not attend the program at the Çankaya Palace following the visit to Anıtkabir, while Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli preferred to skip the entire program in Ankara and join the celebrations in Afyon.
President Erdoğan left a wreath on Atatürk's Mausoleum and the group observed a minute's silence afterwards, which was followed by the recitation of the Turkish national anthem.
Erdoğan will later attend a military parade and host a reception at the Çankaya Presidential Palace in the evening.
Victory Day, marked on Aug. 30, was won under the leadership of Atatürk. The victory over the Greek military on Aug. 30, 1922 was the last large engagement between the two armies. The war began with the Greek invasion of İzmir in May 1919 after the end of World War I with tacit support from the Allies, especially Great Britain.
In the past, the highest official level reception to mark Victory Day was hosted at the General Staff Headquarters instead of the presidential Çankaya Palace.
In an amendment to the regulation governing national and official feasts, ceremonies and celebrations passed in May 2012, responsibility for hosting the Victory Day reception was transferred from the Chief of General Staff to the president.
With the A-level protocol being implemented, politicians, members of high judiciary and the top brass of the TSK have been invited to the reception.
August/30/2014
Erdoğan sworn in as new Turkish president
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Turkey's new President Tayyip Erdoğan attends a swearing in ceremony at the parliament in Ankara August 28, 2014. Erdoğan was sworn in as Turkey's 12th president at a ceremony in parliament on Thursday. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
6,000 people honor Atatürk’s memory by forming his portrait
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Davutoğlu keeps Erdoğan’s Cabinet with few changes
The Cabinet of Turkey's 62nd government is as follows (the new appointments are shown in bold):
Four deputy prime ministers - Bülent Arınç, Ali Babacan, Yalçın Akdoğan, Numan Kurtulmuş
Foreign Minister - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Interior Minister - Efkan Ala
Justice Minister - Bekir Bozdağ
Finance Minister - Mehmet Şimşek
Economy Minister - Nihat Zeybekci
Energy and Natural Resources Minister - Taner Yıldız
Defense Minister - İsmet Yılmaz
Family and Social Policies Minister - Ayşenur İslam
EU Minister - Volkan Bozkır
Science, Industry and Technology Minister - Fikri Işık
Labor and Social Security Minister - Faruk Çelik
Environment and Urban Planning Minister - İdris Güllüce
Youth and Sports Minister - Akif Çağatay Kılıç
Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister - Mehdi Eker
Customs and Trade Minister - Nurettin Canikli
Development Minister - Cevdet Yılmaz
Culture and Tourism Minister - Ömer Çelik
Education Minister - Nabi Avcı
Forestry and Water Affairs Minister - Veysel Eroğlu
Health Minister - Mehmet Müezzinoğlu
Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister - Lütfi Elvan
August/29/2014
Ahmet Davutoğlu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Davutoğlu
Ahmet Davutoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ah'met da'vutoːɫu]; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who has been the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey since 28 August 2014. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2014, pursuing a policy of expanding Turkey's regional influence in former Ottoman territories and rebuilding relations with Israel after the 2009 Gaza flotilla raid on the MV
Mavi Marmara
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (born 5 February 1968, Alanya, Turkey) is the current foreign minister of Turkey and also a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, where he represents Antalya Province
Efkan Ala
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Efkan Ala (born 1965) is a Turkish politician and the current Minister of the Interior under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government, despite not being a member of parliament.
Bekir Bozdağ
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Bekir Bozdağ (born 1 April 1965 in Akdağmadeni, Yozgat) is a Turkish theologian, lawyer and politician. On 6 July 2011 he was appointed as the deputy prime minister in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On 26 December 2013, he was appointed as the Minister of Justice after the cabinet revision amidst the 2013 corruption scandal.
Mehmet Şimşek
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Mehmet Şimşek (born 1 January 1967) is a Turkish economist who is the Minister of Finance of Turkey in the cabinet of re-elected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
İsmet Yılmaz
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İsmet Yılmaz (born December 10, 1961) is the Minister of National Defence of Turkey. Before his current assignment, he served as a law consultant, politician and mechanical engineer.
Volkan Bozkır, Professional Career in the Ministry of Foreign Affair,EU
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Volkan Bozkır (born November 22, 1950) is a Turkish ambassador and a member of Parliament since June 2011. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party.
Ömer Çelik
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Ömer Çelik (born June 15, 1968 in Adana) is a Turkish journalist and politician. Since January 24, 2013 he has served as Minister of Culture and Tourism.
