Turkey is a signatory to the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, also known as The Mine Ban Treaty, effective since 5 October 1996. The General Assembly of the United Nations approved the Ottawa Agreement by its resolution no: 51/45 on 10 December 1996. Read more

Interpreting President Obama's Visit

President Barack H. Obama in his first bilateral overseas trip spoke at the Turkish General Assembly in Ankara on 6 April 2009. Curiosity was high about the choice of Turkey and the content of his speech. President Obama began his speech by enumerating the reasons for his choice for Turkey. Read more