Posted in International Press, Opinion on Jan 6th, 2010
More than 22 years after it first applied, Turkey’s entry to the EU is still blocked by human rights concerns – and subtle prejudice. Istanbul is haunted by a unique type of melancholy, Orhan Pamuk writes in his wondrous book on Turkey’s largest city. Known as hüzün, “the black mood shared by millions of people [...]
Posted in International Press, Turkish Press on Oct 26th, 2009
In an article in The Times daily on Monday, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband writes that the European Union should welcome new members, including Turkey. He adds that the British commitment to and strength in Europe is good for Britain and good for Europe In an article in The Times on Monday, British Foreign Secretary [...]
Posted in International Press on Oct 11th, 2009
The Republic of Turkey Must Become a Full-fledged Member of the EU Speech by Dr. Zhelyu Zhelev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1990—1997)President of the Balkan Political Club 12th Conference of the Balkan Political Club “TURKEY –EU RELATIONS” Istanbul, 10th October 2009 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, One of the priorities of the Balkan Political [...]
Posted in International Press, Opinion on Aug 7th, 2009
Turkey ever join the EU? Writing in the Guardian, Tariq Ramadan argues that the EU must let the former Ottoman power back into Europe and that they’ve only barred Turkish membership out of fear, xenophobia and, of course, Islamophobia: Political parties that call for an increasingly narrow view of Europe are gaining ground. These parties [...]
Posted in International Press on May 15th, 2009
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday called France and Germany not to change the established criteria on his country’s accession bid to the 27-nation bloc. “When you begin a match and we are playing you can’t change the rules, it’s silly. We don’t want to be surprised by changed rules, we’ve spoken to (French) [...]
Posted in International Press, Turkish Press on May 14th, 2009
A new magazine that aims to better acquaint Europe with Turkey was introduced Monday at the House of Commons in London. The magazine is run by a group of British citizens who support Turkey’s accession into the European Union. Speaking at the introductory reception, the editor in chief of “Turkey in Europe,” Osman Streater, said [...]
Posted in International Press on Nov 20th, 2008
Gulfnews Michel Rocard, a towering figure of the French left, has emerged as an eloquent and powerful advocate of Turkey’s membership of the European Union. He has thus thrown down the gauntlet to President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has made no secret of his diehard opposition to Turkish membership. In terms of French opinion, Rocard seems [...]
Posted in International Press on Oct 27th, 2008
Washington Post Turkey’s recent election to the UN Security Council for a two-year term is–for the rising regional power–both a gesture and a request from the international community. As a result of the vote, Turkey is charged with the task of negotiating the Council’s primary agenda: the Iranian nuclear program. A certain test to Turkey’s [...]
Posted in International Press on Jul 28th, 2008
Financial Times Has European Union officialdom taken sides in the clash between “secularists” and “Islamists” in Turkey? Many in the first camp seem to believe so. Europe seems to have become, they argue, the great co-conspirator against secularism in Turkey. Indeed, the EU has not found a productive body language when engaging with those Turks [...]
Posted in International Press on Jul 27th, 2008
Deutsche Welle Members of the European Union should be open about Turkey’s EU accession bid as the country’s entry into the union would benefit the rest of the continent, writes Greens lawmaker Cem Oezdemir for DW-WORLD.DE. Cem Oezdemir is a member of the European Parliament and sits in the legislature’s foreign affairs committee. He is [...]