Political Parties of Turkey

Prime Minister Erdoğan slams CHP's Öymen over anti-Alevi remarks

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday lashed out at Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Öymen over his remarks two weeks ago that equated a past Alevi revolt with a terrorist campaign.

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AKP Holds Marginal Advantage in Turkey

Turkey’s governing party is barely holding on to first place, according to a poll by Sonar Arastirma. 31.7 per cent of respondents would vote for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the next legislative election.

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How Turkey Massacred the Kurds of Dersim

Originally published in Hurriyet Daily News] After five months on book leave, it is nice to be back in the Daily News. I hope all has been well for everybody since June. As for Turkey, many new events and debates...

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Who is Van Rompuy?: New EU President's Life Motto Is 'Quiet Determination'

New EU President's Life Motto Is 'Quiet Determination' By Jeroen van der Kris in Brussels Herman Van Rompuy is a practicing Catholic who belongs to the conservative wing of the Flemish Christian Democrat party. Not long after...

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[Silent Turkey-4] Conservatives

There is one truth we need to underline even though it may come as strange to some: The most suppressed group in Turkey is the conservatives, even though they are the biggest group of people. Suppression did not happen as a...

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Georgia: Russian Border Opening Plan Under Scrutiny

Mixed motives seen in proposed move to end three-year frontier closure. By Dimitri Avaliani in Tbilisi and Samvel Avagian in Yerevan (CRS No. 520, 20-Nov-09) There are fears in Georgia that the government’s readiness to re-open...

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BAKU: We Will Continue To Oppose Ratification Of Turkey-Armenia Protocols: Turkish MP

WE WILL CONTINUE TO OPPOSE RATIFICATION OF TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS: TURKISH MP Today Nov 19 2009 Azerbaijan Day.Az interview with member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the Republican People's Party...

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Turkey: Government launches PR offensive on Kurdish question

Turkey’s political leaders are taking to the road to explain their plans to end a 25-year Kurdish war to the people. The PR offensive is opening amid rising political tensions and dwindling hopes of a multi-party accord on the...

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ANKARA: Name Change Referenda To Be Held In 2010 As Part Of Initiative

NAME CHANGE REFERENDA TO BE HELD IN 2010 AS PART OF INITIATIVE Today's Zaman Nov 18 2009 Turkey Civil society organizations demanded that the name of Tunceli be reverted back to Dersim. The Justice and Development Party (AK...

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ANKARA: "Turkey Following Ataturk's Foreign Policy, Not Pursuing Neo-Ottomanism"

"TURKEY FOLLOWING ATATURK'S FOREIGN POLICY, NOT PURSUING NEO-OTTOMANISM" Today's Zaman Nov 17 2009 Turkey Professor Ali Arslan, a lecturer at the department of history at Istanbul University who specializes in the history of...

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