Mustafa Aydin: possibility of banning the AK party is rather highMay 30, 2008 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Prosecutor General's suit against the Justice and Development Party (AKP) followed the parliamentary decision allowing to wear hijab at universities, head of the department of international relations at University of Economic and Technology, professor Mustafa Aydin said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "Hearings are expected in early June. The AKP is accused of violating the secular ideology of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish State. The possibility of banning the party is rather high. In this case, Ergodan and Gul will be expelled from politics. There is also another possible scenario. The AKP may change its name, as it happened with Refah party in 1980-ies. If done so, Turkey will face new parliamentary elections. Anyway, it's premature to make forecasts," he said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |