Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey
Encyclopedia
Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey is a UK based campaign group promoting support within the British Liberal Democrat Party
for a strong bilateral relationship between Britain and Turkey
. It also seeks to strengthen the bond between the British Liberal Democrats and the Turkish Liberals
, organising meetings in both the UK and Turkey between senior figures.
Liberal Democrats Friends of Turkey promotes active participation in politics and seeks to explain social liberalism and the services that the Liberal Democrats have done, to the citizens of both countries.
The Liberal Democrats work for a society where personal, political and economic liberty are combined with social justice, decentralisation of power and environmental sustainability.
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
for a strong bilateral relationship between Britain and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It also seeks to strengthen the bond between the British Liberal Democrats and the Turkish Liberals
Liberalism in Turkey
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Turkey. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme...
, organising meetings in both the UK and Turkey between senior figures.
Liberal Democrats Friends of Turkey promotes active participation in politics and seeks to explain social liberalism and the services that the Liberal Democrats have done, to the citizens of both countries.
The Liberal Democrats work for a society where personal, political and economic liberty are combined with social justice, decentralisation of power and environmental sustainability.
Members of LDFoT
Members of Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey include:- Meral Ece OBEMeral EceMeral Hussein Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece, OBE is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. She is the first woman of Turkish Cypriot origin to be a member of either house of Parliament after she was appointed a Liberal Democrat working peer on May 28, 2010.-Early life:Baroness Hussein-Ece...
, Cllr http://meralece.blogspot.com/ - Bridget Fox, PPCProspective parliamentary candidateProspective parliamentary candidate is a term used in British politics to refer to candidates selected by political parties to fight individual constituencies in advance of a general election. This terminology was motivated by the strict limits on the amount of expenses incurred by an actual...
http://www.bridgetfox.org/ - Lucy Watt, Cllr
- Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
http://www.sarahludfordmep.org.uk/ - Jonathan FryerJonathan FryerJonathan Fryer is a British writer, broadcaster, lecturer and Liberal Democrat politician.He was the LibDem candidate for the constituency of Poplar and Limehouse in the 2010 general election, coming in fourth.-Early life:...
, PEPC http://www.jonathanfryer4europe.com/ - Graham WatsonGraham WatsonSir Graham Robert Watson is a European politician from the United Kingdom. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament for South West England since 1994 and was leader of the liberal group in Parliament for seven years between 2002 and 2009.-Early life:Graham Watson was born in Rothesay...
, MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/ - Andrew Duff OBEAndrew DuffAndrew Duff OBE is a Liberal Democrat politician, president of the Union of European Federalists, and a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region of the UK....
, MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
http://www.andrewduffmep.org.uk/ - Sue DoughtySue DoughtySusan Kathleen Doughty, known as Sue Doughty, is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Guildford .-Early life:...
, MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
http://suedoughty.org/ - Fiyaz Mughal, Cllr http://fiyazmughal.org.uk/
External links
- Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey -- Official site