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Turkish PM says Kurdish peace moves open to sabotage

March 22, 2013 15:30
By Nick Tattersall and Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Kurdish politicians on Friday of trying to sabotage talks to end a 28-year-old insurrection, lamenting the absence of Turkish flags during a mass rally to mark a ceasefire by Kurdish rebels.

Erdogan's ambition weighs on hopes for new Turkish constitution

February 18, 2013 09:31
* Current constitution born out of military coup * Referendum seen on changes including executive presidency * Kurdish support could be vital * Risk of division in ruling party By Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Burhan Kuzu has a weighty responsibility: drafting a new constitution that could set Turkey on the path to democratic maturity or send it lurching towards greater authoritarianism. Time is not on his side.

UPDATE 1-Erdogan says can seek referendum on Turkey constitution if no deal

January 30, 2013 13:30
* Erdogan seen as coveting executive presidency * Signals March deadline for commission to reach agreement * Opposition fear Erdogan would accumulate too much power (Adds details, quotes) ANKARA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he will take proposed constitutional reforms, expected to include the creation of an executive presidency, directly to parliament and if necessary to the people if no deal can be reached by April.

Turkish PM criticises pre-trial detentions of military officers

January 26, 2013 15:30
* Erdogan has curbed influence of once-powerful military * Comments seen as distancing from trials after criticism * Comes after one of most violent years in three decades By Jonathon Burch ANKARA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the lengthy pre-trial detention of hundreds of military officers, suggesting it was sapping army morale just as Ankara vows to keep up pressure on Kurdish militants.
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