...the editor of Turkey's top selling newspaper, Hurriyet. In what was a clear snub, the president of Turkey at the time, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, failed to publicly congratulate Pamuk. Pamuk may no longer live in Istanbul, where he claims to have received death...
...Parliament and caused the abolition of regulations passed by Parliament. Another excellent example is the last president, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, who proved to be the staunchest protector of the status quo through his continual vetoes and unilateral actions against...
...appeared in the speeches of high ranking Kemalists/nationalists, including some retired generals, and former President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and in the indictment of the public prosecutor who opened the case in the Constitutional Court to close down the ruling...
...the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) by alleging that it was staging a war against state institutions. Ahmet Necdet Sezer took four official vehicles when he left the presidential palace, but the CHP did not make a single statement on this event in...
... Rector appointments during former President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and current President Abdullah Gül's terms have led to serious discussion. The fundamental question these discussions ask is "Why did the president not appoint the candidate who...
...at the port of Ceyhan. They were then rushed off for an inauguration reception in Istanbul, hosted by Turkey's President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in the plush surroundings of the Çýrađan Palace. Also in attendance was British Petroleum's (BP) CEO, Lord Browne together...
...accusing the anti-government press of being hypocritical for not protesting the high-handedness of former President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, who frequently defied the wishes of university faculties. The debate seems less about the role of democracy than about tribal...
...president," Güzel remarks. He recalls how those who criticize Gül's appointments remained silent when former President Ahmet Necdet Sezer acted the same way during his term. Bugün daily's Gülay Göktürk talks about how Turkish universities played a significant...
...averted. While Gul, a member of the Islamic rooted AKP party, will meet Ahmadinejad, the former Turkish President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer - would not invite him. Gul became the country's president last year. Turkish sources and the Turkish media said that the...
...as an attempt to destroy the secular state. Besides, this attempt was abandoned following the veto of former President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. What is even stranger and more worrisome is that the Constitutional Court appears to have seen this attempt as an act...