Istanbul maritime 29 mars 2013
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Sud Ouest (France) 29 mars 2013, p. 46
C’est là que finit l’Europe et que l’Asie commence : l’ancienne Constantinople est la prochaine destination de » Thalassa « . (suite…)
Verheugen: Europe cannot do it without Turkey 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU, Guenter Verheugen, interview, Turkey-EU
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EurActiv.com, 28 March 2013 Türkçe
Interview by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye
The European Union needs Turkey if it is to succeed as a global player, former Commission vice-president Günter Verheugen tells EurActiv. (suite…)
Making Sense of Turkish-EU Relations in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Arab Spring, Bülent Aras, EU, foreign policy, GTE Policy Briefs, Istituto Affari Internazionali, MENA, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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GTE Policy Briefs (Istituto Affari Internazionali) n. 8, 28 March 2013, 5 p.
by Bülent Aras *
Both the EU’s recognition of the importance of its value system and Turkey’s rediscovery of its European component in its foreign policy identity have occurred during a period of radical transformation in the Mediterranean region. (suite…)
Turkey’s Negotiations with the PKK: Contents, Dynamics, Risks, and Possible Outcomes 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Abdullah Öcalan, AKP, conflicts, Gökhan Bacik, Kurds, PKK, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, March 28, 2013
By Gökhan Bacik *
The government’s recent direct talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the call by Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the PKK, for the PKK’s withdrawal from Turkey are a turning point in the history of Turkey’s Kurdish problem. (suite…)
La crise syrienne vue d’Azerbaïdjan 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaïdjan, Bayram Balci, Centre d'études et de recherches internationales, CERI, Syrie
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Les analyses du CERI, 28/03/2013
Centre d’études et de recherches internationales
Bayram Balci *
Secouée depuis deux ans par des affrontements meurtriers, la Syrie traverse une crise plus violente que les autres révoltes populaires du printemps arabe et qui, selon toute probabilité, s’inscrit dans la longue durée. (suite…)
To Cash In on Gas, Cyprus May Need to Sell to Turkey 28 mars 2013
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The New York Times (USA) March 28, 2013, p. B4
By James Kanter, Brussels
With its economy in tatters, Cyprus urgently needs to tap its natural gas deposits. But opening the spigot will force the easternmost member of the European Union to make the tough choices it has long been loath to confront. (suite…)
Israël et la Turquie définissent les termes de leur rapprochement 27 mars 2013
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Le Monde (France) mercredi 27 mars 2013, p. 4
Laurent Zecchini, Jérusalem Correspondant
Un accord financier doit être trouvé pour dédommager les familles des victimes turques de l’assaut israélien contre le « Mavi-Marmara » (suite…)
Israel, Turkey Explore Energy Links 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Eastern Mediterranean, energy, Israël, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal (USA) March 27, 2013, p. A12
By Joshua Mitnick, Tel Aviv
Israel’s apology to Turkey over a deadly 2010 raid will boost cooperation over Syria’s civil war, but it also has a compelling economic incentive: the possible export of billions of dollars of Israeli natural gas to Turkey and beyond, say analysts and officials. (suite…)
A New Business Model for Cyprus 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, EU, Greece, Javier Solana, Russia, Turkey
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 27 March 2013, p. 17 Español Français
Javier Solana *
Madrid – Once again, Europe has peered into the abyss. But the tentative agreement between Cyprus and the troika (the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Central Bank) probably means that the worst has been avoided. (suite…)
Cyprus: the Mouse That Roared 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Michael Clarke, Royal United Services Institute, RUSI, Turkey
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RUSI Analysis, 27 March 2013
By Professor Michael Clarke *
The eastern Mediterranean has been spring loaded for an international political crisis for many months now. Is the Cypriot Euro crisis the mouse that finally sets off the trap? (suite…)
Turkey: Decriminalize dissent: Time to deliver on the right to freedom of expression 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, freedom of expression, penal code, Turkey
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Amnesty International Report, EUR 44/001/2013 Türkçe
27 March 2013
The right to freedom of expression is under attack in Turkey. Criminal prosecutions targeting dissenting opinions represent one of Turkey’s most entrenched human rights problems. (suite…)
Allianz rachète l’assureur turc Yapi Kredi Sigorta 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Allianz, assurance, Yapi Kredi Sigorta
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Agence Télégraphique Suisse (ATS)
27 mars 2013
L’assureur allemand Allianz a annoncé mercredi le rachat du turc Yapi Kredi Sigorta pour un montant net de 684 millions d’euros (835 millions de francs). L’opération lui permet de devenir numéro un de l’assurance en Turquie. (suite…)
The Cost of Frozen Conflict for Cyprus, Greece and Turkey 26 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Cyprus, Greece, Hugh Pope, International Crisis Group, Turkey
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 26 March 2013, p. 14
Ekathimerini (Greece) 25 March 2013
Hugh Pope *
Last month, iron anti-riot shutters boarded up the street-side windows of the Grande Bretagne hotel ballroom in Athens as fine-suited patriarchs of Greek and Cypriot industry gathered for the annual Athens Energy Forum (suite…)
How Iraq’s Future May be Shaped by its Neighbors 26 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Foreign Policy Research Institute, Gallia Lindenstrauss, Institute for National Security Studies, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Yoel Guzansky
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E-Notes (Foreign Policy Research Institute) March 2013
By Yoel Guzansky & Gallia Lindenstrauss *
Since the last American soldiers left Iraq more than a year ago, the fear of rising Iranian influence in the country has become more pronounced. (suite…)
Le livre qui a divisé l’Allemagne 26 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, EU / UE, Immigration.Tags: Allemagne, Suisse, Thilo Sarrazin
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Le Temps (Suisse) 26 mars 2013
Yves Petignat
«L’Allemagne disparaît», de Thilo Sarrazin, vient d’être traduit en français. A lire, malgré les thèses douteuses, pour comprendre pourquoi tant d’Allemands – mais aussi de nombreux Suisses – rejettent l’immigration «massive» (suite…)
What Is So Special About Russian–Turkish Economic Relations 25 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Bulgaria, economy, energy, foreign policy, gas pipeline, Nabucco, Natalia Ulchenko, Romania, Russia, Russian Analytical Digest, South Stream, Turkey
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Russian Analytical Digest (RAD), No.125, 25 March 2013, pages 5-10
Russia’s Relations with Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania
By Natalia Ulchenko *, Moscow
This article analyses contemporary Russian–Turkish economic relations. It considers the problems that the two sides are faced with, in spite of their steadily increasing bilateral trade volume and investment flows (suite…)
Thaw bolsters Turkey’s influence 25 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Israël, Middle East, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Monday, March 25, 2013, p. 4
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul and John Reed in Jerusalem
Israel’s apology to Ankara opens way to collaborating on Syria and energy, say Daniel Dombey and John Reed (suite…)
Turkish traders cash in on Iraq while the politicians squabble 25 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: economy, Iraq, Turkey
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The National (UAE) March 25, 2013, p. 10
Iraq: 10 years on
Thomas Seibert, Istanbul
Money still talks loud and clear even when diplomacy is failing (suite…)
Istanbul : sprint final pour les JO 2020 25 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Jeux Olympiques d'été, Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020, JO 2020, sport
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21349, lundi 25 mars 2013, p. 18
Laure Marchand, Istanbul
La commission d’évaluation du CIO a entamé dimanche une inspection de quatre jours de la candidature turque. (suite…)
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