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Michael Rubin: The Case Against the AKP (PoliGazette)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:27:44 GMT

Michael Rubin, editor of the Middle East Quarterly and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, recently published an article partially outlining the case against Turkey’s ruling AK Party, or AKP. It cites some interesting facts overlooked by the media outside of Turkey that are worth noting. ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved..

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AKP defense focuses on 'not being focal point,' says case 'ideological' (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:49:14 GMT

Excerpts from the ruling Justice and Development Party's, or AKP, verbal defense at the Constitutional Court on the closure case, presented Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Çiçek

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Clock ticking on AKP's fate (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:49:13 GMT

It may be six weeks before a verdict is handed down following the hearing to outlaw the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Osman Paksüt, acting president of the Constitutional Court, said

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Turkish Army arrests AKP municipality chief (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:11:00 GMT

"Turkish Army arrests AKP municipality chief [ 04 Jul 2008 17:00 ] Izmir–APA. Turkish gendarmes arrested member of the Kaynaklar municipality in Buca District of Izmir Region of Turkey from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Mustafa Karagulmez. APA quotes the Turkish news agencies as saying that 38 persons, including the municipality chief were arrested during the operations...

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Top court hears AKP's verbal defense (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:25:34 GMT

The Justice and Development Party, or AKP, yesterday in its verbal defense to the Constitutional Court in the closure case against it on charges of seeking to undermine the secular

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Q&A: Turkey's ruling party on trial (BBC News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:30:55 GMT

The BBC's Pam O'Toole explores the case to ban Turkey's ruling AKP party as officials defend themselves of charges of turning the country into an Islamic state by stealth.

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Turkey at a crossroads (Mail & Guardian)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Turkish legal system is becoming a hazardous battleground for the country's ruling Justice and Development Party and its secular opponents.

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Turkish officials rule out a gradual coup plan (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:13:00 GMT

"Turkish officials rule out a gradual coup plan A high-level Turkish official rejected on Friday the alleged gradual coup plan, which was published in some media organs that known to be close to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)." More: Turkish officials rule out a gradual coup plan

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TURKEY Erdoğan and Kemalist establishment trade blows at each other - Asia News (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:12:00 GMT

"Erdoğan and Kemalist establishment trade blows at each other by NAT da Polis On the one hand, there is a demand before the Constitutional Court to disband the AKP; on the other, former generals have been arrested in the Ergenekon Network affair. Should the Court dissolve the AKP, current prime minister has a new party waiting in the wings, but he could no longer officially take part in politics."...

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We all need EU criteria (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:41:00 GMT

"We all need EU criteria Friday, July 4, 2008 We all need the basic criteria of Europe. Let’s not forget. Both the AKP, who drag their feet instead of actualizing reforms, and nationalists have to finally realize the truth." More: We all need EU criteria - Turkish Daily News Jul 04, 2008

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What Özkök said (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:25:40 GMT

Former Chief of General Staff retired Gen. Hilmi Özkök made a rather strange call. The retired general, much accused during his tenure for not being tough enough on the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, was saying that an “official power” should take the support of the nation and intervene to stop the current escalation of polarization and “put the house in order.”Özkök,...

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AKP fights for survival amid reports of Turkish coup plot (The Irish Times)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:09:39 GMT

Other World Stories »Text Size:Friday, July 4, 2008AKP fights for survival amid reports of Turkish coup plotROBERT TAIT in IstanbulTURKEY: TURKEY'S GOVERNING party mounted a desperate legal fight for its survival yesterday as documents allegedly showed it had been the target of a foiled coup attempt planned to begin next week.Facing prosecution demands that it be closed and its leaders barred...

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AKP fights for survival amid reports of Turkish coup plot (ziomal.biz)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

TURKEY'S GOVERNING party mounted a desperate legal fight for its survival yesterday as documents allegedly showed it had been the target of a foiled coup attempt planned to begin next week.

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Gulfnews: Turkey faces a litmus test (Turkish Digest)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:40:00 GMT

"Turkey faces a litmus test By Marwan Kabalan, Special to Gulf News Published: July 04, 2008, 00:07 For the past few years, in particular since the arrival of the Justice and Development Party (known as AKP, the acronym of its Turkish name) to power in November 2002, Turkey has performed as a model to refute the long-held Western theory that Islam and democracy are incompatible....

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Turkey's ruling party defends itself in court - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:35:00 GMT

Ankara - Representatives of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday appeared before the country's highest court in a bid to persuade the court not to close down their party. In a session held behind closed doors at the Constit...

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EU/Asia Files: Turkish police arrest suspected coup plotters, including two retired generals; ruling AKP party denies plans for Islamic theocracy (Once Upon a Time in the West)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:02:00 GMT

... judiciary. Turkey's Constitutional Court is currently reviewing the legal status of the government party, which holds a solid majority in the Grand National Assembly. Turkey probes coup plot, ruling party in court Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:07pm BST By Hidir Goktas and Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA, July 3 (Reuters) - Documents seized by Turkish police indicate that a shadowy, ultra-nationalist illegal...

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TURKEY: Ruling AK party denies attacks on secularism (France 24)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:02:27 GMT

Representatives for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party appeared in court to deny charges that the AKP is trying to replace the country's secular system with Sharia law. The prosecution is seeking to ban the party.

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Outsiders eye court decision for seat in Parliament (Turkish daily news)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:12:45 GMT

The possibility of by-elections or general elections in case the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is closed has already created an opportunity for many political parties and leaders

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Turkey's ruling party defends itself in court (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:46:02 GMT

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Turkey’s secularist coup must crumble (OTB News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:27:45 GMT

The attempt to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development party must be thoroughly dismissed and the EU should abandon its dithering over accession

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