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While Erdogan has governed for 20 years, opinion polls had suggested that their run could be coming to an end amid economic turmoil, a cost-of-living crisis, and criticism over the government's response to a February earthquake.

Berat Albayrak is also facing the charges of sharing dividends with the political elites, especially those in Erdogan’s Party This case of money laundering was highlighted following the arrest of his aide Reza Zarrab in Miami in 2016 Civil liberties groups in Turkey have begun protesting against the practice of sheer nepotism and favouritism in Erdogan’s government

Of the total French population of 6,63,53,270, Muslims comprise over 66,35,000 Christians have the highest number as 38 million believe in Christianity, which comprises 57 percent of the total population Notably, Jews comprise 0.5% of the French population, Buddhists 0.46% while the number of Hindus here is just 1,21,000.

 Turkey has hit out against a fresh indictment from the US Justice Department against Turkish security personnel accused of assaulting protesters during a Washington visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May.

More than 55.3 million Turks were eligible to cast ballots on sweeping changes to the president's role which, if approved, would grant Erdogan more power than any leader since Turkey's founder.

The referendum will take place under a state of emergency that has been in place since last summer's failed coup which has seen some 47,000 arrested in the biggest crackdown in Turkey's history.

Turkey's political parties held mass rallies on Saturday, a week ahead of a referendum on whether to shift to the presidential system.

The EU expects Turkey to honour a key migrant return accord which Ankara has threatened to ditch amid a bitter dispute with the bloc, a European Commission spokesman said today.

Actress Lindsay Lohan has claimed that she was "radically profiled" at London's Heathrow Airport because she was wearing a headscarf.

A senior regional official with Turkey's ruling party resigned Thursday after saying the country risked civil war if there was not a 'yes' vote in a referendum on giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greater powers.

Turkey immediately branded the non-binding vote "insignificant", while Erdogan had already said in his latest broadside against the European Union that the result was worthless.

Akin Atalay was taken into custody at Istanbul`s airport after arriving from Germany, said Cumhuriyet, which also saw nine of its staff arrested last week.

"The attack was perpetrated by a suicide bomber who detonated a van (packed) with five tonnes of explosives," Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

Turkey has sent dozens of tanks and hundreds of troops into Syria, in an unprecedented operation dubbed Euphrates Shield aimed at booting out both IS jihadists and Kurdish militia from the border area.

26 senior generals on charges of playing a role in the failed coup.

"We cannot delay this anymore because in this country, those who launch a coup will have to pay the price for it," he told supporters after attending funerals for the putsch victims." Turkey president said. 

According to the government, 161 civilians and regular troops lost their lives when a group within the army sought to overthrow the authorities by seizing key strategic points in Istanbul and Ankara.

Turkish authorities blamed Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric who is Erdogan's arch enemy, for the plot.

Key regional powers Iran and Israel, which have both had strained relationships with Erdogan's government, condemned the putsch that began late on Friday.

Davutoglu, who became premier in August 2014 when Erdogan moved from the premiership to the presidency, will make a press statement after the meeting of the party committee.