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Armenian Issue - Video
Archive for July, 2008
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes unity plea after Istanbul bombings
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsSuna Erdem in Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, prayed with thousands of mourners yesterday at the funeral of victims of Sunday’s bomb attack in Istanbul. He... -
Turkey to be number nine economy in the world by 2050
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsGlobal investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a report that Turkey would grow to become a nearly 6 trillion dollar economy by 2050, the 9th largest economy in the world,... -
What Would Ataturk Do?
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsPAGE ONE What Would Ataturk Do? Turkey Battles Over Long-Dead Leader By ANDREW HIGGINS July 29, 2008; Page A1 ANKARA, Turkey — The Ataturk Thought Association, zealous guardian of the... -
Comment from Jane’s Middle East Editor on the Bombings in Turkey
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsLondon , UK (Jul. 28, 2008) — David Hartwell, Jane’s Middle East Editor, commented “Turkish authorities are probably correct in their early assessment that the Partiya Karkaren Kurdistan was responsible... -
PRESS RELEASE: The European Armenian Federation inquires the EU French Pres
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsFrom: European Armenian Federation [mailto:contact@eafjd.eu] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:13 PM To: grassroots@turkishforum.com grassroots@turkishforum.com Subject: The European Armenian Federation inquires the EU French Pres PRESS RELEASE For immediate... -
If the Turkish secularity goes, so go the Turkish women’s rights, par Ozer Aksoy, Turkish Forum, le 24 juillet 2008
Posted on July 29, 2008 | No CommentsSi la laïcité recule en Turquie, les droits des femmes reculeront, par Ozer Aksoy dimanche 27 juillet 2008, par Annie Lessard, Marc Lebuis http://pointdebasculecanada.ca/spip.php?article539 « Le monde occidental ne semble pas... -
Blood and Belief – Kurdish Identity
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsThe PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence by Aliza Marcus New York: New York University Press, 2007. 349 pp. $35 Reviewed by Michael Rubin Middle East Quarterly Summer 2008... -
Top of the Agenda: Turkey Court Ruling
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Turkey’s top court to rule on AKP; suicide bombs in Istanbul. - Bombings at Iraqi Shiite pilgrimage; separate attack in Kirkuk. - Philippines strikes deal with rebel... -
Turkish court deciding AKP’s fate
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsTurkey’s Constitutional Court is meeting to consider if the governing AK Party should be banned for alleged anti-secular activities. It is the culmination of a series of clashes between the... -
Cyprus – A divided island
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No Comments1960 – Britain grants independence to Cyprus under power-sharing constitution between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Archbishop Makarios becomes first post- independence president. Treaty of Guarantee allows Greece, Turkey and Britain... -
Turkey joins the race for Africa’s resources
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsWritten by Allan Odhiambo July 28, 2008: Turkey has become the latest emerging economy to join the scramble for Africa’s fortunes with a continent-wide investment conference to be held in... -
The Anti-Coup
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsAs coups are one of the primary ways through which dictatorships are installed, this piece details measures that civilians, civil society, and governments can take to prevent and block coups... -
Bombs Kill 16 in a Crowded Istanbul Neighborhood
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsBy SEBNEM ARSU Published: July 28, 2008 ISTANBUL — Two bombs exploded within minutes of each other late Sunday in a crowded pedestrian area of Istanbul, killing at least... -
‘Ottoman Turco-Armenian War Tragedy’ presented at Edinburgh City Council
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsThe Federation of British Turkish Associations and the British Turkish Committee for Dialogue A symposium, jointly organised by the Federation of British Turkish Associations and British Turkish Committee for Dialogue,... -
PKK-Armenian Relations
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsChanging their tactics after the ’80s as they encountered adverse reactions from the world. Now, it was time for PKK to carry on the mission. Their first terrorist act started... -
Isolated Armenia leans on Iran
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsBy Robin Forestier, BBC News, Yerevan Deep in the cellar of the Noy Brandy factory in Yerevan, Armenia, there is a pungent, but not unpleasant smell of ageing, fortified wine.... -
Director of National Security Service of Armenia accuses oppositional mass media of lies
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsThe Press centre of the National Security Service of of Armenia has distributed a statement of the Director of the National Security Service, Goryk Akopyan, in connection with reports of... -
Istanbul Bombings Kill 15 Evening Strollers
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsBy SEBNEM ARSU Published: July 28, 2008 ISTANBUL, Turkey — Two bombs exploded within minutes of each other late Sunday in a crowded pedestrian area of Istanbul, killing at least... -
Gang’s links with PKK, DHKP/C, Hizbullah exposed
Posted on July 28, 2008 | No CommentsProsecutors in a landmark case over the investigation into Ergenekon, a criminal network suspected of plotting a coup against the government, have uncovered striking links between the gang and some... -
Jordan set to launch huge water project
Posted on July 27, 2008 | No CommentsAMMAN (AFP) — Thirsty Jordan announced on Sunday that a Turkish firm will begin work next week on a near-billion-dollar project to supply the capital with water from an ancient...
