Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey (LDFoT) is a UK-based campaign group promoting support within the British
Liberal Democrat Party for a strong bilateral relationship between Britain and
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. It also seeks to strengthen the bond between the British Liberal Democrats and
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
Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...
, decentralisation of power and
environmental sustainability.
Members
Members of Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey include:
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Baroness Meral Husseyin Ece OBE*
Baroness Sarah Ludford,
MEP MEP may refer to:
Organisations and politics
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka
* Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...
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Graham Watson, Sir Graham Watson,
MEP
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Jonathan Fryer
Jonathan Harold Fryer (born Graham Leslie Morton; 5 June 1950 – 16 April 2021) was a British writer, broadcaster, lecturer and Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat politician. His biographies of Oscar Wilde and Christopher Isherwood were ...
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Andrew Duff, Andrew Duff OBE,
MEP MEP may refer to:
Organisations and politics
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka
* Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...
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See also
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel
Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel (LDFI) is an associated organisation whose stated objective is to 'maximise support for the State of Israel within the British Liberal Democrat Party', and to 'promote policies which lead to peace and security ...
References
Londra GazeteLaunchLibDem Page
External links
Liberal Democrat Friends of Turkey
€”Official site
{{UK Liberal Democrats
Organisations associated with the Liberal Democrats (UK)
Political advocacy groups in the United Kingdom
Political organisations based in London
Turkey–United Kingdom relations