"Cyprus peace back on agenda
Cyprus peace back on agenda
After years of impasse, Cyprus reunification talks are suddenly back on the agenda, but thorny issues remain to be resolved, says the BBC's Tabitha Morgan.New hope for Cyprus?
Can we expect the meeting that will be held today between Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) leader Mehmet Ali Talat to be successful?
Check out this. CHP allies with the politically most conservative power in Turkey- that's judiciary- to stop a more progressive legislation on the way to EU....
CHP applies to top court to annul foundation law
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has applied to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of nine articles of the foundations law that broadens the rights of minorityIs Europe alienating itself from Turkey
Turkey's European Union bid appears to have been put on the backburner of the domestic agenda for a while, due to new social and political developments in the country. The sameMAM says happy Easter
A Crucial Breakthrough: Greeks and Turks Restart Negotiations to Reunite Cyprus - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
Transporters unite against EU
Turkish overland transportation is not the only sector affected negatively by the customs quotas implemented by European Union countries. These quotas also hit Turkey's external trade andDefendants admit they knew of plot to kill Hrant Dink
Two Turkish soldiers admitted in court Thursday they knew of a plot to kill Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink months before the murder happened, the Anatolia news agency2008 Human Development Report for Turkey
Cypriot leaders to open key crossing
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed to start substantive peace talks on re-unifying Cyprus, raising hopes of ending the island's 34-year division, after a series of confidence building measures including the symbolically important reopening of Nicosia's Ledra crossingThe West Loses More Ground | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com
"...Unfortunately, this trope repeated itself throughout the conference. At dinner one evening, I was sandwiched between a Bundestag representative and an Austrian ambassador. Conversation was lacking until the question of Turkish admission to the European Union came up. Both guests remarked that it was a mistake to have offered the Ankara accession negotiations to admit Turkey to the EU. They agreed that Russia was more a part of Europe than Turkey. At the same time, rumors were flying of a secret plan to sneak Turkey into the Union. This symbolizes a chronic problem that plagues the EU: any effort to present a common external front gets sidetracked by persistent questions about defining Europe's borders."Tolerance in Turkey: Catholics Want to Reclaim St. Paul's Birthplace - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
