In an interview with the Guardian, Turkey's prime minister steps up the campaign for EU membership
ISTANBUL / 26 October 2004 / by Helena Smith
When the Turkish prime minister sits down in Berlin today with the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, and the French president, Jacques Chirac, he is determined to speak his mind. "I will stress the importance of the historical relations we have with these countries," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "I will emphasise the depth of our economic, political, military and cultural relations."
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NTV / NSNBC - "Claims of systematic torture in Turkey ":
The European Parliament is schedule to discuss Turkey on Tuesday, with debate centred on a report by Dutch Parliamentarian Camiel Eurlings.
26 October 2004
There is systematic torture in Turkey according to claims by the leader of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People’s Party (DEHAP) and human rights campaigner Selahattin Demirtas.
Both Demirtas, the head of the Diyarbakir branch of the Human Right Association (HD), and DEHAP Party Chairman Tuncer Bakirhan told representatives of the European Parliament Human Rights Sub-committee on Monday that systematic torture continues in Turkey.
Submitted by jana_editor on Wednesday, October 27 2004
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