EU: Turkey faces lingering political crisisMay 5, 2008 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is facing a political crisis. The struggle between different political parties involves Turkey into a lingering political crisis, said Olli Rehn, the European Union's Commissioner for Enlargement.Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also warned against negative consequences of banning his AKP. "Our economy will be damaged. We already witness outflow of foreign capital. We are accused on intention to impose the Shariath on secular Turkey. But we are a party of ordinary Turks. Faithful Turks are defenders of secular state. Turkey managed to maintain balance between Islam and democracy, RFE/RL reports. In March 2008, the Turkish Constitutional Court said it will consider a request to ban the ruling political party of PM Erdogan. Earlier, the CC banned two parties for using religion for political purposes. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |