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Swiss minister may not travel to Turkey
A Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday that Turkey may block the visit of Switzerland's economics minister. This is the latest episode in a long running diplomatic dispute between the two countries. The Turkish ambassador to Switzerland, Alev Kilic, told the Swiss daily NZZ Sonntag that he couldn't completely rule out the cancellation of Joseph Deiss' planned September trip. |
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Two Turkish top military leaders to retire
Two of Turkey's top military leaders are to retire from military life during the annual reshuffle of Turkey's top brass. Turkey's Supreme Court will hold a session, which will begin on August 1, and is expected to approve the retirement of Air Gen. Ibrahim Firtina, commander of the Turkish Air Force, and Adm. Ozden Ornek, commander of the Navy, a senior military official said on Monday. |
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Kurdish language schools close down
A number of private language schools that were set up to teach Kurdish language as part of the European Union reform efforts have shut down in six provinces because of a lack of interest from the local community. The owner of one language school in Diyarbakir said that there was simply not enough interest from the public to make the investment worth while. Ankara allowed the teaching of Kurdish in 2002, however, it has not proved enough to sustain the local schools. The schools which closed on Monday, were located in Istanbul, Sanliurfa and Mardin. |
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Papadopoulos: "The supplementary declaration is not legally valid"
Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos claimed yesterday that the supplementary declaration issued by Turkey simultaneously with it signing the additional customs protocol wasn’t legally valid, adding that the situation would be clear after a European Union Council meeting next month. Speaking at a commemoration ceremony for one of his predecessors, Papadopoulos said that the EU Council’s decision would end the “confusion” over the issue. |
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Rehn: “Turkey's signing of the customs protocol will pave the way for EU accession"
European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn said yesterday that Turkey’s recent signing of the additional Customs Union protocol would pave the way for Ankara’s accession talks with the EU to start on Oct. 3 as scheduled. “Turkey should begin its accession talks since it has signed the document and implemented legal reforms,” said Rehn in a written statement. |
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Oktem re-elected as Istanbul CHP leader
Former party leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Altan Oymen lost the leadership race for Istanbul's branch at the weekend to his rival Sinasi Öktem. Öktem was re-elected as branch head with 388 votes out of a total of 601 party delegates votes from Istanbul. Öymen suffered defeat with 213 votes, reported the Anatolian News Agency. Öymen stepped down from the leadership role in 1999 when the CHP failed to pass the 10 percent election threshold. |
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Earthquake skakes central Turkey
An earthquake shook central Turkey at 00.45 am on Sunday measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, only minor damages were caused officials said. The centre of the quake was in Bala, near to the capital of Ankara, Istanbul's Kandilli Observatory said. The village most affected by the tremor was Saripinar village, where 170 mud-and-brick houses mostly suffered cracks, the Anatolian news agency reported. No one was hurt in the quake. |
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