Erbil Sends Oil, Ankara Gets Trouble 28 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: IAI Working Papers, Iraq, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kurdistan Regional Government, natural gas, oil, Olgu Okumuş
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 14|02, 28 February 2014, 9 p.
by Olgu Okumuş *
Since the international media reported crude oil flowing from the KRG to Turkey, doubts about the act’s legality, political acceptability and opacity have surfaced. This oil trade is commercially enticing for energy-hungry Turkey, but is also politically risky. (suite…)
Mis en cause dans un scandale d’écoutes, Erdogan accuse le « lobby du prédicateur » 27 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: corruption, Fethullah Gülen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Le Monde (France) jeudi 27 février 2014, p. 4
Guillaume Perrier, Istanbul Correspondance
Le premier ministre turc tient Fethullah Gülen pour responsable des opérations anticorruption (suite…)
Turkish and French defense industries sign deal 27 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, defence, defense industry
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Anadolu Agency (Turkey) 27 February 2014
Ankara
Turkey’s Defense Industry Manufacturers Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French Aerospace Industries Association to establish a long term bilateral relationship. (suite…)
La communauté belgo-turque, actrice de l’adhésion de la Turquie à l’Union européenne ? 27 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Association d’amitié belgo-turque, Beltud, Marie Peltier, Pax Christi Wallonie-Bruxelles, processus d'adhésion, Seval Kayman
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Analyse (Pax Christi Wallonie-Bruxelles) 27 février 2014, 5 p.
Marie Peltier *
Au-delà de la difficile avancée politique de ce dossier, force est de constater que depuis le début, la question de l’adhésion de la Turquie à l’UE fait l’objet d’un débat difficile au sein de l’opinion publique européenne, voire même aujourd’hui au sein d’une certaine opinion publique turque. (suite…)
Turks Are Glued to a Sensational Drama, This One Political 26 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Fethullah Gülen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The New York Times (USA) February 26, 2014 Wednesday, p. 10
By Tim Arango
Le premier ministre turc compromis par des écoutes 26 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bilal Erdogan, Fethullah Gülen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Le Figaro (France) Mercredi 26 Février 2014, n° 21635, p. 8
Laure Marchand, Istanbul
Dans un enregistrement anonyme, qu’il dénonce comme un montage, Erdogan cherche à cacher 30 millions. (suite…)
Signs of a Thaw in the Eastern Med 25 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, Sohrab Ahmari
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Febraury 25, 2014, p. 13
By Sohrab Ahmari *
A spate of new developments suggests that Turkey and Israel are repairing their strained ties. But how far will this rapprochement go? And what does Ankara’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked government seek? (suite…)
La Turquie embarquée dans la dérive d’Erdogan 24 février 2014
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Les Echos (France) no. 21633, lundi 24 février 2014, p. 9
Idées & Débats ~ L’analyse de la rédaction
par Jacques Hubert-Rodier, Editorialiste aux « Echos
La Turquie, star des pays émergents, source d’inspiration pour les révolutions arabes de 2011, capable de renvoyer dans ses casernes une armée prête à se mêler de politique, est-elle en train de faire marche arrière ? (suite…)
EU preparing to snub Turkey over Erdogan’s lurch towards autocracy 24 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The Times (UK) February 24, 2014, p. 22
Alexander Christie-Miller
The European Union is expected to put Turkey’s membership application on ice amid fears that the country’s Prime Minister is steering his Government towards autocracy. (suite…)
Trust and travel. Easing the visa burden for Turks in five steps 24 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: visa
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ESI Report (European Stability Initiative) 24 February 2014
Berlin – Brussels – Istanbul
In December 2013 the EU-Turkey visa liberalisation process was launched. ESI recommends that EU member states now commit to five goals to support this process. These goals can be achieved by each member state through steps fully in compliance with existing EU visa rules. (suite…)
The Syrian Crisis: A Challenge to the Black Sea Stability 22 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie.Tags: Black Sea, Center for International and European Studies, CIES Policy Brief, Igor Delanoë, Syria
