Yuliya Tymoshenko's lawyers demand immediate resumption of trial 
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ISSUE #32
09/26/2011
The lawyers defending former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko
have submitted a request for an immediate resumption of the trial.
“Today, the defense is requesting an immediate resumption of the trial so the court
can consider a petition to change the preventive measure,” Tymoshenko's lawyer
Oleksandr Plakhotnyuk stated on 21 September 2011. First and foremost, this
relates to the former prime minister's state of health, he added. READ MORE
- Gorshenin Weekly |
Published on EGF: 29.09.2011
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Tymoshenko case hearings suspended till 27 September 2011 
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ISSUE #30
09/12/2011
The court in the case of the former prime minister and leader of the
Fatherland Party, Yuliya Tymoshenko, has announced a break in hearings till
27 September 2011.
By doing so, judge Rodion Kireyev satisfied Tymoshenko's request to give her time
to get prepared for debates in court. READ MORE
- Gorshenin Weekly |
Published on EGF: 15.09.2011
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Yuliya Tymoshenko's trial could end soon 
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ISSUE #29
09/05/2011
On 5 August 2011, a Kiev district court resumed the trial of former Ukrainian
Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, the leader of the opposition Fatherland
party.
It is well known that Tymoshenko is accused of exceeding her powers when she
signed gas contracts with Russia in 2009. READ MORE
- Gorshenin Weekly |
Published on EGF: 12.09.2011
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Tymoshenko trial continues 
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ISSUE #27
08/22/2011
On 22 August 2011, the Kiev Pecherskyy district court continued the trial of
the former Ukrainian prime minister and the leader of the opposition
Fatherland party, Yuliya Tymoshenko.
Earlier, the date of the next hearing was postponed in order to conduct a medical
examination of Tymoshenko, whose health, according to her supporters, has started
to deteriorate for unknown reasons. It is worth mentioning that Tymoshenko's
lawyers did not manage to receive permission for her examination by a private
doctor. READ MORE
- Gorshenin Weekly |
Published on EGF: 30.08.2011
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Yuliya Tymoshenko trial continues 
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ISSUE #28
08/29/2011
On 29 August 2011, a Kiev district court resumed the trial of the opposition
Fatherland party's leader and former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yuliya
Tymoshenko.
It is noteworthy that the motion to release Tymoshenko has already been dismissed
12 times by the court. Additionally, the presiding judge turned down three requests
from Tymoshenko's lawyer to allow her to be examined by a personal doctor and a
nurse. Only doctors representing the Ukrainian Health Ministry received
permission to conduct a medical examination of the former prime minister.
However, Tymoshenko refused to be examined by them and demanded that her
personal doctor be allowed to see her. Earlier, supporters of the Fatherland party's
leader said that Tymoshenko's health had drastically deteriorated for unknown
reasons. READ MORE
- Gorshenin Weekly |
Published on EGF: 30.08.2011
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EGF Turkey File 
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Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics during July 2011
Key developments:
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Turkey is shaken by the abrupt early retirement of the four highest-ranking military officials in the country just prior to the August meeting of the Supreme Military Council. The generals’ resignations, requesting retirement, are in protest at the continued detention of military officers as part of the “Sledgehammer” coup plot investigation.
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The domestic political scene calms as the Republican People’s Party (CHP) ends its parliamentary boycott, although the “independent” Peace and Democratic Party (BDP) delegates continue to refuse to be sworn in.
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Despite the fact that over 10,000 Syrians have crossed the border and sought refuge in Turkey, in July Ankara maintained a muted stance towards the Syrian crackdown as no viable alternative to the Assad regime has emerged.
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Iran, Syria and Iraq announce the Islamic Gas Pipeline project that will compete with Nabucco, while Turkey and Azerbaijan continue to argue over energy issues that could threaten the progress of the Nabucco gas pipeline
- EGF Editorial |
Published on EGF: 12.08.2011
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EGF Turkey File 
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Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics during July 2011
Key Points:
- Turkey is shaken by the abrupt early retirement of the four highest-ranking military officials in the country
just prior to the August meeting of the Supreme Military Council. The generals’ resignations, requesting
retirement, are in protest at the continued detention of military officers as part of the “Sledgehammer” coup
plot investigation.
- The domestic political scene calms as the Republican People’s Party (CHP) ends its parliamentary boycott,
although the “independent” Peace and Democratic Party (BDP) delegates continue to refuse to be sworn in.
- Despite the fact that over 10,000 Syrians have crossed the border and sought refuge in Turkey, in July Ankara
maintained a muted stance towards the Syrian crackdown as no viable alternative to the Assad regime has
emerged.
- Iran, Syria and Iraq announce the Islamic Gas Pipeline project that will compete with Nabucco, while Turkey
and Azerbaijan continue to argue over energy issues that could threaten the progress of the Nabucco gas
pipeline.
READ MORE
- EGF Editorial |
Published on EGF: 01.08.2011
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Summary report from the recent Wilton Park conference: Turkey’s policies for engagement in the contemporary world 
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The timing of this conference could not have been more appropriate, and backdrop relevant. The Arab Spring that has spread across the Middle East and North Africa highlights Turkey’s growing importance in the region and the role it can play in facilitating transition to democratic governance throughout these regions.
Turkey is a secular and democratic state, and yet there has been much discussion about Turkey’s renewed ties with its neighbours. It has been viewed, by some, as evidence of Turkey turning away from its traditional alliances with the West. READ MORE
- EGF Editorial |
Published on EGF: 21.07.2011
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Five good reasons to be sceptical about the "Arab Spring" 
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There is a certain understanding amongst Middle East politics experts that a game breaking event of cataclysmic proportions hits the region once every ten years or so. September of this year will mark the 10th anniversary of the unimaginable acts of terrorism which were perpetrated in New York in September 2001 by Arab suicide bombers.
- Dr. Marat Terterov |
Published on EGF: 18.07.2011
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EGF Turkey File 
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Insights into Turkish domestic and international politics during June 2011
Key Points:
- Despite the fact that the ruling AKP did not gain the electoral majority it requiredto unilaterally re-write the country’s constitution, the party continues to be the overwhelmingly dominant player in the Turkish political landscape.
- As was inevitably the case with Turkey’s position towards Libya following prolonged civil conflict in the country, Ankara’s position towards Syria is slowly but surely adjusting towards a tougher stance
- Turkey continues to keep one foot in Nabucco’s door, and the other in bilateral energy arrangements with neighbouring states. READ MORE
- EGF Editorial |
Published on EGF: 14.07.2011
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