Archive for June, 2008
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PM Erdogan reminds reforms at conference
Posted on June 30, 2008 | No CommentsPM Erdogan reminds reforms at conference Thursday, June 26, 2008 Istanbul – Anatolia News Agency For the past five-and-a-half years Turkey has been going through a fundamental transformation, said Prime... -
Turkish-American Relations
Posted on June 30, 2008 | No CommentsTurkish-American Relations Reports Title: Turkey Brief: The U.S. – Turkey Relations Date: March 2008 Author: DEIK/TAIK Length: 157 pages Format: Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) Content Summary: Turkey has been rapidly integrating... -
GE selects Turkey to be its healthcare base
Posted on June 30, 2008 | No CommentsGE selects Turkey to be its healthcare base Saturday, June 14, 2008 Istanbul – Anatolia News Agency General Electric Company, or GE, a subsidiary of GE Healthcare, which is worth... -
Turkey to become Coca Cola hub
Posted on June 30, 2008 | 1 CommentIstanbul – Turkish Daily News The world’s largest beverage company Coca Cola has decided to manage a significant proportion of its global operations from Turkey by moving one of its... -
Invigorating the U.S.-Turkish Strategic Partnership
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsInvigorating the U.S.-Turkish Strategic Partnership Ornek bir neocon profili arayanlar icin, Matt Byrza sunumda bulunmus. Washington Institute, Ataturk’u anma konferanslari duzenliyor mu bilmiyorum fakat, KK (Kukla Kurdistan)... -
Turkey has trouble facing up to its past
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsHanim Tosun last saw her husband Fehmi in 1995 as he was being dragged into a car outside their home by men in civilian clothes who she is convinced were... -
The Fight for Turkey
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe New York Times article June 23, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist By ROGER COHEN ISTANBUL Let’s talk Turkey. A war is on for the country’s soul and everyone should be watching... -
Invigorating the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsInvigorating the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership Matt Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Turgut Ozal Memorial Lecture at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, DC,... -
Turkish Embassy in Washington DC Launches Podcast Series
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsTurkish Embassy Podcast Series features Insights on Turkey from Leading Policy Makers, Analysts and DiplomatsThe podcast featuring Minister Babacan’s Atlantic Council address offers an insightful overview of Turkey’s diplomatic efforts... -
President Bush Meets with President Talabani of Iraq
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsWednesday, June 25, 2008 President Bush met with President Jalal Talabani of Iraq and discussed the political, security, and economic gains in Iraq. Afterwards, President Bush participated in the National... -
Invigorating the U.S.-Turkish Strategic Partnership
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsFeaturing Matthew Bryza June 27, 2008 On June 24, 2008, Matthew Bryza delivered The Washington Institute’s ninth Turgut Ozal Memorial Lecture. Mr. Bryza is the deputy assistant secretary of state... -
Even the U.S. prosecutors claim that Gulen is financed by the CIA!
Posted on June 29, 2008 | No CommentsGülen not granted green card Thursday, June 26, 2008 RAZİ CANİKLİGİL NEW YORK – Hürriyet Controversial Islamic scholar Fetullah Gülen’s application for a U.S. Permanent Resident Card, widely known as... -
Turkish scholar fired for Nazi comparison
Posted on June 28, 2008 | No CommentsFrom: Aytac Karatas <aytackaratas@ yahoo.com> Subject: [BAYOT] Almanya: Dr Faruk Sen kurdugu Essen Turkiye Arastirmalar Merkezinden Atildi! Published: 06/27/2008 A prominent Turkish scholar was fired for comparing the suffering of... -
BAYOT condemns the management of ZfT
Posted on June 28, 2008 | No CommentsPRESS RELEASE – For immediate release BAYOT (West European Organization for Higher Eduacated Turks) condemns the management of Stiftung Zentrum fur Turkeistudien (Foundation of Centrum for Turkish Studies) for... -
Talk, Talk, Talk, Talk To Iran
Posted on June 28, 2008 | No CommentsJune 25, 2008 by Faiz Shakir, IRAN Despite growing international pressure, including three Chapter 7 U.N. Security Council resolutions — the last of which was adopted in April of this... -
Turkey’s ‘Legitimization’ of Sexual Violence Sparks Anger
Posted on June 28, 2008 | No Commentsbianet.org Women React To The Religious Directives On “Sexual Life” The Director of Religious Affairs puts some directives about sexual life on its internet site. The women find them discriminating.... -
IRAQI TURKMEN MESSAGE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION by Dr. Ayoub Bazzaz
Posted on June 28, 2008 | No CommentsFrom: Haluk Demirbag, BSc [mailto:technocrator@yahoo.com] IRAQI TURKMEN MESSAGE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION By Ayoub Bazzaz (BSc, MSc, PhD, DPSI) The Chairman of Iraqi Turkmen Rights Advocating Committee (ITRAC)-UK,... -
U.S. RECOGNIZED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN 1951, WORLD COURT DOCUMENT REVEALS
Posted on June 24, 2008 | 2 Commentshttp://www.azg.am/EN/2008061303 Armenian Genocide U.S. RECOGNIZED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN 1951, WORLD COURT DOCUMENT REVEALS While President Bush and several of his predecessors have avoided characterizing the organized mass killings of Armenians... -
Letter to Obama
Posted on June 24, 2008 | No CommentsOBAMAYA YAZILMIS SOZDE SOYKIRIMI ACIGA CIKARACAK bIR MEKTUP ORNEGI From: Demir Bayar [mailto:demirtas@celalbayar.org] I mailed the attached letter to Obama. I also asked my friends to do the same. If... -
Boston Genocide Memorial Park Gets Green Light
Posted on June 24, 2008 | No CommentsWATERTOWN (Combined Sources)–Rep. Peter Koutoujian and the Armenian Heritage Foundation (AHF) announced Friday that plans to develop a park memorial recognizing victims of the Armenian genocide on the Rose Fitzgerald...