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CIES Policy Brief (Center for International and European Studies) No. 2, Feb 2014
by Igor Delanoë *
The Syrian crisis has shaken the Levant region for nearly three years now. Located a few hundred miles from Syria, the Black Sea region may be concerned by a possible spillover of the conflict. (suite…)
The Unbearable Heaviness of Being a Turkish Citizen 21 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Culture, Education, Emre Erdoğan, multiculturalism, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkish
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 21, 2014
Emre Erdogan *
Despite their diversity, Turks have a common characteristic: thinking that Turkey has no friends and that every other country in the world is a potential enemy. (suite…)
Energy: Key to EU-Turkish relations? 20 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: David Koranyi, Nicolò Sartori
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Al Jazeera.com (Qatar) 20 February 2014
David Koranyi & Nicolo Sartori *
EU member states must realise that getting Turkey to adopt EU regulations is in their strategic interest too. The relationship between the EU and Turkey has been rather icy for the past few years. Accession talks between the European Union (EU) and Turkey had been practically frozen until last November. (suite…)
Ottoman dream sours 20 février 2014
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The Daily Telegraph (UK) Thursday, February 20, 2014, p. B1
by Ambrose Evans–Pritchard
Turkey was to have been Europe’s last great hope (suite…)
Erdogan place internet sous surveillance 20 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Abdullah Gül, internet
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Le Soir (Belgique) jeudi 20 février 2014, p. Brabant Wallon11
Anne Andlauer, Istanbul de notre correspondante
Le président turc est donc resté sourd à tous ceux qui le pressaient, en Turquie même mais aussi depuis l’étranger, d’utiliser son droit de veto. Mardi soir sur son compte Twitter, Abdullah Gül a annoncé avoir promulgué une loi votée au Parlement le 5février, malgré la fronde de l’opposition, renforçant considérablement le contrôle d’internet dans son pays. (suite…)
Le flâneur de Beyoglu 20 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Books / Livres, France, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: littérature, Sébastien de Courtois
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21630, jeudi 20 février 2014, p. LIT1
Le Figaro Littéraire
La chronique d’Etienne de Montéty
Avouons-le, nous n’étions pas retournés à Istanbul depuis la lecture de Loti, Aziyadé, et de Morand, dont la nouvelle s’appelle d’ailleurs « La Nuit de Constantinople » , c’est dire si ça date. (suite…)
Natural Gas in the Turkish Domestic Energy Market: Policies and Challenges 19 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Gulmira Rzayeva, natural gas, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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OIES Paper (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) NG 82, February 2014
Gulmira Rzayeva *
Over the past 10 years or so Turkey has featured prominently in the various schemes to open a ‘fourth corridor’ of gas supply to the core European national gas markets. (suite…)
Turkey economic model faltering 18 février 2014
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USA Today, February 18, 2014, p. 4B
by Victor Kotsev, Istanbul, Special for USA Today
Alberto Ambrosio. Un mystique sur le Bosphore 18 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Istanbul, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Alberto Ambrosio, soufisme
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La Croix (France) no. 39813, mardi 18 février 2014, p. 24
Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner
Ce frère dominicain a plongé dans le monde soufi, une recherche académique qui a enrichi sa quête mystique, encore loin d’être achevée. (suite…)
Turkey’s Energy Strategy and its Role in the EU’s Southern Gas Corridor 17 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: energy security, Erkan Erdogdu, IAI Working Papers, Istituto Affari Internazionali, natural gas, pipeline, Southern gas corridor
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 14|01, 17 February 2014, 15 p.
by Erkan Erdogdu *
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) is a European Commission initiative aimed at facilitating the diversification of the routes and sources of gas imported into Europe. This paper is devoted to the analysis of Turkey’s role in this initiative. Following a summary of the current economic and energy situation in Turkey, the paper presents recent developments in the SGC and an analysis of Turkey’s role in the EU’s SGC vision. (suite…)
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