GREAT DECISIONS Turkey doesn't deserve so much deference from U.S.;...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 15, 1998 ;   RICHARD FOSTER;   656 words ...Turkey, whose human-rights record is as atrocious as it is consistent...ought to be on America's list of bad actors. Yet, because Turkey knows what buttons to push in Washington, it enjoys a high level of U.S. support, and even affection. Of Turkey's suppression of dissent there can be no doubt. A recent...

EU/TURKEY : EXPERTS CALL ON TURKEY TO START NEW ROUND OF REFORMS.

Europe-East;  September 24, 2007 ;     642 words ...Turkey has to send a strong positive signal to the EU by re-launching...participants to a round-table debate on the future of EU-Turkey relations, chaired by MEP Joost Lagendijk (Greens-EFA, Netherlands), the chairman of the EU-Turkey Delegation, at the European Parliament on 12 September...

East meets west.(Turkey bridging the gap between Europe and Asia)(World)

Insight on the News;  July 20, 1998 ;   Lucier, James P.;   787 words ...Turkey's leaders are pushing their country as a westernized bridge...subsequent Greek invasion and invasion of Anatolia. But the Turkey of today was crafted during the war of liberation from...so that it could join Europe on equal terms. Since then Turkey has been a strong ally of the Western nations, a ...

Turkey's image of ambivalence

The Boston Globe;  April 10, 1991 ;   Walter V. Robinson, Globe Staff;   787 words ...CUKURCA, Turkey -- A Turkish army officer, interrupted...turning away to lash at a Kurdish woman. Turkey, the second-largest member of the North...Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's army, Turkey has managed to appear indifferent to their...

Turkey's Transformation and American Policy

The Middle East Journal;  July 1, 2001 ;   Yesilada, Birol;   787 words ...Turkey's Transformation and American Policy, ed. by Morton Abramowitz...24.95. This edited volume is an excellent overview of Turkey's transformation during the last two decades and the effect...Contributors include prominent scholars and analysts on Turkey, as well as former diplomats of the US State ...

SUMMIT: Turkey turns its fury on `prejudiced' European leaders Tempers...

The Independent - London;  December 14, 2002 ;   Stephen Castle in Copenhagen;   593 words ...TURKEY ACCUSED Europe of prejudice yesterday after pressure from...application were spurned when the EU summit in Copenhagen decided Turkey would have to wait until December 2004 before a review...blackmailing. I was very saddened by the fact that he said `Turkey is blackmailing us.'" Ankara initially took ...

New Mideast cop // Turkey is re-emerging as a key factor in global...

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 28, 1990 ;   Thomas Goltz;   787 words ...Turkey's decision to side with the United States and the West...exaggerated, a sort of opening salvo to draw attention to Turkey's plight. But the rude truth remains that losses are losses...amounts of aid as a means to deflect the economic blow to Turkey. For openers, Turkey will benefit more from ...

ENLARGEMENT : TURKEY WOULD JUMPSTART EU ECONOMY, SAYS ISTANBUL COMMERCE...

Europe-East;  May 24, 2006 ;     578 words ...Turkey represents a golden opportunity for the EU and the 25-member...hope to be a prominent actor in the global economy without Turkey in the coming fifty years, according to the President of...April in Brussels on the main economic contributions of Turkey's EU membership , Mr Yalcintas said that ...

ENLARGEMENT : TURKEY WOULD JUMPSTART EU ECONOMY, SAYS ISTANBUL COMMERCE...

European Report;  May 2, 2006 ;     578 words ...Turkey represents a golden opportunity for the EU and the 25-member...hope to be a prominent actor in the global economy without Turkey in the coming fifty years, according to the President of...April in Brussels on the main economic contributions of Turkey's EU membership , Mr Yalcintas said that ...

East set to meet West in Turkey; Asian nation eyes membership in European...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 24, 2006 ;   MARY NEVANS-PEDERSON;   444 words ...Turkey as part of the European Union? It likely will happen, but...College Town Clock Center for Professional Development on Turkey and its future in the European Union. Wehrle has taught...He is a business consultant and lives in Galena, Ill. Turkey is a moderate Muslim country with secular democracy, ...

Turkey's drive for EU membership. (EU Affairs).

Europe;  October 1, 2002 ;   Lennon, David;   787 words ...Turkey is very very serious about joining the European Union...reforms called for by the European Union. On August 3, Turkey's parliament passed a far-reaching package of reforms...place before campaigning begins in advance of elections. Turkey has taken a giant step on the road to the EU, declared...

Top U.S. officials offer aid to buffer Turkey's economy

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  December 29, 2002 ;   James C. Helicke;   495 words ...ANKARA, Turkey - The United States and its key ally Turkey have agreed on the shape of an aid package to help Turkey's struggling economy withstand a possible war in neighboring Iraq, a U.S. official said Saturday. "On the economic assistance package...

In Turkey

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 10, 2002 ;   PHILIP TERZIAN;   787 words ...In Turkey, 'democracy' still challenged By PHILIP TERZIAN Sunday, November 10, 2002 When Turkey's American admirers talk about their favorite country, it all sounds familiar. Turkey, they say, is a secular, Muslim, non-Arab state with its feet planted...

Special Supplement: Turkey - Waiting In EU Wings - Turkey Is Cautiously...

The Banker;  October 1, 2004 ;     660 words ...Turkey was recognised as a candidate for EU membership at the...December this year. The delay is partly due to factors outside Turkey's control, most notably the preparation that the EU has...admit central and eastern European states this year. But Turkey has also had to demonstrate a willingness to ...

TURKEY'S RIGHTS REFERENDUM LINKED TO EEC BID

The Boston Globe;  July 19, 1987 ;   Curtis Wilkie, Globe Staff;   718 words ...ANKARA, Turkey - An upcoming referendum to determine...banned after a military coup in 1980 is Turkey's latest attempt to convince Western Europe...parallelism" between the Sept. 6 referendum and Turkey's application three months ago to become...