Die Welt published an article devoted to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine headlined "Brüssel will Poroschenko nicht empfangen" ("Brussels does not want to receive Poroshenko").
"The EU and Ukraine are arguing over the policy towards Russia. The Ukrainian government wants tougher sanctions. Right now Brussels is not even ready to receive President Poroshenko," the article begins.
"Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wants to pay a visit to Brussels on Tuesday in order to inform the local leadership about the recent developments in Ukraine. However the EU does not want to receive Poroshenko," the author writes.
According to the EU, there is no reason for such a visit. "Mr. Poroshenko cannot complain of lack of courtesy of the EU. Right now the visit is inappropriate," an ambassador of one of the EU member states is quoted by Die Welt as saying.
The reason is that the EU leadership is afraid that Poroshenko's visit will damage the body's relations with Russia and sabotage the peace process in Eastern Ukraine, the author of the article informs.
Hurriyet Daily News published an article devoted to the situation surrounding women's rights in Turkey.
"The situation of women in Turkey as revealed in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report issued every year is grave. In the 2014 report, Turkey was in 125th place among 142 countries," the article reads.
"Women in Turkey cannot be seen in business life and in politics; they are also behind in education compared to men. There is another aspect that is not in the report: Violence against women," the author of the article, Gila Benmayor, writes.
"Sabancı University issued a report the other day, titled “Business Against Domestic Violence.” One of its findings was that 75 percent of college graduates, white collar female workers, have at least once in their lives been subject to one instance of violence," she writes.
"Sabancı University conducted for the first time in Turkey this domestic violence survey in the business world. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Sabancı University is Güler Sabancı, the head of Sabancı Holding. The Sabancı Foundation, which is also headed by Güler Sabancı, has been conducting projects in various cities in Anatolia empowering women," the article reads.
"Strong women in the economy are known to be courageous in taking risks and launching initiatives. The head of Hürriyet’s Executive Committee, Vuslat Doğan Sabancı, started the “No to Domestic Violence” campaign in Hürriyet 10 years ago. This campaign has a wide spectrum of activities, from a hotline to training; it helps the theme of domestic violence remain high on the agenda," the author writes.
"What I am saying is that one day, if we achieve a better score in the Global Gender Gap report of the World Economic Forum, this will be thanks to the strong women in our economy," the author concludes.
