Turkish Digest

ISSN No 1554-8414

Friday, August 01, 2008

Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya

"Turkey - Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya

Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
July 31, 2008
The world mass media reported falsely on the recent developments in Turkey; announcing that the Constitutional Court ruled yesterday against closing the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is utterly false."

More:American Chronicle | Turkey - Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya

Labels: AKP, Turkey

posted by Turkish Digest @ 2:25 PM

Akp 'conditionally' Off The Hook

"Akp 'conditionally' Off The Hook
Published: 8/1/2008

Whatever lies behind the Constitutional Court’s decision, a major political and economic crisis with ramifications for Turkey’s international relations has been averted"

More:Akp 'conditionally' Off The Hook

Labels: AKP

posted by Turkish Digest @ 11:01 AM

Monday, July 28, 2008

Turkish Court Examines Party as Bombs Toll Reaches 17 - NYTimes.com

"Turkish Court Examines Party as Bombs Toll Reaches 17

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's highest court began considering on Monday whether to shut down the governing AK Party for Islamist activities against a background of tension following two bomb attacks in Istanbul over the weekend.

The blasts killed 17 people and wounded more than 150 on Sunday hours before the Constitutional Court was set to look at the case. Five of the dead were children, Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said."

More:Turkish Court Examines Party as Bombs Toll Reaches 17 - NYTimes.com

Labels: AKP, Kurdish PKK Terrorists, PKK, Terrorism

posted by Turkish Digest @ 12:50 PM

AK Party case, bombings give Turkish markets jitters | U.S. | Reuters

"AK Party case, bombings give Turkish markets jitters

By Humeyra Pamuk and Thomas Grove

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish markets were narrowly mixed on Monday, held back by jitters over court deliberations on whether to close the ruling AK Party and after bombings in Istanbul overnight which killed 17 people."

More:AK Party case, bombings give Turkish markets jitters | U.S. | Reuters

Labels: AKP, Turkey

posted by Turkish Digest @ 12:04 PM

Turkish court deciding AKP's fate

"Turkish court deciding AKP's fate

Turkey'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 party, which has Islamist roots, and the secular elite. "

More:BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkish court deciding AKP's fate

Labels: AKP, Turkey

posted by Turkish Digest @ 9:56 AM

Sunday, July 27, 2008

FACTBOX: Key figures in Turkish AK Party court case | International | Reuters

"Key figures in Turkish AK Party court case

(Reuters) - Following are brief descriptions of the main protagonists in the Turkish court case in which the ruling AK Party is charged with Islamist activities:"

More:FACTBOX: Key figures in Turkish AK Party court case | International | Reuters

Labels: AKP, Turkey

posted by Turkish Digest @ 12:01 PM

Turkish court to deliberate whether ruling party should be banned for Islamic principles - International Herald Tribune

"Turkish court to deliberate whether ruling party should be banned for Islamic principles

ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkey's top court convenes Monday to decide whether the country's popular ruling party must be banned on charges that it is steering the secular nation toward Islamic rule.

Turkey's chief prosecutor asked the Constitutional Court in March to disband Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party and bar him and 70 other party members from joining a political party for five years."

More:Turkish court to deliberate whether ruling party should be banned for Islamic principles - International Herald Tribune

Labels: AKP, Turkey

posted by Turkish Digest @ 11:42 AM

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Turkish PM admits he also made mistakes, calls for reconciliation

"Turkish PM admits he also made mistakes, calls for reconciliation
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan admitted he and his party made mistakes and urged to re-establish social peace in the country in an exclusive interview with Hurriyet daily’s editor-in-chief Ertugrul Ozkok."

More:Turkish PM admits he also made mistakes, calls for reconciliation

Labels: AKP, Erdogan, Turkish government

posted by Turkish Digest @ 9:57 AM

AK Party dismisses Turkish election speculation - The Irish Times - Sat, Jul 26, 2008

"AK Party dismisses Turkish election speculation

ISTANBUL - Turkey's ruling AK Party tried yesterday to quash growing media speculation about a possible early parliamentary election as it faces being closed on charges of Islamist activities."

More:AK Party dismisses Turkish election speculation - The Irish Times - Sat, Jul 26, 2008

Labels: AKP, Elections, Erdogan, Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish government

posted by Turkish Digest @ 1:10 AM

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