Tens of thousands of Turks filled a square in a historic Black Sea coast city to rally in favor of secularism and to protest against an Islamic-based government that they fear is a threat to Turkey's secular system.
Today, Turkey is poised to join Europe - if the Continent will have it - in what would be the fulfillment of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's vision. But in an irony of history, a group of politicians who value Islam are hoisting Turkey toward the club, which Ataturk's secular contemporaries never were able to do.
SAMSUN, Turkey (AP) -- Thousands of Turks demonstrated in this Black Sea port city on Sunday against the Islamic-rooted government, which they fear is undermining Turkey's secular system.
Today, Turkey is poised to join Europe in what would be the fulfillment of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's vision. But in an irony of history, it is a group of politicians who value Islam who are hoisting Turkey up toward the club.
Tens of thousands of Turks took to the streets for the second weekend in support of a secular government in Turkey. Sunday's demonstration in the Black Sea port of Samsun followed massive rallies in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, the BBC reported.
TEHRAN - Turkey-Iran cultural relations symposium aiming to enhance cultural relations between the two countries started in Azad University in Tehran on Sunday.
ANKARA - May 19th, Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth & Sports Day is being celebrated throughout Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
ANKARA - "Around 3.4 billion euro resource has been secured since 1960`s within the scope of financial cooperation between Turkey and Germany," Ibrahim Canakci, Undersecretary of the Turkish Treasury, said on Thursday.
CANAKKALE - Governors of border provinces of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Croatia, Ukraine, Belgium and Turkey will meet in western city of Canakkale for the Balkan-Black Sea Regional Commission Meeting of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR).
ANKARA - Turkey has received six billion USD in credits up to now from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within the framework of the 19th Stand-By arrangement, financial sources said on Thursday.