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Islamist AKP Sweeps to Power with 34.27%
All three coalition parties eliminated. CHP
emerges as main opposition
Ugur Akinci, The Turkish Times-November
3, Sunday general elections will be remembered as another milestone
like the 1950 and 1983 elections when the Turkish electorate delivered
an unmistakably clear message of radical transformation of the political
landscape by carrying pro-Islamist AKP (Justice and Development Party)
to power with 34.27 % of the votes. More
ATAA Praises Free & Fair Elections
in Turkey
November 4, 2002, Washington, D.C. - The
Assembly of Turkish American Association (ATAA) praises the Turkish
nation for holding peaceful, free and fair elections on November 3rd.
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Wexler Introduces Resolution Supporting Turkey's
Entrance into the European Union
The Turkish Times, Washington, D.C.- Congressman
Robert Wexler (D-FL), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Turkey Caucus,
introduced a resolution in the United States House of Representatives
on October 16, 2002 supporting the efforts of the Republic of Turkey
to join the European Union (EU). Wexler introduced the resolution along
with Turkey Caucus Co-Chairs Repre-sentatives Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and
Kay Granger (R-TX) and Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA). More
What Happened on Nov 3?
Albert Nekimken, News Analysis, Special for The
Turkish Times - Political commentators with a gift for metaphors
are calling Sunday's (November 3) election results "an earthquake" that
"takes us into uncharted waters," even though Turks have had very bad
experiences over recent years with earthquakes. More
EDITORIAL:
As Coal is Pressured into Diamond
These are the times that try the human heart and dare the mind for
solutions to the challenges our community is faced with. We drew
to a close a year's span that has started with the 9-11 tragedy
last year and continued on with the anthrax scare, developed with
prospects of war with Iraq and several threats directed at our home,
the United States of America. Those of us living in the Capital
region have survived the incredibly tense three weeks in October
when our faith in humanity was again tested bitterly with the sniper
nightmare. More |
Russia to Turkey: Shut Down Chechens
The Associated Press, ANKARA, Turkey (AP), October
30 - Russia has asked Turkey to shut down
Chechen foundations here, saying they were in contact with them during
the Moscow theater siege, a Turkish news agency said Wednesday. Moscow
also said the Chechen charities in Turkey finance the rebels, who have
been fighting Russian forces for the last three years in the breakaway
republic, the Anatolia news agency said. More
TUSIAD Asks New Government to Adhere to EU Process
The Turkish Times, November 4, 2002, Washington,
DC - TUSIAD praised the smooth completion of the early elections
held on November 3, 2002, and commended Justice and Development Party
(AK Party) for securing the first place with an overwhelming majority
in the Parliament, receiving approximately 34 percent of the votes.
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A Guide to November 3 Elections
Recent Polling Data Belie Critics' Pre-election
Turkey-bashing
Albert Nekimken, Ph.D, Special to The Turkish
Times, October 25, 2002 - Much hinges on the upcoming November 3
general elections in Turkey, including the level of Turkey's support
for a U.S. strike on Iraq, the future of relations with the EU and how
the Cyprus issue is to be resolved. In addition, Turkey's fragile economy
needs skilled hands to negotiate with the IMF successfully and maintain
its current momentum. More
Pre-Election Projections
42nd Election in Turkey since 1950, 14th General
Yuksel Oktay, Special Correspondent in Turkey,
The Turkish Times, October 27, 2002 - The citizens of Turkey will
be casting their votes for the deputies that will represent them and
also form the 58th Government since 1923. However, for the first time,
one of the leading parties (AKP) will be entering the race with a chairman
who has been defying the law and can not be a candidate for the Prime
Minister. More
Germany Says "No" to Turkey in EU
The Washington Times - If the German foreign
minister has anything to do with it, Turkey will not be offered admission
into the European Union. In a press breakfast at the German Embassy
on October 31, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer compared the likelihood
of Turkey's admission into the EU with Mexico and Central America's
admission into the United States.More
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10 KASIM 1938 - 2002
We miss you more than ever..
Atatürk's 1933 Speech at the 10th Anniversary of the Republic
of Turkey More
Amb. Dr. Faruk Logoglu on 79th
Anniversary of October 29, 1923
The Turkish
Times - Turkish ambassador to Washington D.C., H.E. Dr. Faruk
Logoglu has observed the Turkish Republic Day (October 29) through
a special statement he has issued for our publication. Here below
is the full text of the Ambassador's remarks
Dr. Kaymakçalan
on 79th Anniversary of the Republic
Dear ATAA Members and Friends, As we send our congratulations to the
Turkish American community on the occasion of October 29, 2002, the
79th Anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, I would
like all of us to consider some important concepts espoused by modern
Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, that I believe act as beacons
for both the Assembly and much of the modern world: Secularism and
Progressiveness.
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U.S. Army General Tommy Franks(C) is
escorted by a Turkish honor guard officer as he and U.S. Ambassador
Robert Pearson(L) walk down the steps after a wreath-laying ceremony
at the mausoleum of Ataturk, founder of Turkey, in Ankara October
21, 2002. Franks said Monday he discussed Iraq with Turkey's top
general but made no requests for military assistance from Washington's
apprehensive NATO ally. Photo by Stringer/Turkey/Reuters |
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