Erkan's field diary

Cypriot President against Turkish 'meddling'

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has issued a warning to his European counterparts over Turkish interference with his efforts, together with the leader of the Turkish community Mehmet Ali Talat, to achieve a historic reunification of the island country.

No legal ground for isolation of Turkish Cypriots

Sylvia TİRYAKİ

On the move to tell the EU story

The face of the EU is the head of the European Commission delegation to Turkey, and the new one seems like an improved version of his predecessors, who attracted the ire of much of the

Turkish research at an all time high

The European Union's Sixth Framework Program, covering 2002-2006, have allowed our nation's institutions to conduct joint research with their

European officials in Southeast

Co-chairman of the joint parliamentary commission of the Turkish and European parliaments Joost Lagendijk is set to

What is PACE?

Council of Europe was founded in 1949 to promote human rights and democratizaiton in its 47 member states, including Turkey, one of the founders of the organization. It has also a

Euro 2008 & Turkey's EU Membership

By Ozi

European opposition against Turkey’s EU membership is suffering from Turkey’s Victory at Europe 2008. Some politicians and journalists like Jean Michel Alphatie are very concerned after Tukey’s victory against Crotia. Turkey’s possible Europe Championship is their nightmare and I hope they will face their nightmare.

By Cypriots, for Cypriots

Last week Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias spoke in Brussels about his vision for the reunification of Cyprus. Christofias, who is originally from Dikomo, a small village in the district of Kyrenia, expressed his desire to see a reunified Cyprus with a bright and peaceful future, stressing that he would work tirelessly together with Mehmet Ali Talat, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, to achieve this.

Eurocourt condems Turkey in flag pole case

The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that Turkey violated the right to life in the case opened by families of two Greek Cypriots killed in violent events in August 1996, which

Draft report slams Turkey, threatens monitoring status

Turkey might be put back in the monitoring status by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's, or PACE, Monitoring Committee, according to a draft resolution that will be voted on