Turkish PM may withdraw from politicsJuly 18, 2007 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the general leader of the ruling AKP Party, said that he will withdraw from politics if the AKP does not come to single-handed victory in the upcoming July 22 elections.Erdogan's comments on this front came at a campaign rally in Isparta, when he also issued heavy criticism towards Deniz Baykal, the leader of the main opposition CHP, and Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the MHP, Hurriyet newspaper reports. The decision to hold parliamentary elections July 22 was taken by President Ahmed Necet Sezer after the Turkish parliament had failed to elect new President. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |