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What if hypothetical | A G O R A

10 hours ago ago from Agora dialogue

Posted on December 10, 2009 Filed Under More than Just Bread | Leave a Comment by Marios Evriviades - Greek Cypriots, the majority population on the Island of Cyprus, overwhelmingly rejected a plan for reunification with the island’s small Turkish minority developed by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in a referendum on April 24, 2004. The majority Greeks regarded the solution offered by Annan as impractical and unfair, ...

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Turkey bans pro-Kurdish party DTP : Alanya Observer News Weather Nightlife Holidays in Alanya

20 hours ago ago from Alanya Observer News Weather Nightlife Holidays in Alanya

Alanya News | Dec 14, 2009 | Comments 0 Turkey’s top court on Friday banned a pro-Kurdish political party on charges of ties to Kurdish rebels, a decision likely to disrupt a struggling reconciliation process between the state and minority Kurds. Hasim Kilic, head of the Constitutional Court, said the court also expelled Democratic Society Party chairman Ahmet Turk and another legislator, Aysel Tugluk, from parliament, barring them and ...

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Turkey’’s court bans pro-Kurdish party

21 hours ago ago from Open Pakistan

ANKARA: Turkey''s top court closed the only pro-Kurdish party in parliament on Friday for having links to PKK Kurdish rebels in a ruling that deals a fresh blow to the country''s faltering bid to join the European Union. The EU promptly issued a statement of concern, having warned that banning the Democratic Society Party (DTP) would violate Kurdish rights and could set back the government''s drive to end decades of conflict with militant ...

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Turkey's Erdogan criticizes ban on Kurdish party | Reuters

7 hours ago ago from Turkish Digest

"Turkey's Erdogan criticizes ban on Kurdish party Mehmet Emin Caliskan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:05pm EST DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke out on Monday against a court ban on a Kurdish party that caused angry protests and plunged the country into political uncertainty." More: Turkey's Erdogan criticizes ban on Kurdish party | Reuters

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DTP closed (2) Turkish nationalists trying hard to start a civil war

22 hours ago ago from Erkan's Field Diary

A Turkish nationalist (left) fires a gun during clashes with Kurdish activists in the Beyoglu area of Istanbul. Turkish nationalists and Kurdish activists clashed in Istanbul, leaving at least one person injured from a gunshot during street battles, an AFP reporter said. (AFP/Bulent Kilic) As of now, Turkey has lost her Kurds. If there is any cooperation between Turks and Kurds from now on, Turkish nationalists have no role to play. I ...

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Kurdish lawmakers resign en masse from Turkish Parliament

4 hours ago ago from CNN - World

Kurdish lawmakers resign en masse from Turkish Parliament By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert , CNN Turkish nationalists clash with Kurdish activists in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Kurdish lawmakers say they'll resign seats, days after court banned their party NEW: Struggle may leave many voters without representation, European Commission says Turkey's highest court banned DTP ...

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