EU insists on more rights for ethnic minorities in Turkey
The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Günter Verheugen, insisted at the EC-Turkey Association Council on 16 April that Turkey should boost the rights of ethnic minorities. However, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ismail Cem, reiterated that Turkey does not recognize its 12 million Kurds as a minority.
The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Günter Verheugen, insisted at the EC-Turkey Association Council on 16 April that Turkey should boost the rights of ethnic minorities. However, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ismail Cem, reiterated that Turkey does not recognize its 12 million Kurds as a minority.