Nabi Avcı
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Nabi Avcı (born 8 October 1953, Bilecik, Turkey) is a Turkish academic, writer and politician, former chief advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Mehmet Müezzinoğlu
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Mehmet Müezzinoğlu (born January 9, 1955 in Komotini, Greece) is a Turkish physician and politician. He is the current Minister of Health appointed on January 24, 2013.
Fikri Işık
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Fikri Işık (born 13 September 1965) is a Turkish educator, politician, a MP for Kocaeli Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current Minister of Science, Industry and Technology of Turkey
As it happened: Erdoğan takes over Turkey’s presidency after tense parliamentary ceremony
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/as-it-happened-erdogan-takes-over-turkeys-presidency-after-tense-parliamentary-ceremony.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71027&NewsCatID=338
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stepped down as Turkey’s prime minister and was installed as the country's 12th president on Aug. 28, after a parliamentary ceremony boycotted by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
Outgoing President Abdullah Gül said a warm farewell to the Çankaya Mansion in the takeover ceremony.
Senior representatives of some 90 countries from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe attended the takeover, including the emir of Qatar and Iran’s foreign minister, according to Erdoğan’s office. No major Western heads of state attended the ceremony. The United States denied reports that it sending a low-profile delegation to convey an ulterior message to Ankara.
Here are the live updates as they happened throughout the day:
18:45 - Erdoğan is scheduled to appoint Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, his designated successor, to form a new government during a meeting scheduled for 10 p.m. Davutoğlu took over from Erdoğan as the chair of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Aug. 27. A new Cabinet is set to be announced on Aug. 29. (Click here to read more about acting PM Davutoğlu's statement)
18:14 - The takeover ceremony ends. Turkey's 12th President Erdoğan and his wife, Emine Erdoğan, are saying farewell to the 11th President Gül and his wife, Hayrünnisa Gül, with a military ceremony. “Goodbye, soldier,” Gül said for the last time in the Çankaya Mansion. The Gül couple, who will head directly to the airport, will live in Istanbul.
17:56 - Erdoğan presents a State Medal of Distinguished Service to Gül.
17:54 - Erdoğan concludes his speech by promising to "keep walking on the same path" as Gül said.
17:48 - Erdoğan says Turkey's EU process will continue. “The main axis of our foreign policy is peace, solidarity and welfare. Turkey doesn't have an eye on any country's territories or their internal issues. We don't have any plans or project like that," he added.
17:47 - “The era of the Old Turkey is over. We are now in the era of a New Turkey, the Great Turkey that carries the substance and spirit of the Republic,” Erdoğan said.
17:39 - President Erdoğan starts his speech by addressing Gül as “the 11th President of the Republic of Turkey, my valuable brother,” before welcoming guests. Stressing that “he is the first president directly elected by popular vote in Turkey’s 2,000-year-old history,” Erdoğan vowed to protect what the nation entrusted in him.
17:31 - Gül starts his speech by addressing Erdoğan as “Mr. President” and "my valuable brother, friend." After thanking the foreign guests, Gül stressed that he worked in harmony with civil society and the judiciary throughout his tenure. He also thanked his family and his wife, Hayrünnisa Gül.
17:26 - Erdoğan and Gül enter the hall. Both figures are expected to speak soon.
17:00 - The outgoing President Abdullah Gül welcomes the incoming President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the entrance of the Çankaya Mansion with the ceremonial cavalry regiment.
16:39 - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has arrived in the Çankaya Mansion. Almost all foreign dignitaries are already in the hall. Erdoğan, on the other hand, didn't leave his residence yet.
16:15 - Erdoğan is expected to arrive in the presidential residence, the Çankaya Mansion, in minutes. An avenue separates the Çankaya Mansion from the Prime Minister's official residence in Ankara. The two buildings are a few hundred meters apart:
15:27 - Erdoğan reads out what he wrote in the journal at Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic: "Beloved Atatürk; I take over as the Republic's 12th President and the first directly elected president. After your death, the bond between the office of the presidency and the people was weakened. I believe that the tenure I start today is a means for the people to embrace their president and for the state to embrace its nation. You started the Independence War and strived to raise Turkey to the level of modern civilization. Turkey has met with its substance and spirit again today. National sovereignty has been strengthened more than ever. On this day, I promise that I will work more than ever for our beloved nation, as I start my tenure. May God bless your soul."
14:34 - Ceremonial artillery fires a 101-gun salute as Erdoğan leaves Parliament to lay a wreath at Atatürk’s mausoleum before the takeover ceremony at the presidential mansion.
14:24 - Erdoğan is scheduled to be at the Çankaya Mansion for the takeover ceremony at 16:30. Outgoing President Abdullah Gül will leave the mansion today, before departing Ankara for Istanbul. (Click here to read more about Gül's departure)
14:14 - Speaker Çiçek announces a parliamentary recess until Oct. 1.
14:11 - Erdoğan has completed the oath, officially becoming Turkey's 12th president. The Turkish National Anthem is then played at Parliament's General Assembly.
14:10 - Erdoğan takes the oath (The full text is below).
14:08 - Erdoğan enters the General Assembly. Speaker Çiçek presents him the presidential mandate.
14:06 - CHP deputy Engin Altay hurls a parliamentary rulings booklet at Speaker Çiçek, which hits the floor behind him. "Parliament Speaker had already been trampling on the rulings and the Constitution. I've just visualized what he had been doing," Altay later told reporters.
14:04 - "I will conduct this ceremony," Çiçek declares, prompting opposition deputies to walk out of the General Assembly. "I will conduct this ceremony whether you join or not."
14:03 - Deputies of the main opposition CHP file an objection to Parliament Speaker Çiçek, claiming that there is a mispleading in Erdoğan's refusal to resign as prime minister before taking the presidential oath. (Click here to read the story on CHP's objections regarding the official declaration)
14:02 - Yusuf Yerkel, the Erdoğan aide who created an uproar when he kicked a mourner in the mining-disaster struck town of Soma in May, is among the guests in Parliament. (Click here to read more about the kicking incident)
14:01 - Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek announces a 2-minute roll call. Most members of Parliament are already present.
13:59 - The oath that Erdoğan is taking, as written in Turkey’s Constitution, reads as follows: “In my capacity as president I swear upon my honor and integrity before the Turkish Grand National Assembly and before history to safeguard the existence and independence of the State, the indivisible integrity of the country and the Nation and the absolute sovereignty of the Nation, to abide by the Constitution, the rule of law, democracy, the principles of the secular Republic, not to deviate from the ideal according to which everyone is entitled to enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms under conditions of national peace and prosperity and in the spirit of national solidarity and justice, and do my utmost to preserve and exalt the glory and honor of the Republic of Turkey and perform without bias the functions that I have assumed.”
13:51 - Two foreign dignitaries had to cancel their plans to witness the ceremony due to last minute domestic crises: Ukrainian President Poroshenko and Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif. (Click here to read more)
13:45 - Erdoğan's motorcade leaves his Ankara residence on his way to Parliament.
13:37 - Erdoğan is expected to walk through in Parliament on this red carpet before taking his presidential oath.
13:13 - The Erdoğan family will watch the inauguration on these seats reserved for them in the Turkish Parliament.
August/28/2014
Presidential jet arrives one day after Erdoğan inauguration
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/presidential-jet-arrives-one-day-after-erdogan-inauguration.aspx?PageID=238&NID=71060&NewsCatID=338
Turkey’s new presidential jet, which was likened by some observers to the United States’ Air Force One, has been delivered, one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s inauguration.
The Airbus A330-200 Prestige, which landed at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport in the morning of Aug. 29, was ordered by Erdoğan two and a half years ago.
The 90-seat aircraft, which was modified by San Diego-based Gore Design, will start service in Ankara after customs and repainting procedures are completed in Istanbul.
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy chair Sezgin Tanrıkulu filed a parliamentary question on Aug. 27, demanding a government response over reports that the aircraft cost 436 million Turkish Liras and was bought using state finances.
Tanrıkulu also asked if the name of the current ATA jet, which refers to Turkey’s first president and the republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, would be changed.
Four planes – ANA, ATA, GAP and DAP – are at the disposal of the president, prime minister and other ministers.
The government stresses that the current airplanes lack enough range for direct intercontinental flights. The new presidential jet will be able to fly from Turkey to places like Los Angeles and Australia non-stop.
August/29/2014
Erdoğan’s address to the other half
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogans-address-to-the-other-half.aspx?pageID=449&nID=71089&NewsCatID=401
Ertuğrul Özkök
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Ertuğrul Özkök is a Turkish journalist and a daily columnist. Between 1990 and 2010, he was the editor-in-chief for Hürriyet, a daily newspaper published in Turkish in Turkey and some European countries. Özkök is known for advocating modernization of Turkey, globalization, women's rights and Turkey's European Union accession. He is also known for his strong relationships with Turkey's and Europe's top politicians, journalists and business people.
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Former president Gül ‘ready to testify’ in old corruption case
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