Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
European Liberal Democrats, meeting at the annual congress of the ELDR in Barcelona, this morning passed a resolution (which I proposed) stating clearly our support for Turkish accession to the European Union, providing Ankara fulfils all of the so-called Copenhagen criteria for membership. This is in sharp contrast to the negative comments about Turkey´s EU [...]
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
"We want to offer our appreciation to Majority Leader Reid for joining with his colleagues in supporting this legislative effort to put America on the right side of the Armenian Genocide issue," said Aram Hamparian.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
When Turkey barred Israel from a joint military exercise earlier this October, there was a great deal of speculation about the seriousness of a rift...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A murky twist in the fight between the ruling party and the military old guard DURING an interview with a Turkish minister recently, your correspondent was asked to remove the battery from her mobile telephone. “Otherwise our conversation will be tapped,” the minister explained. His paranoia may be understandable; over the past week Turkey’s elite has been rocked by tales of politicians,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Cyprus government rejected on Wednesday a Turkish proposal for a five-party conference under the United Nations' supervision to discuss a solution of the Cyprus problem. Cyprus President and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias stated that the proposal was reminiscent of a procedure followed in 2003, which resulted in a UN plan rejected by 74 percent of Greek Cypriot voters as one-sided. He...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
A new attempt to remove Turkey’s ruling AK Party from power started after an investigation into an alleged illegal wiretap.
Joels Trumpet (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
UTV News: Meir Javedanfar: As Ayatollah Khamenei sidles up to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he could learn from Turkey’s leader about balancing his alliances The famous Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu, wrote in his book, The Art of War: “If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy’s position strong; if he has no [...]
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Guardian: The possibility of new sanctions makes the task of finding a reliable ally particularly relevant, which became more realistic after Tehran's refusal to cooperate with the U.S. on the nuclear issue.
Istanbul Calling (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Lots of chatter these days revolving around the issue of reviving negotiations between Syria and Israel. In recent weeks, Syrian President Bashar Assad has repeated his desire to return to the negotiating table with Israel and even asking for European and American help to make this happen (although insisting that the negotiations be indirect and use Turkish mediation.) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Aram Hamparian: the campaign provides a unique chance to take part in a broad range of civic advocacy activities as we increase the moral and political pressure for a truthful and just stand by our government on the Armenian Genocide.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
As Ayatollah Khamenei sidles up to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he could learn from Turkey's leader about balancing his alliances The famous Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu, wrote in his book, The Art of War : "If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy's position weak." Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah...
Euractive (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Policymakers and influential media warned that Turkey's developing ties with Iran could be counterproductive to the EU's efforts to convince Teheran that it should abandon its nuclear weapons programme.
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The organization sends appeals to the residence of Turkish prime minister and the central committee of Justice and Development Party.
EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected accusations that the phones of top judicial officials had been illegally tapped, insisting the surveillance had been cleared by the
Istanbul Calling (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Via the World Politics Review blog , comes an interesting post from the blog Arms Control Wonk that dissects the recent talk about the possibility of a deal to send Iran's enriched uranium to Turkey . The basic idea would be to send the uranium to Turkey in a kind of "escrow" account, to be held until Iran receives its shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia. The option of bringing in a trusted...
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