EU and Turkey: talks languish, trade booms 21 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Cengiz Aktar, EU enlargement, EU membership, Jean-Maurice Ripert, Sinan Ülgen, Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Turkey-EU
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Associated Press (AP), February 21, 2012
By Christopher Torchia, Istanbul
If a project has no deadline, is it really a project? What do you call a negotiation process in which the partners can’t talk about key issues? These are existential times for Turkey’s campaign to join the European Union — an ambitious vision that has become increasingly ambiguous. (suite…)
How the Iran Nuclear Standoff Looks From Turkey: Soli Ozel 21 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Soli Özel, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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Bloomberg (USA) Feb 21, 2012
By Soli Özel *
For two neighbors who don’t trust each other and for centuries were engaged in fierce strategic and religious competition, it is remarkable that Sunni Turkey and Shiite Iran haven’t gone to war over their border since 1639. (suite…)
Le sommet de l’ONU échoue à surmonter l’impasse chypriote 21 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Chypre, Didem Akyel, négociation, Turkey / Turquie
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Le Monde.fr (France) Mardi 21 février 2012
Didem Akyel *
La dernière réunion entre les dirigeants chypriotes grecs et turcs et le secrétaire général des Nations unies du 22 au 24 janvier a échoué menaçant le futur de l’île et de la Turquie comme candidat à l’Union européenne. (suite…)
Ottoman-era pieces lure buyers from Turkey and Mideast 21 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, France, History / Histoire, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Abraham-Louis Breguet, Breguet Museum, Emmanuel Breguet, Esseyd Ali Effendi, France, History / Histoire, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, Paris, Switzerland, Topkapi Palace, Turkey / Turquie, watch
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International Herald Tribune (USA) 21 February 2012, p. S-6
Special Report: Watches
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
Rising interest pushes prices higher for courtly antique pocket watches (suite…)
Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival Debuts at Egyptian Theater on March 1-4 21 février 2012
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Cinéma, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Turkish American Association, Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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PR Newswire (USA) Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Los Angeles Turkish American Association
The First Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival will host Turkey’s top films and directors fromMarch 1 to 4 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. (suite…)
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