Turkey – Turkish generals object to military court legislation – Gulf Times

Turkish generals object to military court legislation – Gulf Times
Turkey s armed forces say that a law under which army personnel will be tried in civilian courts in peacetime rather than military ones is unconstitutional and they have told the president so, media reported yesterday. The legislation, aimed at

PM Erdogan Addresses Nation – Turkish Weekly
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Turkey’s expectation at the end of European Union (EU) entry negotiations is “full membership” and “accession”. In an address to the Turkish nation on TV channels, Erdogan said that Turkey is

Greek, Russian Orthodox leaders show unity – The State
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Newly elected Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has led Sunday prayers with Istanbul Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in a show of unity. The churches in Istanbul and Moscow have been jostling for influence for years, but

PM Erdogan Rules Out Any Confrontation Among State Institutions – Turkish Weekly
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that all state institutions were working in harmony, ruling out any confrontation among these institutions. At a gathering of his ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party in the western

Erdogan hits out at efforts to derail Turkey’s EU entry – Financial Times
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, lashed out yesterday at western European politicians for seeking votes in this month’s European parliamentary elections by ruling out Turkish entry to the European Union. “Some narrow-minded politicians

We re All Armenians – Egypt Today
Wh en they buried Hrant Dink in Istanbul at the end of January, more than 100,000 Turks came to his funeral, filling the streets and chanting, We are all Armenians! There is a war going on for the soul of Turkey, but at least a lot of Turks are

iraq, turkey: Ankara to double Euphrates water flow – Monday Morning
Turkey has pledged to double the flow of water into the Euphrates river in Iraq over the summer by opening dam floodgates, one of Iraq s vice presidents has said. Vice-President Tarek al-Hashemi received this morning a verbal message from the

Genocide of the Kurdish language by Turkey – Kurdish Media
Genocide of the Kurdish Language, Forcibly by the Turkish Government has violated the Turkish and the United Nations Laws. Genocide of the Kurdish Language, forcibly by the Turkish Government in order to make Turkish Children out of Kurdish Children

Orthodox leader sees progress on Estonian dispute – Deepika Global
ISTANBUL, Jul 4 (Reuters) The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians said today progress had been made in talks with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church on their dispute over the Estonian Church. The two patriarchs put on a united

turkey, eu: Erdogan slams EU over Ankara s accession bid – Monday Morning
Erdogan (addressing Parliament in Ankara): Certain attitudes on the EU side have laid the ground for a serious erosion in public enthusiasm and public consensus on joining the EU Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that European

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