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A double standard from the EU
The headlines in yesterday's Hurriyet about the "Paris criteria" has caused reverberations in Brussels. Kristina Nagy, a spokewoman for the EU member in charge of development, Olli Rehn, said that the same explanations that were requested from Turkey following the March 6 protest wherein police used excessive violence against civilians should be asked from France following the protest in Paris last week. |
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And here are the Germany criteria
Scenes similiar to those from March 6 in Istanbul have now taken place in Paris, France and Germany's Hamburg. Known for its sensitive approach to human rights and women's rights in particular, Germany saw excessive police force in its port city of Hamburg yesterday during a protest by 240 students. Intervening in the protest, the Hamburg police, who numbered 400, used their truncheons against the students. |
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Turkish prime minister to visit
Israel and Palestine
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to travel to Israel and Palestine on May 1 and 2 with a delegation of ministers from Ankara. Steps will be made during the visit to ensure a comprehensive and permanent peace in the Middle East and improvement of relations will be discussed. |
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MP Celik: It is inconceivable that I would
recommend leaving NATO
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political advisor and Adana AKP MP Omer Celik has called claims that he had recommended to the PM that Turkey withdraw from NATO "inconceivable" and "not within the realm of reason." |
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CHP's rejects picked up by eager world
The selection of politician Kemal Dervis to head the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has once again brought the syndrome of people rejected by the leadership of the Republican People's (CHP) Party but successful on the international scene to the forefront. |
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Bravery award goes to the "cat" caricaturist
The world's largest group of caricaturists, the Caricaturists' Rights Organization, has decided to award Turkish caricaturist Musa Kart a bravery medal for the picture he drew of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a cat. |
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Ankara disappointed in Poland and Russia
Parliament spokesman Bulent Arinc sent a letter to his Polish counterpart condemning the Polish Parliament's passing a resolution that recognizes the so-called Armenian genocide. In protest of the Polish resolution certain activities that were planned between the two countries have been cancelled by Ankara. |
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Meeting of Iraq's neighbors to go ahead
The meeting of Iraq's neighbors will get underway Friday, with the first round of talks being held between high-ranking officials. the meeting that had been rescheduled twice due to the delay in forming an Iraqi cabinet will finally take place this weekend in istanbul. Foreign ministers will meet for talks on the second day, Saturday. |
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Turkey maintained a difficult balance
In Istanbul for a meeting of the Investment Information Council, European Investment Bank President Philippe Maystadt has said "Turkey has both brought inflation down and grown at the same time. It has successfully maintained this difficult balance. Last year you grew 10%, a rate that makes EU countries jealous. If it continues this way, you will reach a 500 billion dollar GNP in three years." |
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Koc: tax-payers resemble plucked chickens
Minister of Culture and Tourism, Atilla Koc, while on a visit to the Aydin and Mugla areas of Turkey, compared tax paying citizens to "plucked chickens." Interestingly, at the opening of a new Tax Office in the Cine district, Minister Koc also noted that the height of the steps leading up to the newly built offices were above the standard measurements. |
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Even if there are only 10 kids, open the school
National Education Minister Hussein Celik has ordered the governors of 80 regions in Turkey to open up village and rural schools. The Ministry has begun an operation to re-open village schools which had been closed due to low numbers of students. The movement to re-open the previously closed schools will affect approximately 30,000 village and rural schools. |
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