"Turkey on trial as "Probe widened in Hrant Dink's death
AP:
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- A Turkish court has decided to broaden the investigation into the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist to consider allegations of official negligence in the slaying, a lawyer said Tuesday. After a 12-hour hearing on Monday, the court released four of the 18 suspects implicated in the killing of Hrant Dink, who was gunned down on Jan. 19, until the resumption of the trial on Oct. 1."
Turks Widen Probe of Journalist's Death
İlnur Çevik Turkish judiciary put to test with Dink trial
FP Blog: Turkey on trial
Legendary Anatolian rocker (left) ends up supporting the Nationalist Action Party (MHP). A significant example of "politics makes strange bed fellows" frequently seen in Turkish politics recently... Sabah
"Turkey’s European Dilemma
by Pinar Bilgin in Foreign Policy In Focus | Turkey’s European Dilemma
Turkey is on Europe’s edge. In the last decade, the country has struggled with whether to join the European Union (EU) or focus its diplomatic efforts elsewhere. During this period, Turkish public opinion has swung back and forth. While a slim margin currently favors EU membership, both elite opinion and public sentiment remains volatile, particularly with so much changing within Turkey itself. This is because Turkey’s European dilemma is no longer one of mere foreign policy but also concerns the future shape of Turkey itself."
Isn't it a bit late to discover this: :)))
Study Shows Turkish Values Don't Coincide With EU Ideals
"Study Shows Turkish Values Don't Coincide With EU Ideals; Could Turkey's attitudes change if it was part of the European Union?
A study at Cologne University has revealed that Turkish attitudes differ significantly from those of EU nationals when it comes to freedom of religion and gender equality. But this could change if Turkey joined the EU.".....
European Union: from backdoor to front
The European Union's political progress starts with myth-clearing and continues with a democracy-making that builds on its citizens' sense of European identity, says Michael Bruter........
and see the Ten myths about Europe there...
EU presidency website here.
Turkey's military chief criticized what he said was a lack of international cooperation in combatting a "terrorist" Kurdish guerrilla organization based in northern Iraq.
Gen. Yasar Buyukanit made his remarks during a security conference in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, a week after he asked the government to set political guidelines for an incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas targeting Turkey.".....
ISN Security Watch:
"Wanted: A European Security Council
The EU needs a European Security Council to engage with other like-minded countries in countering shared security challenges and to send out a signal of its determination to be a major global power....
Turquie Européenne/Actualités de la Turquie et traductions de la presse turque:
"The EU summit : is it to be a multi-speed union?
by Semih Idiz
If a multi-speed EU is what in fact does emerge over the next 15 to 20 years, then the blockages against Turkey, emanating most notably from France, could also become irrelevant over time.
