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Hahn: "There is no version of Turkish democracy, there is only democracy”
Hahn: "There is no version of Turkish democracy, there is only democracy”
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, who oversees EU membership bids, spoke to Reuters about Turkey during EU Foreign Ministers Meeting. Stating that “Turkey's EU dream is over for now", Hahn said that a new model based on "trade and security ties" is being discussed.
2 May 2017 Haber Merkezi
Turkey decision of PACE: political monitoring after 13 years
Turkey decision of PACE: political monitoring after 13 years
PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) voted for reopening political monitoring procedure for Turkey. Turkey had passed this procedure in 2004.
25 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
“Both Nazism accusation and Hitler comparison are wrong”
“Both Nazism accusation and Hitler comparison are wrong”
Israeli scholar Efrat Aviv's work titled “antisemitism and anti-Zionism in Turkey from Ottoman era to AKP”, which she was working on since 2012, is published as a book recently. Teaching at Middle Eastern Studies Department of Bar Ilan University, Aviv also presented the extensive survey that she conducted for the book published by Routledge Publishing to the readers and researchers. We talked to Aviv about antisemitism in Turkey.
20 March 2017 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Developing empathy through becoming acquainted
Developing empathy through becoming acquainted
Trying to build a bridge between Armenia and Turkey with his photography, Umut Vedat tells about his works appealing to the peoples of both countries and projects in Tbilisi.
24 February 2017 Varduhi Balyan
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks released a memorandum about Turkey after 6 years. Muiznieks stated that the state of emergency must be stopped.
15 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
May bees without borders set an example to people
May bees without borders set an example to people
The documentary titled “Bees without Borders”, which was shot in the villages along Turkish-Armenian border, tells the story of beekeeping activities on the both sides of the border. The difficulties that these people on different sides of the border experience are almost the same and they all dream about opening of the border. Coşkun Aral, Müge Aral and Batuhan Tunçer tells about the document.
7 February 2017 Varduhi Balyan
“Syrian refugees should be given status before citizenship”
“Syrian refugees should be given status before citizenship”
The report titled “Challenges and Opportunities of Refugee Integration in Turkey” is issued.
1 February 2017 Oğulcan Bakiler
Armenians of Turkey having started a new life in Armenia
Armenians of Turkey having started a new life in Armenia
Issue of migration preoccupies many people in Turkey as the political atmosphere gets increasingly tenser. In a time like this, we wanted to get together with Armenians of Turkey who migrated to Armenia, the closest and most distant neighbor, during the hard periods of recent history and report their first-hand accounts. These people, who told about their lives with a great sincerity, revealed human's power and hope of starting over.
27 December 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
European Parliament votes to suspend the negotiations with Turkey
European Parliament votes to suspend the negotiations with Turkey
European Parliament passed the resolution stipulating the suspension of EU membership talks with Turkey.
24 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
EU decides not to halt membership talks with Turkey
EU decides not to halt membership talks with Turkey
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini stated that they agreed on the continuation of the membership talks with Turkey and said that death penalty should be an absolute red line for the EU.
15 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
EU Foreign Ministers meet to discuss Turkey
EU Foreign Ministers meet to discuss Turkey
EU Foreign Ministers gathered together yesterday in Brussels for a 2-day summit. Today, the ministers will discuss the situation in Turkey.
14 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi: there would be no winner in the war of neighboring countries
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi: there would be no winner in the war of neighboring countries
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi spoke about Turkey's military dispatch to Iraqi border: “We don't want to wage war against Turkey. If a country fights against its neighbor, no party would win; both sides would end up losing.”
2 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Minister Işık: we agreed on providing air support to Mosul operation
Minister Işık: we agreed on providing air support to Mosul operation
According to the statement of Turkish Minister of Defense Fikri Işık, Turkey and coalition forces have agreed on Turkey's participation in Mosul operation with its aerial equipment.
19 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Iraqi Prime Minister: We haven't allowed Turkish soldiers
Iraqi Prime Minister: We haven't allowed Turkish soldiers
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi spoke about Turkey: "We warn them not to dare to violate Iraq's sovereignty."
18 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
ECRI: politicians' hate speech goes unpunished
ECRI: politicians' hate speech goes unpunished
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released the fifth monitoring report on Turkey. In the report, official authorities' hate speech is criticized and it is pointed out that the hate speech is not effectively punished.
4 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the claims of agreement
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the claims of agreement
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement concerning the claims of agreement between Turkey and SDF and denied the claims.
