TURKEY:  Political Graveyard May Get Extension
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ISTANBUL, Dec 7 (IPS) - Turkey seems to have a far bigger  'cemetery' for political parties than many other  democratic nations. Its next occupant could be a controversial  pro-Kurdish party.
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The day before a preliminary Senate vote to extend a soon-to-expire prohibition on Internet access taxes, Commerce and Treasury chiefs urge something more lasting.
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Turkey&#39;s Parliament approved a sweeping revision of the country&#39;s penal code today to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
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Documents relating to the disappearance of a girl nearly 50 years ago could be released under openness rules.
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ROME, Nov 6 (IPS) - Some ageing rulers seem destined to die among  rumours of ill health and the nervous murmur of behind-the-scenes  negotiations. From Portugal's Antonio de Oliveira Salazar to  former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, history is full of them.
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Forced labor in the US, background checks for guns, and Turkey's human rights record.
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In the view of the Deputy Parliamentary Ombudsman Ilkka Rautio, the National Board of Antiquities committed an administrative faux pas some years ago when it did not decide simultaneously on two requests for ...
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At a House hearing in Washington, polticians debated whether or not to renew the ban on taxing net access. Opponents say its original purpose, to spur net usage, has long been accomplished.
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TURKEY&#39;S Islamic-rooted ruling party was planning to introduce a proposal to criminalise adultery despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, Turkish media reported today.
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Two reports on Turkey&#39;s application to join the European Union point to potential benefits from its membership, but highlight continuing human rights violations and Ankara&#39;s failure
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The Turkish parliament will meet in extraordinary session on Sunday to debate a delayed penal code reform which is key to Ankara&#39;s prospects of joining the EU, State Minister Mehmet Aydin said Thursday.
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ISTANBUL, Jul 16 (IPS) - Turkey's Islamic-rooted governing party will  soon put its record to test in a parliamentary election dominated  by the role of religion in public life and possible military  incursion into the Iraqi quagmire. It may win, but not govern.
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The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that would extend a moratorium on Internet access taxes for seven years, giving supporters hope that an extension will be signed into law before the current moratorium expires Nov. 1.The Senate late Thursday passed the seven-year extension on a voice vote. The moratorium would extend the ban on Internet-only taxes, such as access and &quot;bit&quot; taxes on information as it travels through a taxing jurisdiction. The Senate passed an amended version of a House of Representatives bill, the awkwardly named Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act.The House passed a four-year Internet tax moratorium&#160;earlier this month. The two chambers will have to reconcile the two versions of the moratorium before sending the legislation to U.S. President George Bush to be signed.The Senate&#39;s seven-year extension represented a compromise between a group of senators, many of whom opposed an extension in the past, who wanted a four-year ban, and a second group that wanted a permanent ban.Senators calling for a four-year ban, including Thomas Carper, a Delaware Democrat, and Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, argued that a permanent extension would hurt state and local governments&#39; long-term ability to raise money. Other critics of the ban have raised concerns that a permanent ban would give telecom providers the opportunity to press for tax-exempt status on services such as VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol).&quot;This agreement is a common sense victory both for Internet users and for state and local governments,&quot; Carper and Alexander said in a joint statement. &quot;It continues the moratorium on Internet taxation, avoids unfunded federal mandates on states and cities ... and allows Congress to revisit the issue after seven years.&quot;Supporters of a long-term ban say it encourages broadband adoption, and, by extension, helps drive the U.S. economy.Senator John Sununu, a New Hampshire Republican who pushed for a permanent moratorium, also praised the Senate&#39;s action. The amendment crafted by Sununu and Carper, in addition to extending the ban, made some changes to the House bill that were intended to protect e-mail messages and instant messaging from usage taxes, Sununu said.Some critics, including Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, had raised concerns that a Senate moratorium bill would open up e-mail and instant messaging to taxes.&quot;This bill -- a drastic improvement over what came out of the House -- makes a clear statement that taxes on Internet access are wrong for consumers and wrong for the economy,&quot; Sununu said in a statement. &quot;The Senate has made real progress in the name of Internet tax freedom, passing improved legislation that offers more certainty for this national and global communication network.&quot;Wyden, a long-time tax moratorium supporter, also applauded the Senate vote.The changes approved by the Senate will protect instant messaging and e-mail, including voice and video messaging services, Wyden said in a statement.&quot;These services have sparked revolutions in our ability to communicate, bringing distant grandparents closer to their grandchildren and giving our soldiers in the field a more direct link to home,&quot; he added.
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Mon, 2 Oct 2006 The Parliament Author: Daisy Ayliffe French president Jacques Chirac has pressed Turkey to recognise the role played by Ankara in the Armenian genocide during WW1.Comment
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ANKARA, Turkey  - Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party will press ahead with plan to criminalize adultery despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, a party member said Thursday.
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Several of the tax provisions that expired at the end of 2005 and may be renewed in tax legislation being considered by Congress: