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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
ANKARA – Turkish Daily News A top European Union official's categorization of Turkey was strongly refuted by the country's Chief of Staff and some columnists yesterday. Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Büyükanit criticized European Union Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn who argued that Turkey was divided into two big group of “staunch secularists” and “Muslim democrats,” speaking to...
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Euractive (Free subscription) | yesterday
... ban on women wearing headscarves in universities," she adds. Last April, Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, who usually keeps out of Turkey's internal conflicts, said "the court was a mistake," the author notes - a position which was backed by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.They both specified that if a ban on the governing party...
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
"How would you like your 'Islamist?' Wednesday, May 14, 2008 The average secular Turk is 'Muslim,' no more or less Muslim than Olli Rehn's 'Muslim democrat.' Yes, the average secular Turk is probably less observant, which does not make him 'less Muslim" More: How would you like your 'Islamist?' - Turkish Daily News May 14, 2008
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Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... For Average Turks? BY TAHA AKYOL MILLIYET- Discussing European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn`s term `democratic secularism,` Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Justice and Development Party (AKP) the party of `average Turks.`" The unbearable lightenss of ‘strategic relations’ We are lucky. Well, relatively speaking. If Google had a map that could help us...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... push Turkey into becoming a moderate Islamic country. They view the EU as the champion of the AKP. Olli Rehn and Jose Manuel Barosso are being accused of being anti-Kemalist. Real fundamentalists also view the EU as the enemy. One sector outside the AKP qualifies the EU as the Christian Mafia. In short, it's complete chaos. However, all this confusion is bound to produce a synthesis....
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
"A Party For Average Turks? Published: 5/12/2008 BY TAHA AKYOL MILLIYET- Discussing European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn`s term `democratic secularism,` Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Justice and Development Party (AKP) the party of `average Turks.`" More: A Party For Average Turks?
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... European values. This should enable swiftly forming a new government," EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said. "I hope that a new government can be formed rapidly, which would be strongly committed to reforms and to meeting the necessary conditions for further progress towards Europe," EU foreign-policy chief Javier Solana said, promising such government "all support."The European...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... European values. This should enable swiftly forming a new government," EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said. "I hope that a new government can be formed rapidly, which would be strongly committed to reforms and to meeting the necessary conditions for further progress towards Europe," EU foreign-policy chief Javier Solana said. "The EU would give such a government all its support,"...
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Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Unknown/BloombergRehn EU Cautious on Medvedev VowReutersHELSINKI -- A senior European Union official has welcomed a pledge by President Dmitry Medvedev to protect freedoms and improve the rule of law but said it remained to be seen if this would become a reality.Days before the Slovenian EU presidency was to travel to Lithuania to try to resolve a dispute blocking talks on a new EU cooperation...
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Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Turkey's tension is between extreme secularists and Muslim democrats Olli REHN The Kemalist crusade against 'imperialism' (aka the EU) Mustafa AKYOL Benefit of the closure case Statements made by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn to the Milliyet daily and recent remarks of EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso have made it necessary to recall discussions between...
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Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... -- such as European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn and Joost Lagendijk, the co-chairman of the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission -- have irked staunchly secular circles in Turkey with statements regarding a closure case filed against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). The AK Party's response By NASUHİ GÜNGÖR,...
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... party as it had come to power through democratic means. On Wednesday, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn [official website] called for the Turkey to respect democratic principles [Turkish Daily News report] in what was considered a message of support for the government. Rehn has previously warned [JURIST report] that the closure of the AKP could have could be serious ramifications...
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Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... Monday that the CHP's response would be very severe if the EU continued to attack his party (...) Rehn's categorization sparks reaction from military A top European Union official's categorization of Turkey was strongly refuted by the country's Chief of Staff and some columnists yesterday. Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Büyükanıt Report: Turkish president approves amendment enhancing...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... Ali Sahin submitted a judicial reform strategy package to the EU's enlargement commissioner, Olli Rehn, who was even photographed with the document, according to news reports last week. Osman Sirin, deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of Appeals, requested further information on the issue in a written statement he sent to the chairman of the Supreme Court of Appeals. “It is surprising...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... party as it had come to power through democratic means. On Wednesday, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn called for the Turkey to respect democratic principles in what was considered a message of support for the government. Rehn has previously warned that the closure of the AKP could have could be serious ramifications for Turkey's bid to join the European Union. MSNBC has...
