06.10.2008 - Politics

Barroso: Turkey should fulfill all EU obligations

FINANCIAL MIRRORA
European Commissioner President, Jose Manuel Barroso, expressed hope that Turkey will fulfill all its EU obligations, including...

Turkey may wait decades to join EU

UPI
Turkey may have to wait for as long as 20 years to join the European Union. One of the big stumbling blocks is Cyprus, the EU O...

Turkey warned of EU 'train crash'

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
EU leaders have warned Turkey that Finland's compromise on relations with Cyprus is the only route to speedy membership in the...

European press review

BBC WORLD SERVICE
Turkey sparks much comment in Friday's papers, with divisions over a French law on denying genocide against the Armenians, and...

Turkey Gets Ready to Elect President under New Chief of Staff: Implications for the United States

SONER CAGAPTAY/THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE
The fact that imagined Jewish heritage could hurt a general's promotion shows how much Turkey has changed since the rise of th...

Turkey studying retaliatory measures against France

REUTERS
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey was studying retaliatory measures against France following approval of a la...

Turkey dealt blow over EU accession

FINANCIAL TIMES
Turkey's prospects of joining the European Union took a heavy blow on Thursday night, after France's National Assembly approv...

Premier Erdogan: France has stained its own history

ANKARA (A.A)
France has stained its own history and democracy by adopting the bill about so-called Armenian genocide, said Tur...

Patronising Turkey is a dangerous game for Europe

FINANCIAL TIMES
Europe is doing its level best to tell Turkey it is no longer wanted as part of the European Union. It is a high-risk game with...

Turkish PM rushed to hospital

REUTERS
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after fainting while keeping the Muslim fast during Ram...