2007-06-18

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1. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey votes overwhelmingly in favour of a proposal for the direct election of the President of Turkey.
   2007-05-10, with context: President of Turkey, direct election
2. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirms Turkey has paid a deposit on the purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems.
   2017-09-12, with context: President of Turkey
3. Voters in Turkey go to the polls for a referendum that seeks to replace the country's parliamentary system with an executive presidency, thereby giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. Erdogan's AK Party has claimed victory while the opposition CHP has said that it will challenge the result.
   2017-04-16, with context: President of Turkey
4. Voters in Switzerland approve a referendum that makes it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens.
   2017-02-12, with context: referendum
5. UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sign a GBP100 million defense deal to build new fighter jets. Under the deal, BAE Systems will collaborate with Turkish companies to build the TAI TFX.
   2017-01-28, with context: President of Turkey
6. The Turkish Parliament approves two constitutional amendments which expand the powers of the president to appoint new legislation and select the cabinet.
   2017-01-14, with context: President of Turkey
7. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vows that the Turkish Armed Forces will stay on Cyprus "in perpetuity" and that the proposal of a rotating presidency for a unified island is unacceptable, casting doubts on an eventual solution to the dispute. The remarks come as the latest round of unity talks end, with them to restart on January 18.
   2017-01-13, with context: President of Turkey
8. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to open Turkey's borders to allow refugees and migrants to reach Europe after the European Parliament votes to temporarily freeze talks of Turkey's accession to the EU.
   2016-11-25, with context: President of Turkey
9. Colombian government and FARC representatives meet in Havana, and President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with presidential predecessors Alvaro Uribe, the accord opposition leader, and Andres Pastrana Arango, to continue negotiations to end the 52-year war that has killed around a quarter of a million people.
   2016-10-4, with context: referendum
10. The United States Congress passes a law allowing families of the victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. U.S. president Barack Obama threatens to veto it.
    2016-09-9, with context: veto