Europeanization in Turkey. Stretching a Concept to its Limits? 29 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Digdem Soyaltin, EU membership, Europeanization, Freie Universität Berlin, KFG Working Paper Series, Kolleg-Forschergruppe (KFG), Tanja A. Börzel, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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KFG Working Paper Series, No. 36, February 2012, 23 p.
Kolleg-Forschergruppe (KFG) – Freie Universität Berlin
Tanja A. Börzel & Digdem Soyaltin *
Research on Europeanization and domestic change has moved south-eastwards and was provided with another real-world experiment when it has meet with Turkey. This paper explores to what extent Europeanization approaches travel to Turkey, which does have a membership perspective that looks, however, ever less credible. (suite…)
Confusion dans le monde arabe sur le « modèle turc » 29 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Doha Debates, Istanbul, printemps arabe, Qatar, Semih Idiz, Turkey / Turquie
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Les Echos (France) no. 21134, mercredi 29 février 2012, p. 14
Dans la presse étrangère
Est-ce que les Arabes savent ce qu’est le modèle turc ? » s’interroge le quotidien « Hürriyet ». Selon un sondage réalisé par l’institut YouGov pour le « Doha Debates », un forum financé par une fondation du Qatar, 72 % des personnes interrogées dans des pays arabes estiment que la Turquie est un bon modèle pour l’Egypte, la Tunisie et la Libye. (suite…)
Turkish Airlines se rêve en leader mondial 29 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Genève, Suisse, Temel Kotil, transport aérien, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish Airlines
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Tribune de Genève (Suisse) mercredi 29 février 2012, p. 13
Jean-Claude Ferrier, Istanbul
Temel Kotil, patron de la compagnie aérienne, affirme vouloir augmenter la fréquence au départ de Genève (suite…)
La place du jeune handicapé à l’école 29 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Artvin, école, Coménius, Ecole Maxime-Marchand, France, handicapé, Hopa, Turkey / Turquie, Vernon
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Paris-Normandie (France)
mercredi 29 février 2012, p. Vernon Les Andely-Gisors_6
Maxime-Marchand participe au projet Coménius. Trois enseignantes se sont rendues au Portugal et en Turquie. (suite…)
The Armenian file 29 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, History / Histoire, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 29 February 2012, Wednesday
Suat Kınıklıoğlu
This has been a very eventful week for the Armenian file. First was the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s invalidation of a law designed to provide special treatment for California Armenians, in Movsesian v. Victoria Versicherung, et al. on Feb. 23, 2012. (suite…)
Génocide: censure pour les censeurs 28 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in France, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arménien, Conseil constitutionnel, François Hollande, France, génocide, History / Histoire, Jean-Michel Demetz, Nicolas Sarkozy, Turkey / Turquie
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L’Express.fr, 28 février 2012
Circumnavigatio, le blog de Jean-Michel Demetz
Par Jean-Michel Demetz
Mais que sont donc allés faire les élus de la République dans cette galère (turque bien sûr)? (suite…)
Turkey and Iran: a fraying relationship or business as usual? 28 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Daphne McCurdy, Iran, Middle East, Nick Danforth, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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Foreign Policy.com (USA) Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Middle East Channel
By Daphne McCurdy & Nick Danforth *
As tensions escalate between the West and Iran over the country’s nuclear program, some Western analysts cannot help but be excited that Turkey’s relationship with Iran also seems to be deteriorating. (suite…)
Turkey’s post-EU world 28 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU membership, Soner Cagaptay, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) February 28, 2012
By Soner Cagaptay *
In the past 10 years the relationship between Turkey and the European Union (EU) has transformed drastically. A decade ago, Turkey lacked any real economic growth, which translated into low self-esteem nationally. (suite…)
Istanbul Exhibition Examines Greek-Turkey Relationship 28 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, History / Histoire, Immigration, Istanbul, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bilgi University, exhibition, forced population exchange, Greece, History / Histoire, Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Voice of America (USA) February 28, 2012
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
The mass, forced population exchange between Turkey and Greece nearly 100 years ago is being examined in a groundbreaking exhibition in Istanbul. (suite…)
