Turkey and the EU: suppressed by sri
- From: Robert45 <robert45@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:39:41 -0700
The following article was rejected by soc.religion.islam on the
grounds of alleged abusive language.
I reply to Azumazi Sept 20
There can be no objection to a person's opposing Turkey's entry to
the
Europe Community on the grounds of Turkey's being Muslim in religion
and culture. That is my position and I make no apology for it.
Islam's
ideology aims at the destruction of Christianity.
Turkey, because of Islam, is very backward: research by a Turkish
university discovered that 50% of wives in southern and eastern
Turkey
suffer domestic violence - an Islamic trait. The Turkish government
has recently, under European pressure, made moves against 'honour'
killing: the result: girls and women are now forced to commit
'suicide' by their families - the suicide figures for females have
risen. Polygamy is formally illegal but is tolerated. Christian
churches are not allowed to own property, namely their real estate
and
are persecuted by the bureaucracy. Three Catholic priests were
recently assassinated: the police in one case 'framed' a cooperative
youth, chosen because as a youth he would get a brief sentence. If
you
convert to Christianity in Turkey you face massive obstruction by
the
bureaucracy and have to sue them step by step through all the courts
in order to get your identity papers amended. Huge amounts of Saudi
money is entering Turkey illegally, and is no doubt funding
madrassas,
mosques, Islamic Centres, and University Institutes. Turkey will be
a
Muslim Trojan horse in Europe.
The general level of political and social culture in Turkey can be
judged from this Human Rights Watch report (available on the
internet), which is a little out of date since the Government has
changed. It shows that apart from the issue of Islamic influence in
Christian Europe Turkey is unacceptable as a member of the European
family. The capitalization is mine.
"The Turkish government made almost no progress on key human rights
reforms in 2000, and failed to take advantage of the opportunity
presented by a marked reduction in armed violence by illegal
organizations. This was in spite of the strong incentive coming from
the European Union, which offered long-awaited recognition to Turkey
as a candidate for membership, subject to its meeting human rights
conditions. While the government procrastinated, politicians and
writers were prosecuted and imprisoned for expressing their
nonviolent
opinions, and detainees in police custody remained at risk of
ill-treatment, torture, or death in custody. [....]
"The military, still an overriding force in politics, was a factor
in
holding back change, particularly with regard to freedom of
expression. The army publicly aired its views on a wide range of
non-military issues, including the selection of presidential
candidates, and justified these intrusions by reference to its
purported role as guardian of the republic against separatism and
religious fundamentalism.
"The government, trapped between powerful conservative elements
within
the state and demands that Turkey fulfil its human rights
commitments,
equivocated, trying to please both sides. In late 1999, for example,
it temporarily released Akin Birdal, imprisoned for a speech he gave
while president of the Turkish Human Rights Association, and issued
an
amnesty for imprisoned and prosecuted journalists; both actions
seemed
designed to avoid official embarrassment at the E.U. Helsinki Summit
in December. Akin Birdal was rearrested in early March, and
prosecutions of journalists resumed and continued throughout 2000.
"In December 1999 Turkey was finally recognized as an E.U.
candidate,
but the opening of formal negotiations was conditional on
satisfaction
of human rights criteria. Apparently inspired by this, an excellent
program of urgent reforms was announced in January by the then State
Minister with Responsibility for Human Rights Mehmet Ali Irtemcelik,
but little of the program was actually implemented. [...]
"Although Turkish media and politicians furiously debate many issues
and openly criticize the government, those who contradict the
official
line on the role of ETHNICITY , RELIGION, OR THE MILITARY IN
POLITICS
risk prosecution and imprisonment. In July a one-year sentence
imposed
on former prime minister Necmettin Erbakan for a speech he made in
March 1994 was confirmed by the SUPREME COURT. Erbakan was charged
under article 312 of the Turkish Criminal Code with "incitement to
hatred on grounds of race or religion" although his speech contained
no advocacy of hatred or violence. Criticism of the government's
exclusion from higher education of women who wear the Islamic
headscarf resulted in a one-year prison sentence for Hasan Celal
Guzel, former Education Minister and leader of the Rebirth Party."
.
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