31 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Agreement in Jarablus: buffer zone for Turkey, canton for Kurds
Agreement in Jarablus: buffer zone for Turkey, canton for Kurds
Jarablus operation, which was launched against ISIS but also targeted Kurdish military forces, continues. However, some sources claim that the US, Iran and Russia came to an agreement in Jarablus, or northern Syria, and Turkey and PYD accepted the conditions of this agreement. According to this alleged agreement, Turkey will stay in Jarablus and Kurds will be able to connect Kobani and Afrin cantons through Al-Bab.
30 August 2016 Nazan Özcan
Coup attempt in Turkey
Coup attempt in Turkey
A group within Turkish military attempted to overthrow the government last night. The coup is forced back early in this morning, but the tension continues in Turkey. According Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, 161 people were killed and 1440 people were injured. He also stated that the organizers of the coup are detained.
16 July 2016
"You let us through the border but afterwards you just turned us adrift"
"You let us through the border but afterwards you just turned us adrift"
We talked to Syrian immigrants with different professions about the debate on Turkish citizenship. They all want to acquire Turkish citizenship because it would make their lives easier. However, they don't know whether they comply with the criteria of "being a useful and qualified person", declared by President Erdoğan. They are also disturbed by the hate speech against them.
14 July 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Is "ideology" abandoned in foreign politics?
Is "ideology" abandoned in foreign politics?
30 June 2016 Nazan Özcan

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"Building bridges is up to Turkey"
"Building bridges is up to Turkey"
We talked to Ruben Safrastyan, the Director of Armenian National Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, about Pope Francis' visit to Armenia, in the framework of the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia.
30 June 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Bundestag passed the Armenian Genocide resolution
Bundestag passed the Armenian Genocide resolution
Bundestag passed the Armenian Genocide resolution
2 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
A common incident for Turkish prime minister, but inglorious for Germany
A common incident for Turkish prime minister, but inglorious for Germany
Agos editorial: the gap between the approaches of Turkey and Germany reveals not only genocide but also equally serious issues.
2 June 2016
“It will pave the way for the Hague”
“It will pave the way for the Hague”
Armenian National Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies Director Ruben Safrastyan spoke to Civilnet about the voting in Bundestag.
2 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
The resolution is a message for Turkey
The resolution is a message for Turkey
The decision of Bundestag is a message for Turkey above all. Would Turkey take it as a message? Highly unlikely, but Germany's attitude is really meaningful and important for Armenians.
2 June 2016 Raffi Kantian
"Now, for Turkey, it is harder to deny what happened"
"Now, for Turkey, it is harder to deny what happened"
According to Jürgen Gottschlich, Taz Newspaper Turkey correspondent, the fact that German parliament recognized the genocide and Germany's complicity means that Turkey is left alone even by its “former ally”.
2 June 2016 Gözde Kazaz
480.000 modern slaves in Turkey
480.000 modern slaves in Turkey
According to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, about 45.8 million people in 167 countries are trapped in modern versions of enslavement. The report also reveals that 480.000 people in Turkey live like modern slaves.
31 May 2016 Haber Merkezi
Turkey bombarded PYD
Turkey bombarded PYD
On Saturday, Turkish Military Forces (TSK) fired howitzers from Kilis to the regions around Menagh Airport near Azaz province. Menagh Airport was seized by PYD few days ago.
15 February 2016
“Tension between Turkey and Russia would affect Armenia in a negative way”
“Tension between Turkey and Russia would affect Armenia in a negative way”
We talked to Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan about the influences of the crisis between Russia and Turkey.
30 November 2015 Varduhi Balyan
New airstrikes on Turkmen Mountain
New airstrikes on Turkmen Mountain
Diplomatic crisis that started with the downing of Russian warplane by Turkish forces continues. During the day, statements from Turkey and Russia have been made one after the other.
25 November 2015 Haber Merkezi
Along Syrian border, a Russian warplane downed
Along Syrian border, a Russian warplane downed
Near Turkey’s border with Syria, a Russian warplane is crashed. The warplane is made crash by Turkey’s fighter jets on the grounds that it violated the airspace of Turkey.
24 November 2015 Haber Merkezi
Robert Fisk: The Syrian War has occupied Turkey
Robert Fisk: The Syrian War has occupied Turkey
In a recent article, Robert Fisk, the senior Middle East correspondent of the Independent compared Turkey to Pakistan in the 1980s and said that the recent air bombardment was no surprise given that all powers in the region have betrayed the Kurds. We spoke to Fisk both about the details of the matters he touches on in his article, and whether power balances have changed in the Middle East. Fisk comments that Turkey has become a market place and when seen from this perspective there are more important issues at stake besides whether or not Turkey will enter the war in Syria: “I believe that Syria has started penetrating Turkey. Suruç is an example of this. From this view, the Syrian War but not the Syrians have occupied Turkey. It is not the reverse.”
6 August 2015 Gözde Kazaz
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