Aylin, retenez ce son 28 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: cymbale, France, musique, Sultan Kaya, Turkey / Turquie
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Sud Ouest (France) Mardi 28 février 2012, p. Bordeaux Rive Gauche-C2_16
Antoine De Baecke
Sultan Kaya a entrepris d’unir les rives de la Garonne et du Bosphore au son cuivré d’une toute nouvelle marque de cymbales, à découvrir demain. (suite…)
Changing Turkey, changing power status in international league 27 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: economy, Mehmet Ögütçü, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 27 February 2012
by Mehmet Öğütçü *
Sitting in a street café in Sultanahmet, the heart of historic Istanbul, it is possible to sense the vibrations of business dynamism in this bustling city — an energy that can now be felt all over modern Turkey. (suite…)
Turkey seeks to be international mediation center 27 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, diplomacy, Finland, international mediation, médiation, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Voice of America (USA) February 27, 2012
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
The Turkish foreign minister is seeking to make Istanbul a center for mediation in resolving international crises. The initiative comes as Ankara seeks to resolve the conflict in Syria and tensions over Iran’s nuclear energy program. (suite…)
Tackling Azerbaijan’s IDP Burden 27 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, conflicts, IDPs, Internally displaced people, International Crisis Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Sabine Freizer
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Europe Briefing (International Crisis Group) N° 6, 15 p. Türkçe усский
27 February 2012, Baku/Tbilisi/Istanbul/Brussels
As negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh stall, the Azerbaijan government has improved living conditions for the internally displaced (IDPs), though return to the occupied territories remains by far the preferred solution. (suite…)
Jailed Turkish general stays fit for court battle 27 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Ergenekon, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish Armed Forces, İlker Başbuğ
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Reuters (UK) Monday, February 27, 2012
By Can Sezer and Ece Toksabay, Istanbul
General Ilker Basbug, the former head of Turkey’s armed forces, said military discipline has helped him adapt to prison life, but he still cannot accept the idea that he stands accused of being the leader of a terrorist group. (suite…)
Pourquoi ADP et Vinci bataillent en Turquie 27 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, France, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: aéroport, Aéroport Ataturk d'Istanbul, Aéroports de Paris (ADP), France, Istanbul, TAV Holdings, transport aérien, Turkey / Turquie, Vinci
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La Tribune (France), no. 4913, lundi 27 février 2012, p. 47
Appel d’offres
Les deux groupes français se retrouvent en finale pour entrer au capital de TAV Holdings, le groupe aéroportuaire turc valorisé à 1,3 milliards d’euros. Doté d’un très riche portefeuille, l’aéroport d’Istanbul constitue une véritable pépite. (suite…)
Turkish diplomacy: an attentive neighbour 26 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, foreign policy, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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Financial Times (UK) Sunday, February 26, 2012
By Daniel Dombey
Ankara is playing an increasingly active role in Middle East but doubts remain about real extent of its influence. (suite…)
Extraordinary turnaround in Turkish policy 26 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: China, economy, foreign policy, Gareth Jenkins, interview, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Voice of Russia, Feb 26, 2012
Kudashkina Ekaterina
Interview with Gareth Jenkins – a senior associate fellow with the Silk Road Studies Program and Turkey Initiative with Jones Hopkins University. (suite…)
New major player in Middle East? 26 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: China, foreign policy, interview, Iran, Middle East, soft power, Syria, Tom Wheeler, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Voice of Russia, Feb 26, 2012
Kudashkina Ekaterina
Interview with Tom Wheeler – former South African Ambassador to Turkey and currently a research associate at the South African Institute of International Affairs. (suite…)
Battle within Islamist sector is the biggest in the history of the Republic 26 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Ali Bayramoglu, Fethullah Gülen, MIT, Rusen Cakir, Turkey / Turquie
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BBC Monitoring European (UK) February 26, 2012 Türkçe
Source: Turkish newspaper Vatan, Istanbul, 23 February 12
First part of a two-part interview with Yeni Safak columnist Ali Bayramoglu by Rusen Cakir. (suite…)