ANKARA (AA) - The Norwegian Embassy in Ankara, which is one of the four embassies whose names were included on the posters prepared by the 'TCK Women's Platform' on the new Turkish Penal Code (TCK), demanded removal of its name from every kind of posters, brochures, and similar materials.
The posters which read, ''June 1st, Turkish Penal Code Is Being Changed. So, Continue The Struggle'', include the names of embassies of Denmark, Switzerland, Canada and Norway.
The Norwegian Embassy Counselor sent a letter to those who arranged the campaign and said Norway supported reform process in Turkey and the efforts to decrease gender equality, and Norway, under any circumstances, did not sponsor political activities in Turkey.
The letter said, ''this campaign and those posters contradict the policies of Norway.''
Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday (Wednesday) summoned ambassador of Denmark, and charges d'affaires of Switzerland, Canada and Norway regarding the posters prepared by the 'TCK Women's Platform'.
The Turkish Foreign 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 those posters.
2005-06-09