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Thursday, November 11, 2004

Turkish Press: Something is changing... or is it?

"Something is changing... or is it?
Turkish Daily News: 11/9/2004
By Gunduz Aktan
TDN- Following the European Union's failure to lift the embargoes on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) following the referendum in Cyprus our liberal Turkish friends, who were previously fervent supporters of EU membership, have begun to show their irritation. They also criticized former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies Leyla Zana and her friends' statements in support of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK/Kongra-Gel) after their release from prison. The separatism in the progress report released by the European Commission also annoyed many liberals. Some were even angry with the release of the 'minority report' in the name of the Prime Ministry. "

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