Labour Party (in Turkish: Emek Partisi, EMEP) is a political party in Turkey. Its chairman is Selma Gurkan. The party was founded as Emek Partisi (Labour Party, EP) in 1996. Due to its ban by the Constitutional Court, it was refounded with the name Emeğin Partisi (Party of Labour, EMEP), the same year. In 2005, the name "Emek Partisi" was reinstalled after the European Court of Human Rights held the ban was a violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The party defines its ideology as "scientific socialism", referring to Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey as the "illegal revolutionary party of the working class". EMEP presents itself, on the other hand, as "an open worker's party". Its ideological stance is in accord with the line of ICMLPO. In its programme, EMEP identifies its goal as creating a "Independent and Democratic Turkey".
The party publishes the daily Evrensel (Universal), identified as "daily worker's newspaper" and as "a main tool of propaganda, agitation, and organisation activities".
The PT's roots lay in a network of community organizations formed by Maoist activists. The party first participated in federal elections in 1991, but it failed to win 1.5 percent of the vote (the amount necessary to be recognized as a national party). In 1994, Rosario Ybarra, the prominent activist, became the presidential candidate but later declined in favor of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas.
The PT ran separately from the PRD in the 2003 elections for the Chamber of Deputies. The party won 2.4 percent of the popular vote and 6 out of 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
Serbia (i/ˈsɜːrbiə/, Serbian:Србија / Srbija, IPA:[sř̩bija]), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian:Република Србија / Republika Srbija), is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads between Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. Serbia is landlocked and borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro to the west; it also claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is one of the largest cities in Southeast Europe. Serbia numbers around 7 million residents.
Following the Slavic migrations to the Balkans from the 6th century onwards, Serbs established several states in the early Middle Ages. The Serbian Kingdom obtained recognition by Rome and Constantinople in 1217; it reached its peak in 1346 as a relatively short-lived Serbian Empire. By the mid-16th century, the entire territory of modern-day Serbia was annexed by the Ottoman Empire, at times interrupted by the Habsburgs. In the early 19th century, the Serbian Revolution established the nation-state as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory. Following disastrous casualties in World War I, and subsequent unification of Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina with Serbia, the country co-founded Yugoslavia with other South Slavic peoples, which would exist in various political formations until the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, which had devastating effects for the region. As a result, Serbia formed a union with Montenegro in 1992, which broke apart in 2006, when Serbia again became an independent country. In 2008 the parliament of Kosovo, Serbia's southern province with an Albanian ethnic majority, declared independence, with mixed responses from the international community.
The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian:Краљевина Србија/Kraljevina Srbija; German:Königreich Serbien; Latin:Regnum Serviae) was a province (crownland) of the Habsburg monarchy from 1718 to 1739. It was formed from the territories to the south of the rivers Sava and Danube, corresponding to the paşalık of Belgrade, conquered by the Habsburgs from the Ottoman Empire in 1717. It was abolished and returned to the Ottoman Empire in 1739.
Although Habsburg rule was more oppressive than Ottoman and exploited the local Serb majority, the latter did benefit from self-government, including an autonomous militia, and economic integration with the Habsburg monarchy—reforms that contributed to the growth of the Serb middle class and were continued by the Ottomans "in the interest of law and order". Serbia's population increased rapidly from 270,000 to 400,000, but the decline of Habsburg power in the region provoked the second Great Serb Migration (1737–39).
History
In 1688–89, during the Great Turkish War, the Habsburg troops temporarily took control over most of present-day Serbia, but were subsequently forced into retreat. The Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 recognized Ottoman authority over most of present-day Serbia, while the region of Bačka and the western part of Syrmia were assigned to the Habsburgs.
The Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (German:Gebiet des Militärbefehlshabers in Serbien) was the area of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that was placed under a military government of occupation by the Wehrmacht following the invasion, occupation and dismantling of Yugoslavia in April 1941. The territory included Serbia proper, with the addition of the northern part of Kosovo (around Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat. This territory was the only area of partitioned Yugoslavia in which the German occupants established a military government. This was due to the key rail and riverine transport routes that passed through it, and its valuable resources, particularly non-ferrous metals. On 22 April 1941, the territory was placed under the supreme authority of the German military commander in Serbia, with the day-to-day administration of the territory under the control of the chief of the military administration staff. The lines of command and control in the occupied territory were never unified, and were made more complex by the appointment of direct representatives of senior Nazi figures such as Reichsführer-SSHeinrich Himmler (for police and security matters), ReichsmarschallHermann Göring (for the economy), and ReichsministerJoachim von Ribbentrop (for foreign affairs). The Germans used Bulgarian troops to assist in the occupation, but they were at all times under German control. Sources variously describe the territory as a puppet state, a protectorate, a "special administrative province", or describe it as having a puppet government. The military commander in Serbia had very limited German garrison troops and police detachments to maintain order, but could request assistance from a corps of three divisions of poorly-equipped occupation troops.
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(23 Aug 2010)
1. Various of protesters marching holding Turkish flags
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Karatepe, protester:
"We are here to demand freedom for all those who are being held in the Silivri Prison Facility. Secondly, we are here to call on the Turkish nation to say 'no' to the referendum which will be voted on September 12th."
3. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "Patriots will come forward and hold the guilty accountable."
4. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "The outcome (the referendum vote) will be no and this will be the end of the AK Party."
5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ihsan Ozer, protester:
"Turkey's revolutionaries and its future are in prison because of an American plan. We are here to support them."
6. Various of protesters marching
7. Pan from guards in...
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(21 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Tram passing in street, protesters from Workers' Party in background
2. Large Turkish flag being held by protesters
3. Protester holding poster
4. Protesters chant (in Turkish) "Patriots will appear and hold the guilty accountable"
5. Low angle shot of protester chanting (in Turkish) "No no no!"
6. Protesters holding up posters of detained suspects
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cem Perincek, Protester:
"Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
8. Various of protesters
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Kurtulu...
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(23 Aug 2010)
1. Various of protesters marching holding Turkish flags
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Karatepe, protester:
"We are here to demand freedom for ...
(23 Aug 2010)
1. Various of protesters marching holding Turkish flags
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Karatepe, protester:
"We are here to demand freedom for all those who are being held in the Silivri Prison Facility. Secondly, we are here to call on the Turkish nation to say 'no' to the referendum which will be voted on September 12th."
3. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "Patriots will come forward and hold the guilty accountable."
4. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "The outcome (the referendum vote) will be no and this will be the end of the AK Party."
5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ihsan Ozer, protester:
"Turkey's revolutionaries and its future are in prison because of an American plan. We are here to support them."
6. Various of protesters marching
7. Pan from guards in front of prison facility to protesters
8. Protesters gathered behind security guard
9. Pan from crowd behind fence to prison facility courthouse where the trial is being held
10. Wide of prison complex behind barbed wire
11. Pan from chanting protesters to lawyers
12. Close up of lawyers
13. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Edip Hadipoglu, protester:
"The Ergenekon trial is aimed at Turkey's revolutionaries and army officials and it is one part of a greater Middle East plan. This trial is far from a proper judicial process and the law. The goal of this trial is not to reach a verdict but to continue this trial without an end. The trial is aimed at eliminating all the patriots of this country."
14. Various of protesters chanting
15. Various of lawyers entering the courthouse
16. Wide of crowd of protesters
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of secularists from across Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Monday to demand freedom for detainees allegedly involved in an attempt to overthrow the government.
Around 500 protesters marched to the Silivri prison facility where politicians and army officials accused of planning the January 2008 coup were awaiting trial.
More than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians are being held at the facility.
One protester claimed that the trial was not being conducted with due process.
"The goal of this trial is not to reach a verdict but to continue this trial without an end," said Edip Hadipoglu, "The trial is aimed at eliminating all the patriots of this country."
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
Demonstrators were also campaigning for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
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(23 Aug 2010)
1. Various of protesters marching holding Turkish flags
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Karatepe, protester:
"We are here to demand freedom for all those who are being held in the Silivri Prison Facility. Secondly, we are here to call on the Turkish nation to say 'no' to the referendum which will be voted on September 12th."
3. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "Patriots will come forward and hold the guilty accountable."
4. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "The outcome (the referendum vote) will be no and this will be the end of the AK Party."
5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ihsan Ozer, protester:
"Turkey's revolutionaries and its future are in prison because of an American plan. We are here to support them."
6. Various of protesters marching
7. Pan from guards in front of prison facility to protesters
8. Protesters gathered behind security guard
9. Pan from crowd behind fence to prison facility courthouse where the trial is being held
10. Wide of prison complex behind barbed wire
11. Pan from chanting protesters to lawyers
12. Close up of lawyers
13. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Edip Hadipoglu, protester:
"The Ergenekon trial is aimed at Turkey's revolutionaries and army officials and it is one part of a greater Middle East plan. This trial is far from a proper judicial process and the law. The goal of this trial is not to reach a verdict but to continue this trial without an end. The trial is aimed at eliminating all the patriots of this country."
14. Various of protesters chanting
15. Various of lawyers entering the courthouse
16. Wide of crowd of protesters
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of secularists from across Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Monday to demand freedom for detainees allegedly involved in an attempt to overthrow the government.
Around 500 protesters marched to the Silivri prison facility where politicians and army officials accused of planning the January 2008 coup were awaiting trial.
More than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians are being held at the facility.
One protester claimed that the trial was not being conducted with due process.
"The goal of this trial is not to reach a verdict but to continue this trial without an end," said Edip Hadipoglu, "The trial is aimed at eliminating all the patriots of this country."
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
Demonstrators were also campaigning for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
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(21 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Tram passing in street, protesters from Workers' Party in background
2. Large Turkish flag being held by protesters
3. Protester h...
(21 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Tram passing in street, protesters from Workers' Party in background
2. Large Turkish flag being held by protesters
3. Protester holding poster
4. Protesters chant (in Turkish) "Patriots will appear and hold the guilty accountable"
5. Low angle shot of protester chanting (in Turkish) "No no no!"
6. Protesters holding up posters of detained suspects
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cem Perincek, Protester:
"Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
8. Various of protesters
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Kurtulus, Protester:
"Since 2007 and 2008 Turkey has been set up by the US. The government is trying to pressure the patriots and the military as well as the Workers Party and the New Party. And we are here to show the will of the people."
10. Protesters with pickets
11. Wide of Worker's Party Istanbul Vice Chairman, Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, addressing protest
12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, Workers Party Istanbul Vice Chairman:
"This is a revolt. This is a walk to say 'enough'. This walk is to say enough to the knife being held against our nation."
13. Protesters chanting (in Turkish) "The AK Party will be held accountable"
14. Various shots of protesters marching
STORYLINE
Hundreds of members of a pro-secular party protested in Istanbul Saturday against the continuing arrest of suspects accused of plotting to bring down the Islamic-oriented government.
The Workers' Party members were also campaigning on Saturday for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
Workers' Party members from across Turkey plan to meet on Monday and march to a prison west of Istanbul where more than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians, are being held.
Among them, The Workers' Party leader Dogu Perincek.
One protester, Cem Perincek, said: "Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
Another, Ahmet Kurtulus, challenged both the government and US influence for the spate of recent arrests.
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
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(21 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Tram passing in street, protesters from Workers' Party in background
2. Large Turkish flag being held by protesters
3. Protester holding poster
4. Protesters chant (in Turkish) "Patriots will appear and hold the guilty accountable"
5. Low angle shot of protester chanting (in Turkish) "No no no!"
6. Protesters holding up posters of detained suspects
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cem Perincek, Protester:
"Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
8. Various of protesters
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Kurtulus, Protester:
"Since 2007 and 2008 Turkey has been set up by the US. The government is trying to pressure the patriots and the military as well as the Workers Party and the New Party. And we are here to show the will of the people."
10. Protesters with pickets
11. Wide of Worker's Party Istanbul Vice Chairman, Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, addressing protest
12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, Workers Party Istanbul Vice Chairman:
"This is a revolt. This is a walk to say 'enough'. This walk is to say enough to the knife being held against our nation."
