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- A Turkish Coup? - The Current
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- Incident occurs in Israeli Knesset’s commission while discussing issue on “Armenian genocideâ€
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- Turkish prosecutor's case is a guidebook to secularist fears
- Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Need to Hold Joint Fight to Prevent Myth on Armenian Genocide: Turkish Ambassador
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- Turkish markets mixed, eyes on ruling AK Party | Reuters
- German retail giant to open three new stores - Turkish Daily News Apr 01, 2008
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"A Turkish Coup? Turkey's Constitutional Court has accepted a politically-charged indictment against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) that would ban the party on the grounds that it's insufficiently secular." More: A Turkish Coup? - The Current  "Turkey and democracy; The American model Turkey and democracy Regarding the article "High court in Turkey to hear case on party" (April 1): The Turkish experience amply demonstrates the difficulties in establishing democracy in a country with Islamic traditions. Democracy in Turkey is still not in good order. The Islamic sects and the civil and military bureaucracies still exert undue influence on the political process, and basic liberties are not secured. Why does the democratization process prove to be so slow and problematic? The answer lies in the history." More: Turkey and democracy; The American model - International Herald Tribune  "Incident occurs in Israeli Knesset’s commission while discussing issue on “Armenian genocide†[ 01 Apr 2008 20:26 ] Baku. Lachin Sultanova-APA. “Which commission of Israeli Knesset will discuss the so-called Armenian genocideâ€, this was discussed in the commission of Israeli Parliament. APA reports quoting Israeli mass media that Josef Shagal, who is from Baku by origin, and representative of the ruling party Zeev Elkin had a conflict, they insulted one another." More: APA  "Turkey’s Dilemma with the AKP April 1st, 2008 by Sharlina Turmoil was reported to have erupted in Turkey after its most senior court unanimously agreed yesterday to consider a case calling for the banning of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party and for the prime minister to be barred from office. The Economist argues that the case “may be an act of desperation by an old guard whose power is waning as EU-inspired changes take hold,†and surmises, “Turkey’s future is looking decidedly more unsure.â€" More: Welcome | Project on Middle East Democracy  "Turkish Airlines joins star alliance Turkey's national air carrier joined world's airlines alliance network on Tuesday. Turkish Airlines (THY) was welcomed as the 20th Star Alliance member airline at a ceremony in Turkish metropolis of Istanbul." More: Turkish Airlines joins star alliance  "A Face-off Over Turkish Democracy Tuesday, Apr. 01, 2008 By PELIN TURGUT/ISTANBUL Turkey is in a turmoil that has all the drama of a Hollywood epic. There is a new venue for the ongoing power struggle that pits the old-guard élite â€" led by a military used to calling the shots since the country's founding in 1923 â€" against a powerful, newly moneyed class rooted in political Islam. The political vehicle of this class, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), was re-elected last summer with an overwhelming 47% of the vote. The old guard, having failed to beat the newcomers at the ballot box, has now asked the country's top court to ban the AKP and its leaders for undermining secularist principles they say are enshrined in Turkey's constitution" More: A Face-off Over Turkish Democracy - TIME  "'An AKP Ban Would Be a Putsch' The struggle for control of Turkey's destiny intensified this week as the country's top court agreed to hear a case that could ban the ruling AKP party. The German press on Tuesday views the move as part of the secular elite's bid to hold onto power in Turkey." More: The World from Berlin: 'An AKP Ban Would Be a Putsch' - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News  "Turkish prosecutor's case is a guidebook to secularist fears ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - For secular Turks who think Islam is eroding their lifestyle, a prosecutor's 162-page case for banning Turkey's governing party details a plot to shift the nation toward religious law. It is, in effect, a guide to secularist fears. But for government supporters, the prosecutor's argument ignores a record of Western-style reforms and amounts to a fear-mongering assault on democracy." More: Turkish prosecutor's case is a guidebook to secularist fears  "Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Need to Hold Joint Fight to Prevent Myth on Armenian Genocide: Turkish Ambassador 01.04.08 14:50 Israel, Jerusalem, 1 April /corr. TrendNews R.Abdullayev / Azerbaijani and Turkish diasporas need to hold a joint struggle in order to prevent the myth of the Armenian genocide propagated by the Armenian diasporas, Turkey’s Ambassador to Turkey, Namik Tan, said. “We should be seriously engaged in full-scale propaganda to prevent the lies which Armenian diasporas are spreading worldwide,†the diplomat said during the event in Israel’s city of Rishon Le Tsion, with regards to Genocide Day of the Azerbaijanis." More: Trend News : Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Need to Hold Joint Fight to Prevent Myth on Armenian Genocide: Turkish Ambassador  "Turkey's Eczacibasi to buy 50 pct stake in another Turkish drug maker - report 04.01.08, 2:43 AM ET PRAGUE (Thomson