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Rapporteur favors rejecting Turk headscarf case

Rapporteur favors rejecting Turk headscarf case: TV | International | Reuters

Headscarves and Lawsuits

Spencer Boyer at The Root insists that “Turkey is vital to our national and international security interests,” and suggests that when the courts agreed to hear a case to ban ruling AK Party , it “set in motion a dangerous chain of events that could undo years of political and economic progress in Turkey. “"

Great Britain defends AKP

The AKP government was elected with a large share of the vote, said British Foreign Secretary David Milliband, defending Prime Minister Recep

US concerned about closure case

U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Ross Wilson said during his visit to Eskişehir yesterday,

U.S stance on Turkey's AKP neutral official says

Turkey’s Political Opposition Blasts Ruling AKP

AKP Reshuffle Likely

By Jenny White

From a news article by Goksel Bozkurt :

The [Constitutional Court trial to close the AKP has] ushered in a period of turmoil within the party, with some formerly vocal senior members slowly withdrawing to the background while others are making their presence felt in anticipation of future prizes.

Ergenekon and the 68’ers

Forty years on and the '68 generation has almost been turned into a legend. There is nothing odd about that. Leftist student leaders of incidents sparked in 1968 and those influenced and protected by them occupy important positions in a major part of the Turkish media and business world today.

Questions and answers

By NAZLI ILICAK, SABAH

I want to respond to a few questions that might be on people's minds these days: Does [Prime Minister] Recep Tayyip Erdoğan really believe his party will be forced to close?

AK Party’s strategy

The attitudes of conservative political parties toward the state have always been consistent. Unlike the political movements of the left wing, conservatives have always perceived the state as a potential protector and ally.

Do you think the public is not aware? by KALENDER YILDIZ

The public is perfectly aware that every political move has a relevant background. It knows which steps are taken and to what end. It boldly supports political attempts that take its requests and demands into consideration.




Deep status quo, deep PKK

In the period following the e-memorandum of April 27, 2007, the Constitutional Court infamously stipulated that a quorum of 367 deputies was needed for Parliament to elect the president.

Türk’s remarks highlight no retreat from PKK policy

In a move that surprised many, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) parliamentary group chairman Ahmet Türk said in recent remarks that the armed struggle of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) hurts the Kurdish people.

The AK Party and Turkey's future

By YASİN DOĞAN, YENİ ŞAFAK

The fact that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has so far followed a set of policies in which the party's own future and Turkey's future overlap has become even more meaningful these days.

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