Takin’ It To the Streets 30 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Brazil, democracy, Egypt, majoritarianism, Paul R. Pillar, protests, Russia, Turkey, USA
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The New York Times (USA) Sunday, June 30, 2013, p. SR 11
By Thomas L. Friedman
The former C.I.A. analyst Paul R. Pillar asked this question in a recent essay in The National Interest: Why are we seeing so many popular street revolts in democracies? Speaking specifically of Turkey and Brazil (suite…)
Turquie: les artistes condamnent la « rhétorique haineuse » 29 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Fazil Say, liberté d'expression, Mehmet Ali Alabora, Orhan Pamuk, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yasar Kemal
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Agence France Presse Samedi 29 juin 2013
Ankara
Des artistes, journalistes et écrivains turcs, dont le prix Nobel de littérature Orhan Pamuk, ont publié samedi, sur une pleine page dans plusieurs journaux, un appel au gouvernement lui demandant de cesser d’employer une rhétorique de division alimentant, selon eux, la haine dans le pays. (suite…)
En Turquie, une nouvelle génération se politise 29 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Parc Gezi, Taksim
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21431, samedi 29 juin 2013, p. 10
Laure Marchand, Istanbul
Les jeunes mobilisés sur la place Taksim se découvrent une conscience citoyenne et un goût pour l’action. (suite…)
The new face of global protest 28 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brazil, Occupy movement, Paul Mason, protests, Tali Hatuka, Turkey, USA
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The Guardian Weekly (UK) 28 June-4 July 2013, p. 1
Peter Beaumont (Observer)
Myriad demonstrations from Istanbul to Rio. Fuelled by anger and distrust of political elite. The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests. Within days this had become a nationwide movement whose concerns had spread far beyond fares (suite…)
Spain and Turkey: can relations further widen and deepen? 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: bilateral relations, Eduard Soler i Lecha, Espagne, foreign policy, IPLI, Spain, TEPAV, Turkey, Turkey Policy Brief Series, Turkey-EU
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Turkey Policy Brief Series (IPLI – TEPAV) 10th edition, 2013, 9 p. Français
by Eduard Soler i Lecha *
This policy brief evaluates Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of recent revolutionary events in the region. (suite…)
Gezi Park one month on: what lies ahead? 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: #occupygezi, AKP, Amanda Paul, Demir Murat Seyrek, Gezi Park, protests, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Commentary (European Policy Centre) 27 June 2013
by Amanda Paul & Demir Murat Seyrek *
For almost a month, Turkey has been witnessing serious challenges to its social and political stability, with protestors defying the authority of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). (suite…)
Le miracle du Bosphore attendra 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Daniel Cohn-Bendit
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Le Monde (France) jeudi 27 juin 2013, p. 21
par Arnaud Leparmentier
C’était un temps où l’on pouvait encore rêver d’Europe. C’était avant 2005 et le non français à la Constitution européenne. Avant la crise de l’euro. Dany Cohn-Bendit rêvait mieux que les autres. « L’Europe est une suite de miracles », chantait en 2004 le héros de Mai 68. (suite…)
Turkey Leader Tightens Grip, Putting Nation at Crossroads 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Taksim, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal (USA) June 27, 2013, p. 14-15
Joe Parkinson
As mayor of Istanbul in the late 1990s, Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly read a poem that included the lines: « The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers. » (suite…)
Turkish-iranian partition of the Middle East 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Iran, Turkey, USA
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Kuwait Times, Thursday, June 27, 2013, p. 6
By Ibrahim Saleh
During the last decade many right-wing American and Israeli analysts have described the geo-strategic struggles unfolding in the Middle East as a new “Cold War” pitting the United States against Shiite Iran. (suite…)
Encounters with the Third Kind: Turkey’s New Political Forces are Met by Old Politics 26 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ilter Turan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Taksim, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, June 26, 2013
Ilter Turan *
Demonstrations that commenced at the Gezi Promenade of Taksim Square at the end of May over plans to build a shopping mall are presenting a challenge to the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose appearance of invincibility has been considerably tarnished. (suite…)
La Turquie dans l’UE ? Pourquoi ce n’est pas pour demain 26 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, négociation, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Le Point (France) mercredi 26 juin 2013
Par Jason Wiels
Si les négociations se débloquent petit à petit, le pays a encore un long chemin à parcourir avant de faire partie du club des pays européens. (suite…)
Les Vingt-Sept plus divisés que jamais sur la Turquie 26 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: adhésion
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Le Monde (France) mercredi 26 juin 2013, p. 4
Jean-Pierre Stroobants, Luxembourg Envoyé spécial
L’UE doit décider de l’ouverture ou non d’un nouveau chapitre des négociations d’adhésion. (suite…)
Une musique très oxydée ! 26 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, France, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Chalon, clarinette, Eléonore Fourniau, Musicaves, musique, Nicolas Nageotte, Oksit
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Le Journal de Saône et Loire (France) mercredi 26 juin 2013, p. 30
Interview par Meriem Souissi
Le saxophoniste chalonnais Nicolas Nageotte rentre d’Istanbul. Il y a passé six mois pour apprendre les rudiments de la clarinette turque et vivre les événements de la place Taksim. (suite…)
Turkey’s E.U. Bid 25 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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The New York Times (USA) Tuesday, June 25, 2013, p. A24
Editorial
For 26 years, Turkey has been angling for membership in the European Union, only to see its bid thwarted. Now, with the union on the verge of reviving talks on Turkey’s accession, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s (suite…)
Europe and Turkey should keep talking 24 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Angela Merkel, EU membership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Financial Times (UK) June 24, 2013, p. 10 Deutsch Français Türkçe
Editorial
Just as France has softened its longstanding objections to reviving Turkey’s accession talks with the EU, opening the way to a resumption of negotiations after a three-year hiatus, another member state has mounted the barricades. (suite…)
Les opposants turcs choisissent l’arme de la non-violence 24 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Erdem Gündüz, manifestation, Taksim
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Le Monde (France) lundi 24 juin 2013, p. 3
Guillaume Perrier, Istanbul Correspondance
Les manifestations d’« hommes immobiles » se multiplient depuis l’évacuation de la place Taksim. (suite…)
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations 21 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, foreign policy, Jim Zanotti, Middle East, NATO, Turkey, USA
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CRS Report for Congress (USA) June 21, 2013, 52 p.
Jim Zanotti *
This report provides background information on Turkey and discusses possible policy options for Members of Congress and the Obama Administration. (suite…)
La révolution immobile des Turcs 20 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: désobéissance civile, manifestation, Taksim
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21423, jeudi 20 juin 2013, p. 6
Nare Hakikat, Istanbul
À Taksim, des centaines de manifestants silencieux défient la police en se tenant debout sans bouger. (suite…)
Turkish Liberals Turn Their Backs on Erdogan 20 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Cengiz Çandar, Gezi Park, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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The New York Times (USA) Thursday, June 20, 2013, p. A 10
By Tim Arango, Istanbul
For Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the antigovernment protests that have shaken Turkey have come with a jarring paradox: some of the protesters voted for him, most prospered from his economic policies, and some of the liberal intellectuals and columnists now calling him a dictator helped him win three successive elections with their writings. (suite…)
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