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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Listening the other day to the masterly oration of sultan – sorry, the prime minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, I remembered bits and pieces of a song from a musical from the 1970s. How many people remember that famous musical written and staged first in the 1970s by Sadık Şendil – written indeed in 1967 – and later staged by both the state theaters and various private theater companies? It was...
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Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to a few questions that might be on people's minds these days: Does [Prime Minister] Recep Tayyip Erdoğan really believe his party will be forced to close? AK Party's strategy The attitudes of conservative political parties toward the state have always been consistent. Unlike the political movements of the left wing, conservatives have always perceived the state as a potential protector...
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Turkish PM could run as independent even if banned Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan can run as an independent candidate even if the Constitutional Court decides to place a political ban on him, the Chairman of High Election Board (YSK) was quoted as saying." More: Turkish PM could run as independent even if banned
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Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... People's Party (CHP) tabled another motion of censure against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday for using his political power to benefit a 2008 EPpy Award winners announced The 2008 EPpy Awards were announced today, with the New York Times winning three awards and USA Today winning two. … Masking Censorship - World Press Freedom Ads By Internation Musing Censorship is one of...
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Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner proposed in a letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that Turkey rededicate a historic Tarsus church built several centuries ago – which is now functioning as an army depot-turned museum. “Such a show of goodwill would not only gain the commendation of the world's Christian community, it would also improve relations with the Turkish community living...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... media group. Çalik's chief executive officer is the son-in-law of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The bank's executive board denied that the loan was motivated by politics.
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... Sabah-atv sale Turkey's main opposition party asked Parliament to lift Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's immunity from prosecution so that he can stand trial for his role in the sale of a media group, Milliyet said. Erdogan sought to ensure that Çalik Holding, run by his son-in-law, won an April tender to buy the Sabah newspaper and atv television, said Hakki Suha Okay, deputy...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... will initiate the construction of 7,000 homes in Izmir, set to be completed in 18 months,” said Erdogan Bayraktar, chairman of TOKI, adding that Izmir is an important target city in which TOKI plans to build many new homes. “We will be very careful about our selection of the people who will benefit from the projects, which are meant to be targeted at low-income groups. These homes will not...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
ANKARA – Turkish Daily News Officials from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) yesterday said the party still needs time to finalize the “roadmap” it will implement in the closure case against it. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan completed his meetings with his party's 339 deputies yesterday but party officials said they will continue to work on the roadmap. AKP deputies and high-level...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... in their statements, drawing criticism from other political parties. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected Türk's offer to meet last month, saying that it would be inappropriate for the government's head to meet with people who refuse to declare the PKK a terrorist organization. Some groups thrive on violence, said Türk in his response to questions. “If the state insists on solving...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... to boost its activities. During his visit to Diyarbakir last year, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had promoted the concept of “Citizenship of Turkey” to replace “Turkish nation,” drawing the ire of the CHP and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The CHP's leader, Deniz Baykal, objected to Erdogan's proposal, arguing that it would harm the unitary structure of the state. Baykal's...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Great Britain defends AKPThe AKP government was elected with a large share of the vote, said British Foreign Secretary David Milliband, defending Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party during a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart, Ali Babacan Tuesday. He added that the AKP has achieved many important positive changes, and that “we adhere to the principle that governments...
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
"Turkey's Political Opposition Blasts Ruling AKP May 14th, 2008 by Fred Stopsky · No Comments Devlet Bahceli, leader of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party(MHP), claimed the ruling Justice and Developmnt Party(AKP) led by Prime Minister Erdogan, is using the attempt by the prosecutor’s office to close it down as a strategy of placing itself as a victim rather than confronting real issues...
