June 24, 2014

Final declaration of the 33rd Abant Platform: "Turkey's direction"

Participants in the 33rd Abant Platform, which ended on Sunday in the northwestern town of Akçakoca, agreed that Turkey has lost its direction in both its domestic and foreign policy, saying the way to rectify this is to restore its commitment to the accession process into the European Union and the rule of law at home.

Abant Platform: Turkey has lost its direction in a troubled region

Participants in the 33rd Abant Platform, which is taking place in the province of Bolu, have agreed that Turkey has lost its direction in both domestic and foreign policy, generating concern over its social cohesion and the fate of its relations with Europe and the Middle East.

Abant Platform: An arena of fruitful debate

Begüm Burak

The 33rd Abant Platform, which was held in Akçakoca, ended yesterday. With the attendance of 120 distinguished participants, important conclusions concerning the current political and socioeconomic situation in Turkey were drawn. The participants, who were from the academic and journalistic professions, agreed that Turkey is currently witnessing a deviation in its path towards full democracy and the rule of law.

Inquisition conspiracy

Mümtazer Türköne

The question motion İdris Naim Şahin submitted to Parliament for Interior Minister Efkan Ala to answer contains serious accusations which would normally urge the government to resign.

Lawyer: Gov't, Ergenekon unite forces in plot against Hizmet

Erdal Doğan, a co-plaintiff in the Zirve trial, has argued that the government and the Ergenekon terrorist organization have agreed to unite forces in a plot against the faith-based Hizmet movement.

Plot against Hizmet a scandal, MHP's Vural says

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Oktay Vural said on Monday that a plot initiated by the government against the faith-based Hizmet group is a scandalous move.