Tag Archives | minorities

Neo-Nazis Suspected of Greek and Turkish Murders

By on November 12, 2011 in Germany, news

German prosecutors said Friday that they have found evidence linking to the murders of 10 people over seven years to three apparent neo-Nazis who had spent the last 13 years on the run. Eight of the victims were of Turkish origin, one was Greek and one was a German policewoman.The murders were committed in several [...]

Ethnic Armenian in Turkey rejects diplomatic post

By on March 30, 2011 in France, news, Turkey

Turkish Foreign Ministry offered a post to Daron Acemoglu as the country’s permanent representative to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). News sources first claimed he would be appointed as Turkish ambassador to France, but Foreign Minister Davutoglu, in his press conference yesterday corrected that mistake without naming names. Acemoglu, a Turkish/Armenian and [...]

“We invented both democracy and demagogy”

By on March 28, 2011 in EU, news, Turkey

Former Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyannis visited Turkey today to attend a conference on “Women and Politics in Europe and Turkey”g by KA-DER, an NGO defending women’s rights at Bilgi University. On an exclusive interview with Turkish news channel NTV Mrs. Bakoyannis said EU/Turkey relations will improve as long as Turkey keeps working for [...]

Turkish PM confused about Greece

Turkish PM confused about Greece

By on March 28, 2011 in news, Turkey

Criticized by European Commission about press freedom issues in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep T. Erdogan said (they) should be concerned about Greece first. Erdogan also criticized the treatment of Muslim minorities in Greece. Last week police in Turkey went practically door to door to confiscate copies of an unpublished book by Ahmet Sik, an investigative [...]