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European press gives generous coverage to framework document for Turkey
The European press gave generous coverage to the EU Commission's acceptance yesterday of the Framework for Accession Talks Document prepared as a roadmap for Turkey. Many newspapers noted that despite the crisis in the EU, the organization was not going to give up on its promises to Turkey, predicting though that the requirements would now be stiffer. Other newspapers attested that attempts to stop Turkey's accession process had been defeated. The Financial Times of London, for its part, carried a cartoon depicting Prime Minister Erdogan as a beleaguered football player trying to kick a ball into a goal guarded by more than 20 goalies. |
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PM Erdogan: The accession talks will be difficult for Turkey
On his way to the Azerbayjiani capital city Baku yesterday for an official visit, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a press conference at which he commented on the EU accession talks, scheduled to start on October 3 of this year. The PM commented that the talks would be "difficult" for Turkey, continuing on as follows: |
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Turkish businessman has been released by Iraqi militants
A Turkish businessman has been freed after being held for months by militants in Iraq. Adulkadir Tanrikulu, who worked for a Turkish construction company, had been held since January 13 after being kidnapped by Iraqi militants outside his Baghdad hotel. The kidnappers gunned down a minibus that was transporting several of his employees killing all seven on board. Turkish diplomats told AFP that he was now safe and in their custody: "Adulkadir Tanrikulu is now at the Turkish embassy in Baghdad and preparations are underway to bring him back to Turkey." |
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Iranian MP claims Condi's heart was broken in past by Iranian youth
Stories that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a bitter love affair with an Iranian earlier in her life, accounting for her current feelings of anger towards the Tehran regime, are making the rounds thanks to ISNA News, the Iranian Students' News Agency. According to ISNA, Iranian MP Sukrullah Attarzade maintains that "Rice wants to attack Iran because her heart was broken by a young man from Kazvin. I cannot reveal the name of the person who has told us this fact, but it was another female MP who was questioned." |
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Fist-fight mars parliamentary session; CHP and AKP tense on subject of religion
A session of the Turkish Parliament (TBMM) yesterday on the subject of the acceptance of the new TUBITAK law was the scene for a fistfight between ruling Justice and Development (AKP) Party and opposition Republican People's (CHP) Party members. When AKP MP Resul Rosun accused CHP MPs of being "against Islam," the tension in the TBMM rose between the two majority parties. |
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Gul: Roadmap holds no surprises
Speaking from the OIC foreign ministers meeting on Wednsday, Turkish Foreign Minster Abdullah Gul commented on the expected "roadmap" to be issued by the European Union over obtaining membership into the European bloc, saying that, "It was nothing new and held nothing unexpected for Turkey." The negotiations were on track said the Turkish foreign minister. "There might be different views regarding the negotiating roadmap made public by the European Commission today, but there was nothing unexpected in this document." |
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Armenian lobby president calls Ukrainian leader Yuschenko "undemocratic"
Following his public rejection of the move to make April 24 the annual official day of remembrance for the Armenian genocide in the Ukraine, Ukrainian leader Viktor Yuschenko has been labeled "undemocratic" by the president of the World Armenian Congress, Ara Abramian. According to the Armenian newspaper "AZG," the motion to make April 24 an official day of remembrance in the Ukraine started with the decision of a local Crimean parliament. |
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Handcuffs at Incirlik: Tension between US and Turkish forces at the base a reality
The secrecy surrounding 10 minutes of high tension between US and Turkish soldiers on the Incirlik Base in Adana has been lifted by Hurriyet sources. A US authority speaking to Hurriyet sources has said that an emergency landing made by a US C-17 airplane caused enough disagreement between US and Turkish soldiers present that a US soldier was even handcuffed at the base by a Turkish counterpart. Though the Turkish General Staff confirms that a C-17 did in fact land without permission at the base, they deny the handcuff incident. |
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Greek team head dies during Folk Festival
Head of the Greek team, Argyroula Synodinou, has died in hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage during the 5th International Folk dance Festival being held in Denizli a western Turkish city. Synodinou was taken to the University Faculty hospital in Pammukale where he underwent surgery to save his life. |
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Denktas: We shouldn't expect Cyprus settlement until Oct. 3
Responding to questions yesterday over the Cyprus settlement, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Dektas said that, "We shouldn't expect anything regarding the settlement in Cyprus until October 3." Denktas was speaking from Sana, Yemen where the 32nd OIC foreign ministers meeting is being held. Denktas added that, "The attitude of the Greek Cypriot side will be important after October 3 when Turkey starts accession talks with the EU." |
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Europe's growing animosity for Turkey's EU bid
The question over Turkey's membership into the European Union has this week dominated Euro politics, the media, and continues to do so with the meeting held in Brussels, yesterday, to lay out the framework in which the sometimes viewed huge, poor and mainly Muslim country can join the ranks of the EU bloc. There are a number of topics that Turkey must find some closure on before it can proceed to accession talks that have already been scheduled to start on October 3. The Cyprus issue must be tackled ahead of the talks. The concern for over expansion of the EU is also a primary worry. Euro MPs gathered yesterday in Brussels to discuss these issues. |
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