Date of source: Thursday, November 23, 2006
On Tuesday, Pope Benedict will start a four-day visit to Turkey amidst growing protests in Istanbul and Ankara. Tens of thousands took to the streets and chanted anti-pope slogans, expressing their fury at the pope’s remarks on Islām which he made two months ago in a lecture at the University of...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Europe’s rejection to Turkey’s entry into the European Union because of its Islamic values.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
British historian William Dalrymple denounces the policies of London and Washington, and
warns of the danger
of the Western discrimination against Muslims and Islām.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The article reports on public opinion and official stand points on the European constitution and
Turkey’s membership in the EU
Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2006
Al-Ḥayāh (Al-Ḥayāt) reports that Namik Tan, a spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, welcomed the report from the European Commission on Turkey’s accession to the European Union, describing it as "balanced and impartial," and indicating that it included some points which his government will...
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2006
The French Parliament adopted a law,
imposing jail
sanctions against anyone who denies the Turkish holocaust committed against Armenians during the
First World
War. The law aroused wide arguments in France, Turkey and the European Union in general.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The author discusses the different challenges Turkey is facing with its pursuit of European membership.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
The author gives an overview of Pope Benedict’s life and how he distinguished himself in the past as a powerful but controversial conservative factor in the Vatican.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
While Europeans seem unwilling for Turkey
to join the European Union, European governments
seem to recommend it. More profound details about the motivations
of both parties are discussed in this
article.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
On the 15th anniversary of Armenia’s independence from the former Soviet Union, the Armenian ambassador to Egypt, Dr. Rouben Karapelian, gives an interview to al- Ahrām, during which he speaks out about the remarkable economic progress that has been made in his country after its independence and on...