13. Protesters chanting (in Turkish) "The AK Party will be held accountable"
14. Various shots of protesters marching
STORYLINE
Hundreds of members of a pro-secular party protested in Istanbul Saturday against the continuing arrest of suspects accused of plotting to bring down the Islamic-oriented government.
The Workers' Party members were also campaigning on Saturday for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
Workers' Party members from across Turkey plan to meet on Monday and march to a prison west of Istanbul where more than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians, are being held.
Among them, The Workers' Party leader Dogu Perincek.
One protester, Cem Perincek, said: "Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
Another, Ahmet Kurtulus, challenged both the government and US influence for the spate of recent arrests.
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
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(23 Aug 2010)
1. Various of protesters marching holding Turkish flags
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Karatepe, protester:
"We are here to demand freedom for all those who are being held in the Silivri Prison Facility. Secondly, we are here to call on the Turkish nation to say 'no' to the referendum which will be voted on September 12th."
3. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "Patriots will come forward and hold the guilty accountable."
4. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "The outcome (the referendum vote) will be no and this will be the end of the AK Party."
5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ihsan Ozer, protester:
"Turkey's revolutionaries and its future are in prison because of an American plan. We are here to support them."
6. Various of protesters marching
7. Pan from guards in front of prison facility to protesters
8. Protesters gathered behind security guard
9. Pan from crowd behind fence to prison facility courthouse where the trial is being held
10. Wide of prison complex behind barbed wire
11. Pan from chanting protesters to lawyers
12. Close up of lawyers
13. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Edip Hadipoglu, protester:
"The Ergenekon trial is aimed at Turkey's revolutionaries and army officials and it is one part of a greater Middle East plan. This trial is far from a proper judicial process and the law. The goal of this trial is not to reach a verdict but to continue this trial without an end. The trial is aimed at eliminating all the patriots of this country."
14. Various of protesters chanting
15. Various of lawyers entering the courthouse
16. Wide of crowd of protesters
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of secularists from across Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Monday to demand freedom for detainees allegedly involved in an attempt to overthrow the government.
Around 500 protesters marched to the Silivri prison facility where politicians and army officials accused of planning the January 2008 coup were awaiting trial.
More than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians are being held at the facility.
One protester claimed that the trial was not being conducted with due process.
"The goal of this trial is not to reach a verdict but to continue this trial without an end," said Edip Hadipoglu, "The trial is aimed at eliminating all the patriots of this country."
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
Demonstrators were also campaigning for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
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(21 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Tram passing in street, protesters from Workers' Party in background
2. Large Turkish flag being held by protesters
3. Protester holding poster
4. Protesters chant (in Turkish) "Patriots will appear and hold the guilty accountable"
5. Low angle shot of protester chanting (in Turkish) "No no no!"
6. Protesters holding up posters of detained suspects
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cem Perincek, Protester:
"Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
8. Various of protesters
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Kurtulus, Protester:
"Since 2007 and 2008 Turkey has been set up by the US. The government is trying to pressure the patriots and the military as well as the Workers Party and the New Party. And we are here to show the will of the people."
10. Protesters with pickets
11. Wide of Worker's Party Istanbul Vice Chairman, Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, addressing protest
12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, Workers Party Istanbul Vice Chairman:
"This is a revolt. This is a walk to say 'enough'. This walk is to say enough to the knife being held against our nation."
13. Protesters chanting (in Turkish) "The AK Party will be held accountable"
14. Various shots of protesters marching
STORYLINE
Hundreds of members of a pro-secular party protested in Istanbul Saturday against the continuing arrest of suspects accused of plotting to bring down the Islamic-oriented government.
The Workers' Party members were also campaigning on Saturday for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
Workers' Party members from across Turkey plan to meet on Monday and march to a prison west of Istanbul where more than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians, are being held.
Among them, The Workers' Party leader Dogu Perincek.
One protester, Cem Perincek, said: "Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
Another, Ahmet Kurtulus, challenged both the government and US influence for the spate of recent arrests.
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
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