The Council of Europe Archive
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Journalists come together to fight prejudice worldwide
Posted on December 1, 2010 | No CommentsEighty journalists from throughout Europe convened in İstanbul on Tuesday for a three-day international program to raise awareness among media professionals of discrimination that is commonplace in the world. The... -
Russia, Turkey to interact in juridical affairs
Posted on November 27, 2010 | No CommentsISTANBUL, November 26 (Itar-Tass) — Russia and Turkey are striving for intensive interaction in juridical affairs on the bilateral and international levels, Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov told Itar-Tass on... -
European ministers discuss judicial reform in Istanbul
Posted on November 26, 2010 | No CommentsISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News Modernization of the judiciary is an obligation rather than a bonus, Turkey’s justice minister says during the 30th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of... -
News.Az – Fikrat Mammadov to attend conference of CE justice ministers
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe 30th conference of the justice ministers of the Council of Europe member-states will be held in Istanbul on November 24-26. News service for the Justice Ministry of Azerbaijan reportsthat... -
Turkey’s New Playground
Posted on November 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe map above shows the forty-seven nations that make up the membership of the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe was founded in 1949 with ten original members, and added... -
European Council’s President Welcomes Reforms Turkey Fulfills
Posted on November 18, 2010 | No CommentsEuropean Council’s President Herman Van Rompuy said that they welcomed the reforms Turkey had fulfilled so far in the EU membership process. Turkey was getting closer to European model and... -
Turkey to push for reform of the Council of Europe
Posted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsAuthor: Cillian Donnelly 14 November 2010 – Issue : 911 Turkey has vowed to continue the reform agenda of the Council of Europe (CoE) as it takes over the six-month... -
DARKNESS MADE VISIBLE BY THE TURKISH ZOLA
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsOn 29 September 2010, 108 years to the day after Zola’s death, the ongoing disaster called Turkey received yet another Pinochet-style shock in its struggle to retain its secularity. -
One day Turkey will run the EU
Posted on September 30, 2010 | 2 Comments28 September 2010 Die Presse Vienna Hassan Bleibel, Al Mustaqbal (Beirut) Turkey isn’t even a member yet, but deputy prime minister Ali Babacan is already demanding a leading role in... -
MONKEYS IN WONDERLAND
Posted on August 22, 2010 | No CommentsSilivri is sunflower country, vast undulating sun-filled land that rolls down to the Marmara Sea about 72 kilometers west of Istanbul. Silivri Prison squats therein on spoiled high ground 72... -
A Heart of Darkness Envelopes Turkey: A Letter to President Obama (20 July 2010) English/Turkish
Posted on August 9, 2010 | 5 CommentsJAMES C. RYAN, Ph.D. [Letterhead Redacted] 20 July 2010 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 USA... -
The Submarine Deals That Helped Sink Greece
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe Wall Street Journal JULY 10, 2010 By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS ATHENS–As Greece slashes spending to avoid default, it hasn’t moved to skimp on one area: defense. The deeply indebted Mediterranean... -
GAZA FLOTILLA: NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION IN UK!
Posted on June 2, 2010 | 1 CommentDate: Saturday 5th June Assemble 1:30pm outside Downing Street, LONDON, UK March to Israeli Embassy with speakers from the Flotolla End the Siege of Gaza Freedom for Palestine -
Turkey is an enormous present on Europe’s doorstep (Video)
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Commentshttp://www.intelligencesquared.com/iq2-video/2005/lets-keep-turkey-out-of-europe?SQ_PAINT_LAYOUT_NAME=chapter&start=2883&end=3278&sgmt=37552 Turkey is an enormous present on Europe’s doorstep. Speaker: Professor Norman Stone Arguing against the motion ‘Let’s keep Turkey out of Europe’, Norman Stone asserts that Turkey’s history mirrors that... -
Turkey will make Europe a better model and actor (Video)
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Commentshttp://www.intelligencesquared.com/iq2-video/2005/lets-keep-turkey-out-of-europe?SQ_PAINT_LAYOUT_NAME=chapter&start=739&end=1286&sgmt=37548 Turkey will make Europe a better model and actor (Video). Speaker: Dominique Moisi Arguing against the motion ‘Let’s keep Turkey out of Europe’, Dominique Moisi says he regards the debate... -
The United Ireland Party officially supports Turkish membership of the EU
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Commentshttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0410/1224268052473.html The United Ireland Party, FINE GAEL, has said it officially supports Turkish membership of the European Union notwithstanding opposition to the move expressed by one of its TDs this... -
The peoples of both Ireland and Turkey suffered from Winston Churchill
Posted on April 11, 2010 | No Commentshttp://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/kevin-myers-the-peoples-of-turkey-and-ireland-both-suffered-from-the-warmongering-of-winston-churchill-2116638.html I should remind you here that ‘our gallant ally’ , U.K. , had conquered and subdued Namibia and Tanganyika by methods even more barbarous than those of the British in... -
Turkey’s presence in EU as an armed invader in Christian lands
Posted on April 11, 2010 | No Commentshttp://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/kevin-myers-for-250-years-turkeys-presence-in-europe-was-invariably-as-an-armed-invader-in-christian-lands-2118175.html Unless we admit Turkey, says Mr Erdogan, the EU will “end up a Christian club”. Well, is that so very bad? Didn’t Christians invent just about everything for the... -
US Congress panel ‘Armenian genocide’ vote wrong
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsBaroness Sarah Ludford Ingiliz Liberal Party Avrupa Milletvekili – soyledikleri cok guzelkendisine tesekkur edelim assagidaki yazisi icin (emaili var) Haluk Turkish Forum, Ingiltere YONETIM KURULU ADINA —–Original Message—————————————————————————————— From: Sarah... -
Council of Europe secretary-general says Turkey is a global player
Posted on February 5, 2010 | No CommentsCouncil of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland has said Turkey, along with Russia and the European Union, is a global player and has much to contribute in boosting the status of...
