ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned ambassador of Denmark, and charges d'affaires of Switzerland, Canada and Norway regarding the posters prepared by the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) Women's Platform, sources said on Wednesday.
The posters which read, ''June 1st, Turkish Penal Code Is Being Changed. So, Continue The Struggle'', include the names of ambassadors of Denmark, Switzerland, Canada and Norway.
According to the same sources, Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned these diplomats to remind them that this issue was related to Turkey's domestic affairs.
The same sources stated that Turkish Foreign Ministry told Danish ambassador and charges d'affaires of Switzerland, Canada and Norway, the ambassadors of which were not currently in Ankara, that inclusion of the names of ambassadors on posters prepared by a non-governmental organization would have negative impacts on not only bilateral relations but also the reform process in Turkey.
The Ministry called on the Danish ambassador and the charges d'affaires to launch initiatives to erase their names from these posters hung in several places in capital Ankara while the diplomats said that the NGO (TCK Women's Platform) had not requested their permission to use their names on the mentioned posters.
2005-06-08