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Turkish women get political

Women got more involved in the recent Turkish general election than any other in the country's 80-year history.Many women's organisations were formed under the banner of the AKP party, which won the election on Sunday and are popular with women.Men and women have equal rights regarding property ownership and marriage in Turkey and women have made great strides in many areas of Turkish society, not least in politics.A high-profile advertising campaign was run by the Association for Supporting and Training Women Candidates, known as KA-DER before the election, depicting women sporting...

25-07-2007 - read more...

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EU bid strengthened by R&D partnership

Nirvana International - Your reference point for Property in TurkeyTurkey has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) in an agreement that will see greater partnership in scientific research, CORDIS News reports.Aside from the benefits the agreement will bring to Turkish research and development (R&D), the venture will raise the country's profile within the European Union and thus promote its ascension to the international body.JRC director-general, Roland Schenkel said the EU needed to strengthen its research partners and...

13-07-2007 - read more...

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New EU president will treat Turkey 'fairly'

Turkey's EU entry is a priority issue for the incoming president Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates, AP reports.Speaking this weekend on the eve of taking over the EU presidency from Germany, Mr Socrates said he aimed to continue negotiations with Turkey despite opposition from member state France."We must be first and foremost loyal at what we pledged to do," he said. "The most important thing is that we should be loyal in these negotiations. We should be balanced and moderate."French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said that he will block Turkey's bid to enter the EU...

02-07-2007 - read more...

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