"Judicial proceedings against the Justice and Development Party in Turkey
Judicial proceedings against the Justice and Development Party in Turkey
Written Declaration No. 409This written declaration commits only the members who have signed it
We are concerned about judicial proceedings recently instituted by the General Prosecutor in Turkey to dissolve the Justice and Development Party and ban 71 of its members from politics. We are concerned that the Constitutional Court has declared this request admissible."
EU does not see CHP as interlocutor
We have begun to see more and more clearly now how the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is opposed to the European Union.
Turkish flag and headscarf: Caricature by Selcuk Demirel, published in Le Monde April 17, 2008 VIA
Article 301 is an insult to Turkishness
A flurry of debate on notorious Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), the amendment of which has been on Turkey's agenda for the past three years, continues even as the government rolls up its sleeves to attend to the matter.Dialogue of the deaf on the Nabucco pipeline project
Turkey and the European Union blame each other for the lack of progress in overcoming problems that have surfaced about the realization of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline project, linking theFree Speechless in Turkey: Ankara To Change One Law, But Others Still Muffle Dissent - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
Support for EU Accession Increases in Turkey: Angus Reid Global Monitor
Ertugrul Ozkok: Why all this anger, Mr. Lagendijk?
Turkish writers find no relief in free-speech reform | Reuters
AKP's request from PACE president irks opposition
The demand of lawmakers from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that the parliamentary body of the Council of Europe of which Turkey is a member issues a declaration onTurkey not becoming another Iran, says European parliamentarian
British envoy sees 'real possibility' of divided Cyprus reuniting - International Herald Tribune
Pippa Bacca, an Italian Artist Killed During Performance Trip for Peace, Is Mourned - New York Times
Missing persons | What the dead have to say | Economist.com
Apr 17th 2008 | NICOSIA AND SARAJEVOFrom The Economist print edition
The grim skills of identifying and analysing human remains are being transferred from one benighted place to another
AT THE new “family viewing facility” in the divided capital of Cyprus, human bones extracted from mass graves across the island are laid out on a long table covered with white cloth. Greek- and Turkish-Cypriots come to grieve for long-lost relatives, and to collect the bones for reburial."
Lawyers request, court rejects in Malatya
The reasons for which a Malatya court rejected the requests of the lawyers of plaintiffs in the murder trial of three Christian missionaries is beginning to raise concerns. Four menChanging 301 does not get rid of the problem
Semih İDİZChanges to Article 301 Are Insufficient
Turkey is changing a law notorious for limiting free speech, but writers and publishers fear that the changes are so minor that they will continue to be arrested and tried under the new version of Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. Other laws that limit freedom of expression also remain in force.
Promoting understanding through arts and culture
At a time when the court case against the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is putting additional strain on already difficult relations between Turkey and the European Union, it might seem frivolous or even irrelevant to discuss cultural cooperation between the EU and Turkey.Need to Know - PostGlobal: PostGlobal on washingtonpost.com
By Diba Nigar GokselISTANBUL - It is nearly impossible for anyone to win hearts and minds in Turkey nowadays.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso treaded carefully on Turkey's political minefield during his visit last week, because any of his moves could have caused the country’s delicate and divided political scene to rupture."