Financial) - Turkey's pharmaceutical conglomerate EIS Eczacibasi Ilac Sanayi plans to buy a 50 pct stake in Monrol, another Turkish drug maker specialising in production of radiopharmaceuticals, daily Mlada Fronta Dnes reported." More: Turkey's Eczacibasi to buy 50 pct stake in another Turkish drug maker - report - Forbes.com  "Turkey's ruling party to stand trial for being "too religious" Osman Paksut, deputy chairman of Turkey's Constitutional Court, announces the court?s decision to hear a case for a ban of the country?s ruling party, the AKP By Nicholas Birch in Istanbul Tuesday, 1 April 2008 Turkey's highest court has voted to hear a case to close down the country's ruling party, in a move that looks set to open the bitterest bout yet in a 50-year war pitting popularly-elected governments against the secular establishment." More: Turkey's ruling party to stand trial for being 'too religious' - Europe, News - The Independent  "Turkey detains 45 al Qaeda suspects - Anatolian 01 Apr 2008 12:23:04 GMT Source: Reuters ISTANBUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained 45 people in Istanbul for suspected links to Islamic militant group al Qaeda, state news agency Anatolian reported on Tuesday." More: Reuters AlertNet - Turkey detains 45 al Qaeda suspects - Anatolian  "Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka palas scheduled to open summer 2008 Posted: 01-04-2008 , 08:25 GMT Maçka Palas, one of the finest buildings in the city, is soon to become home to Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka Palas, following the hotel’s scheduled opening in summer 2008. Ideally located in the fashionable NiÅŸantaÅŸi residential and shopping district, the hotel uniquely combines the historic architecture of an Art Deco building with innovative interior design. Housing the existing Emporio Armani and Gucci boutiques, the hotel is also within walking distance to many other upscale designer fashion houses, as well as ultra-trendy cafes and restaurants. The hotel’s interior designer was the renowned Randy Gerner of Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel in New York City." More: albawaba.com middle east news information::Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka palas scheduled to open summer 2008  "Barroso and Rehn due in Turkey Two top executives of the European Union will visit Turkey in the following week. European Commission's President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for enlargement Olli Rehn will be in Turkey from April 10th to 12th, a statement of the commission said Tuesday." More: Barroso and Rehn due in Turkey  "Turkish markets mixed, eyes on ruling AK Party Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:04pm IST ISTANBUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Turkish shares rose and the lira fell on Tuesday as investors pondered how the ruling AK Party would respond to a court decision to hear a case to shut the party down. On Monday, stocks lost as much as 3.4 percent and the Turkish lira weakened as much as 2.2 percent after the Constitutional Court said it would examine a court case brought against the AK Party for suspected Islamic activities." More: Turkish markets mixed, eyes on ruling AK Party | Reuters  "German retail giant to open three new stores Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Metro Cash & Carry Turkey, a subsidiary of the German retailing giant Metro Group with 11 stores currently operating in eight Turkish cities, plans to open three new stores in Turkey." More: German retail giant to open three new stores - Turkish Daily News Apr 01, 2008  "Violence erupts in south-east Turkey April 01 2008 at 11:21AM Ankara - Nine Kurdish rebels and three Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes in south-eastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, the Turkish military said on Tuesday. Five soldiers were also wounded in the fighting that erupted on Monday during a military operation in the mountains of Sirnak province against the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), said a statement on the General Staff website." More: IOL: Violence erupts in south-east Turkey  "EU must claim Turkey, before it is too late Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Mehmet Ali Birand You must have noticed that Turkey is no longer on the European Union's agenda. There are no discussions for or against Turkey, no more statements. Until a very short while ago, leaders of countries that did not wish to see Turkey join the EU as a full member used to bombard the public with arguments such as that Turkey wasn't really European and that Turkish workers would invade Europe. " More: EU must claim Turkey, before it is too late - Turkish Daily News Apr 01, 2008  "Turks need a calmer approach to counter Armenian claims Tuesday, April 1, 2008 The crucial point that many Turkish lobbyists miss is that you need to invoke calmer argumentation when your viewpoint is the less accepted one" More: Turks need a calmer approach to counter Armenian claims - Turkish Daily News Apr 01, 2008 "Turkey, Livingston cut ties By Kevin Bogardus Posted: 03/31/08 07:31 PM [ET] Turkey has parted ways with former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston (R-La.), whose lobbying firm has represented the country for the past eight years. Turkey has not renewed its longstanding contract with The Livingston Group, and is instead transferring its main lobbying business to DLA Piper, a multinational law firm that had split the government-relations workload with Livingston over the past year." More: TheHill.com - Turkey, Livingston cut ties More Recent Articles
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