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Back to homepageLeyla Zana speech at European Parliament Conference 0
Post Views: 17 On 17 and 18 November the European Parliament hosted the 7th International Conference on EU, Turkey and the Kurds. Among other prominent speakers was also former DEP Kurdish MP, Leyla Zana who spent 10 years in prison.
Read MoreTurkish military denies asking for ‘photo proof’ of homosexuality 0
Post Views: 3 The TSK denies asking for photos or video footage from gay men to prove their sexual orientation despite reports suggesting otherwise. Hürriyet photo Turkey’s military is asking for “photographic” proof that people seeking an exemption from
Read MoreMain Turkish opposition leader rules out BDP alliance 0
Post Views: 9 CHP leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu (L) visits the grave of Ahmet Kaya, who died 10 years ago in Paris. AA photo Opposition party leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has ruled out an election alliance with Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party,
Read MoreNATO-EU links top Turkish president’s Lisbon agenda 0
Post Views: 8 Turkish President Abdullah Gül speaks at a press conference before his departure. AA photo Turkey and NATO’s ongoing disagreement over how relations between the alliance and the European Union should best be formulated will be a
Read MoreMissile defence: the $270m ‘protective umbrella’ for 28 Nato allies 0
Post Views: 8 Richard Norton-Taylor The proposed system is protect Nato allies from a perceived growing threat from countries like Iran. Photograph: EPA What is the purpose of the proposed missile defence system?To protect Nato allies and countries in the
Read MoreNato summit in Lisbon: the key issues 0
Post Views: 4 Afghanistan, relations with Russia and the Turkey-Cyprus conundrum among a challenging list of issues on the agenda Ian Traynor The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, arrives in Lisbon ahead of the Nato summit Photograph: AP AfghanistanThe “war on
Read More‘Fit for purpose’ Nato looks to Russia for help with missile defence shield 0
Post Views: 10 Mission statement takes in nuclear weapons and TurkeyAlliance to co-operate with Russia on missile defenceIan Traynor President Barack Obama and the Portuguese president Aníbal Cavaco Silva at Nato talks in Lisbon aimed at bolstering the alliance Photograph:
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