Hürriyet: Sarkozy slammed by European intellectuals for "illegitimate" stance against Turkey
Sarkozy slammed by European intellectuals for "illegitimate" stance against Turkey - Hürriyet
A group of professors and scientists from some of the most prestigious universities in Europe have come together to write a shared declaration protesting French President Nicholas Sarkozy's stance against Turkish entrance into the EU. The declaration, published on an internet site called 'Open Democracy,' underlines that President Sarkozy has used 'illegitimate' and 'unfounded' allegations against Turkey in trying to prevent it from entering the EU."
Northern Cyprus to hold ' harmonization talks' with EU
The European Union Enlargement Directorate has proposed the launch of “harmonization talks”A counter-strategy in the EU is urgent
Cengiz AKTAR
We have witnessed another end-of-the-year summit at the European Union. Some uninformed commentators claimed the incidents of last week were just trivial and Turkey proceeds on its way as planned. Since they do not understand the strategy of the French and since they are not aware of the perils of the situation, they messaged “everything is OK” and saw no harm in tying the opening this week of two chapters normally without benchmarks to the benchmark of “pleasing French President Nicolas Sarkozy.” "
Ulker's star rises with Godiva
Godiva was founded in 1926 in Brussels by Joseph Draps. He named his chocolate company after Lady Godiva, a beautiful noblewoman married to the Earl of Mercia 10 centuries ago. Mavi Boncuk |
The luxury Belgian chocolatier Godiva, named after the legendary Lady Godiva, is to be bought by Turkish company Yildiz for $850m (£428m).
Yildiz, the owner of Ülker Group, the largest consumer goods company in the Turkish food industry, agreed to acquire the brand from Campbell Soup.
La Turquie complique la réforme des institutions
Le Figaro (France), N° 19716, Vendredi 21 Décembre 2007, Pg. 6Judith Waintraub
« Quand on a fait une connerie moyenne, on est obligé d’en faire une plus grande après pour rattraper le coup » : voilà, selon des témoins, comment Nicolas Sarkozy a justifié mercredi soir devant l’état-major de l’UMP l’abandon du « verrou constitutionnel » français à l’entrée de la Turquie dans l’Union européenne.Education campaign making strides in girls' education
Despite Turkey having an eight-year compulsory education policy for children starting at the age of seven, around 6 percent of Turkish children of compulsory school age, most of whom are girls,EU hails progress in Turkey talks
Country's efforts to join the Union took a modest step forward when negotiations started on two more of the 35 policy areas that need to be completed to gain membershipYEARENDER: Turkey looking inwards after EU cold shoulder : Europe World
İstanbul in Brussels
One of the most encouraging aspects of Turkey’s application to the European Union and an argument all too easy to overlook is that most outsiders who take the trouble to know the country end up in favor of Turkish membership.Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Turkey calls on EU to honour membership promise
Italy, France And Spain On Turkey's Membership And E.U.'s Mediterranean Policy
Cyprus: The complete history from 1960 to 1974 (2)
A first reaction to this document must be that for a nation of 556,000, this was a very elaborate and very rigid constitution. It runs to 199 articles and of these the 48 “basic” ones were to remain unalterable in perpetuity.Release of Foreign Relations, Volume XXX, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey. US Department of State frus/nixon/xxx. Download the entire volume in PDF (3.3 MB – 898 pp.) The volume provides documentation on, among other things, the restoration of democracy in Greece, the problem of Turkish opium, the potential conflict between Greece and Turkey over oil exploration rights in the Aegean Sea, and U.S. policymakers’ efforts to develop a solution to the problem caused by the increasing tensions in the region. Taken as a whole, this volume highlights a significant shift in U.S. policymakers’ goals toward the region and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s unique role in U.S. foreign policy.VIA
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