Turkey
The Current Negotiations are not about the Interest of Greek and Turkish Cypriots
By Aris Petasis The current negotiations on the Cyprus problem were initiated by three foreign governments for their own benefit and not out of concern for the democratic rights of the people of Cyprus (Greek and Turkish Cypriots–G/T-C) Negotiations were kick-started by the British and the Americans, with help from Turkey, (the three are referred […]
No Hegemonic Peace in Cyprus
By Marios L. Evriviades Almost forty years to the date, the Turks finally figured out that they had invaded the wrong geographic region of Cyprus. Cyprus’s power wealth, its hydrocarbons, have been found to be located in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off its southern shores and not in its northern ones, where the NATO-trained […]
693 σελίδες με έγγραφα του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ για την Κύπρο, την Ελλάδα και την Τουρκία (στα αγγλικά)
The Department of State released today Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, Volume XXI, Cyprus; Turkey; Greece. This volume is part of a Foreign Relations subseries that documents the most important foreign policy issues of the Jimmy Carter administration. The focus of this volume is on U.S. policy towards the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Turkish courts release eight journalists in two days
New York, March 27, 2014—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release this week of at least eight imprisoned journalists in Turkey, but calls on Turkish authorities to scrap the charges against them and release all of the journalists jailed in the country.
When the rule of law isn’t: Turkey at the crossroads
By Geoffrey King – CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator In less than a week, Turkish voters will cast their ballots in local elections widely seen as a test of support for embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has faced growing questions about official corruption since a high-level probe first became public in December. Although many […]
CPJ condemns Twitter ban in Turkey
New York, March 21, 2014—Turkey banned access to the social media platform Twitter on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened in a public speech to shut it down, according to news reports. The move comes just ahead of March 30 elections and follows Erdoğan’s threats to ban Facebook and YouTube.
New Report: Turkey Financing Top Global Terror Groups
Turkey has become a principal financial hub for terrorists under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government has helped Iran skirt sanctions, supported jihadi groups in Syria, and provided financial backing to Hamas, according to a new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
Letter to President Obama on Recent Developments in Turkey
“Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is increasingly undermining a central pillar of the decades-long, strategic U.S.-Turkish partnership: Turkey’s growing democracy. We are writing because of our deep dismay at this development and to urge you to make clear to the Turkish public America’s concern about Turkey’s current path. Silence will only encourage Prime Minister Erdoğan […]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – February 19, 2014 President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey on a range of bilateral and regional issues. The President affirmed the value he places on a strong, mutually respectful bilateral relationship with the Republic of Turkey and expressed his […]
Turkish president should veto Internet bill
San Francisco, February 6, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish President Abdullah Gül to veto the Internet bill passed Wednesday by the Turkish Parliament. The bill would grant the Turkish government unprecedented control over the Internet by allowing Web pages to be blocked without a court order, requiring mandatory data retention by Internet Service Providers, and […]