Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:50:07 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/ en-us http://www.aegeantimes.net/images/aegeantimes.gif http://www.aegeantimes.net/ webmaster@aegeantimes.net http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1138 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke about Turkey's role in the world at the iftar dinner hosted by the Turkish owner of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, two nights ago in New York. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:50:07 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1137 ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets collided in mid-air on Tuesday while shadowing each other in the southern Aegean, where the two NATO allies have long disputed control over airspace. The exact circumstances of how the two planes crashed, in an area where aircraft of the two age-old rivals frequently harass each other in close maneuvers, were not immediately clear. The Turkish military said the crash was caused by a Greek fighter interfering in Turkish maneuvers in international airspace. Greece, however, said the collision occurred during "interception maneuvers" above the Greek island of Karpathos. Click here for the full article. Tue, 23 May 2006 13:50:25 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1136 ANKARA – Turkish Daily News Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül was quoted o­n Tuesday as saying a hotly debated Greek Orthodox seminary near Istanbul would not reopen because the leader of the Greek Orthodox community had rejected Ankara's conditions. The Halki Seminary o­n Heybeliada Island was closed in 1971 under a law requiring state supervision of university-level religious education. Thu, 04 May 2006 08:37:21 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1135 Sabah is publishing a translation of an article published by To Vima, by Andreas Pappas in English as "Historic Confession of the Greeks." A reporter published the lies about Turkey that have been accepted by Greece. Here are the answers given by To Vima newspaper against "10 Big Greek Lies". Click here for Sabah article. For those who read Greek, here is the Vima article. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:24:08 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1134 It appears that the International Crisis Group's conclusions were not well received by Greek and Turkish Cypriot civil society activists and academics. Cyprus Mail Article Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:34:39 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1133 March 8 (Bloomberg) -- The commissioner in charge of the European Union's expansion said Turkey must live up to its promises regarding the Republic of Cyprus to avoid ``negative repercussions'' on talks over Turkish membership in the EU. Full Article Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:07:43 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1132 Kathimerini United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said he will study Ankara's new proposals for a Cyprus settlement but has not committed the UN to mediating in a new round of talks between Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders, UN officials said yesterday. Click here for the full article. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:58:09 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1131 Evidence has emerged that British undercover forces were involved in fomenting the conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots ten years before the 1974 partition of Cyprus. The new evidence found by BBC Radio 4's programme Document centres o­n the mystery of Ted Macey, a British army major who was abducted, presumed killed by Greek Cypriot paramilitaries. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:45:43 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1130 "Today, we see a lack of trust over Turkey's true intentions and potential among the European public. This lack of trust, which in some cases goes so far as denying that Turkey should have a place in Europe, must be addressed by advancing Turkey's reform efforts," says former Greek Foreign Minister Papandreou. Kind of dated, but an interesting article Nice suggestion about the Patriarchate. Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:21:53 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1129 Turkish prisoners are still being tortured, the European Commission warned yesterday in a report which criticised Ankara for slowing the pace of human rights reforms. Click here for the full article. Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:09:46 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1128 AT is finally fixed. After two weeks of painful upgrades and debugging, I have fixed the login problem. I am still working to fix some other bugs on the site. For now, things appear to be functional. There is a lot of news to discuss and if I lost any articles you submitted while I was upgrading, I apologize. Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:58:43 -0600 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1127 ISTANBUL — AFTER years of waiting, Turkey was invited this month to begin discussions that may lead to membership in a very exclusive club: the European Union. The stakes are high for Turkey and possibly even for relations between the Western and Islamic worlds. A legal fight between a Turkish prosecutor and the country's leading novelist, Orhan Pamuk, however, has complicated the talks. Click here for the full NY Times article. Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:57:17 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1126 In the packed "Beogradska Arena" where the colours blue and white were everywhere, the Greek Men's Basketball team managed to claim the gold medal after winning in the 2005 Eurobasket final. Panagiotis Yannakis' players defeated Germany with a triumphant score of 78-62, playing with consistency and passion. In the most crucial game of the tournament, they balanced themselves between defence and offence and claimed victory with a scoring ease. Worthy leader of this team is a man who along with Galis, Fasoulas, Christodoulou and other amazing players paved the way to European successes back in 1987, and this man is no other than gold player and coach Panagiotis Yannakis. The ten-minute periods: 19-12, 39-32, 64-48, 78-62. Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:15:40 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1125 Cyprus endorsed a European Union declaration on political and trade links with Turkey, ending a veto threat and boosting the EU's plans to start Turkish membership talks on Oct. 3. Click here for the full article. Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:25:38 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1124 Greece and Cyprus have forged a common stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union, the two governments' leaders said in Athens yesterday without revealing any details about the agreement. The full article can be found here . Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:31:24 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1123 Just like to thank everyone for hanging out on AT for the last 5.5 years. Alekos is taking over administration of the site and I hope he does a better job than myself :-) We just finished moving the server to Alekos' host, so some things are not going to be running right away, so pardon the dust. Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:03:35 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1122 The Guardian, among others, is reporting that France is demanding Turkey officially recognizes Cyprus as a pre-condition for EU entry talks. Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:12:30 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1121 'Overwhelmingly Muslim but at the same time secular and democratic, Turkey’s entry into the EU will be the most concrete evidence that there is no confrontation between Christianity and Islam,' says Italian Foreign Minister Fini Sun, 17 Jul 2005 07:34:52 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1120 Just to show everybody AT is still alive (before being passed on to Alex and Cem), here's an article on Turkey's insistence on full EU membership despite the recent referendum results. Thu, 07 Jul 2005 16:22:33 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1119 Greek singer Helena Paparizou has won the Eurovision Song Contest, after the favourite maintained an early lead in Ukrainian capital Kiev. BBC Article. Sun, 22 May 2005 08:10:54 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1118 I really don't like resorting to this, but I've had it: forum abusers will not only get banned but I will remove their entire comment history, no exceptions. Also, if you think you can adopt AT, please read more inside. Tue, 17 May 2005 10:34:28 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1117 The comments at Istanbul’s military academy last week by Turkey’s top general, who called the European Union an “intermediary” of the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and warned that “we now see the kind of pressure Turkey will face in its accession negotiations,” were particularly revealing as to the hardline establishment’s stance on the issue. Full article Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:07:05 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1116 CYPRUS yesterday won an important battle in Brussels, managing to include for the first time two references in an EU document which can be used to pressure Turkey into recognising the Republic of Cyprus.In the EU’s common position at the Association Council with Turkey, next week, the member states will refer to the need for normalisation of relations between Ankara and member states, including Cyprus, and the implementation of Turkey’s customs union agreement to apply to all 25 member states, an outcome described as “highly satisfactory” by the Cyprus government. Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:32:24 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1115 Well ladies and gentleman love him loath him, nevertheless this transcript says it all and in my view the old adage that goes, "follow those who seek the truth; run from those who claim to have found it." runs true for a man that spent his whole life seeking, understanding the type of equality for nessesary for us all to live together. Read and enjoy. Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:08:50 -0500 http://www.aegeantimes.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1114 As predicted current PM Mehmet Ali Talal won Sunday's presidential elections in Northern Cyprus. Talat is seen as more pro-European than the outgoing president, Rauf Denktash. Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:50:29 -0500