"Turkish PM to reveal Kurdish Package on April 6
VOA News - New Obstacle to Headscarves in Turkish Universities
Turkey's top administrative court Tuesday ruled that the body that supervises Turkish education overstepped its boundaries when it ordered universities to permit students to wear headscarves....
Another low point for Turkish law:
Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Tansel Çölaşan said she had no regrets over the execution of three politicians following a coup in 1960... Government spokesperson Cemil Çiçek replied.
Directorate of Religious Affairs should speak about the headscarf
Cüneyt ÜLSEVERWhy Dora Bakoyannis supported the turban
Ariana FERENTINOUTurkey plays tough
"Such a meeting will not happen because the two leaders proposal to open a debate on Turkeys full membership objective will be of no use for Turkey."
Turkey's mixed messages on Club Med
Just days ago Turkish diplomats were telling the media that Turkey now had no problem with the Mediterranean Union, and had been assured by the French that this was in no way a Plan B for EU membership. But today, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan spoke as if nothing had changed:Turkish, European Union Coins Similar
Numismaster.com:Turkish, European Union Coins Similar
By Richard Giedroyc, World Coin News
Bianet :: Dink Family Lawyers to Appeal to ECHR
Turkey's GDP revised up a third
Turkey's economy is almost one-third bigger than previous estimates, boosting the government's per capita income targets and increasing the prospect its credit rating...Turkey says amendment to free speech law still on its agenda
Papal indulgence
The Vatican's new public relations offensive is not convincing. There has still been no change in Benedict's doctrinal rigidity and his desire for total control over the ChurchCroissant – Turkish, not French
The European journey of a French legend, and why the croissant has finally become a veritable speciality in FranceKonya takes lion’s share of EU grants
Ranieri On Turkey's EU MembershipAşkale mayor dismisses ‘hate' claims
A staged event depicting the massacre of Turks by Armenians 90 years ago was not intended to promote hate toward any group, said the mayor of Aşkale, who organized the event,[Cross Reader] Religious courses: Should they be compulsory?
A decision made last week by the Council of State declaring that courses on religion should not be obligatory has sparked controversy not only within society but also among politicians and religious scholars.ESN Turkey Elected New Leadership
By Ozi
Cafebabel Istanbul
ERASMUS Turkey elected new leadership and administration during a meeting held at Istanbul Bilgi University last weekend. Bilgi University ESN Representative Uğur Bakici held the opening speech of the meeting. Throughout 2 days meeting, ESN Network projects, Erasmus issues and suggestions from participants comprehensively discussed. 13 Erasmus Networks from different universities and regions of Turkey participated in meeting and voted for new ESN administration. Furthermore, Işık and Adnan Menderes Universities membership applications approved during the ESN Turkey National Platform Meeting. Cafebabel.com Istanbul team congrulates new ESN administration team of ESN Turkey. Here is the new Administration list of ESN Turkey;
Turkish scholars aim to modernize Islam's Hadith
Turkish PM to reveal Kurdish Package on April 6
ECHR expects Turkey to cancel religious classesMandatory religion courses
While some university rectors continue their opposition to constitutional amendments that allow headscarves to be worn on Turkish university campuses, a completely new “failure to recognize the Constitution” stance has emerged along with a new decision from the Council of State in regard to courses on religion at Turkish schools.Minister says impossible to make religion course elective
Article 24 of the Constitution states that the religious culture and morality course is compulsory in high schools and no number of court decisions can turn it into an elective, said the educationWomen’s Day in Eastern Turkey overtaken by political conflict
Dorte Huneke , Cafebabel IstanbulInternational Women’s Day in Van, in the most eastern East of Turkey, was not held in Chinese (see earlier text on Diyarbakir). However, those who had come to hear and talk about women’s issues ended up speechless. The March 8 meetings were less about women than about current political conflicts – which until today men have a greater say in.Women toiling for their menfolk
The number of women in Turkey who work either on their families’ fields or for their husbands’ businesses is reportedly 2.11 million, according to Radikal’s Saturday headline.Prime Minister target of scorn on Women's Day
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's call Friday for women to give birth to at least three children marked the onset of Women's Day celebrations – and no lack of controversy. Thanks,Turkey, Greece hope Cyprus talks will resume
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece over the weekend expressed hope for the revival of negotiations aimed at reunifying Cyprus by the end of the year. “We think that an importantLa Turquie soutient le projet d’”Union pour la Méditerranée”
Reuters - Les actualités en français4 mars 2008, Ankara
La Turquie est disposée à prendre part au projet d’”Union pour la Méditerranée”, ayant obtenu l’assurance qu’il ne s’agissait pas d’un substitut à une éventuelle adhésion d’Ankara à l’Union européenne, ont déclaré mardi des responsables turcs.Le foulard, symbole d’émancipation ?
Courrier International (France), 6 mars 2008, p. 35Nilüfer Göle *, Die Welt (Berlin)
Le port du voile est vécu de façons diverses par les femmes turques. Pour nombre d’entre elles, ce morceau de tissu symbolise désormais la liberté plutôt que l’oppression, estime la sociologue Nilüfer Göle.
En Turquie, où le Parlement vient de supprimer l’interdiction de porter le foulard dans les universités, la laïcité fait l’objet d’un débat qui oppose des femmes à d’autres femmes. Un débat dont l’importance dépasse les frontières du pays car, en ces temps de bouleversements dans le monde musulman, ce sont les femmes qui construisent l’espace public démocratique.
