Why the EU must reengage with Turkey 29 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Amanda Paul, European Policy Centre, Turkey’s EU accession process
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EPC Commentary (European Policy Centre) 29 September 2014
Amanda Paul *
Democratic values and basic rights in Turkey are hanging by a thread. Over the past eighteen months the rule of law, civil liberties and freedoms have been eroded which has left many Turks anxious over the direction in which their country is heading. (suite…)
La Turquie, alliée fidèle contre le terrorisme 29 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: État islamique en Irak et au Levant (EIIL), Hakki Akil, Irak, Syrie, terrorisme
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21817, lundi 29 septembre 2014, p. 22
Hakki Akil
Loin de soutenir l’EIIL, comme beaucoup l’en accusent, Ankara lutte contre cette organisation barbare, plaide l’ambassadeur de Turquie en France. (suite…)
Turkey’s Human Rights Rollback: Recommendations for Reform 29 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Emma Sinclair-Webb, freedom of expression, human rights, Human Rights Watch, peace process, PKK, Rule of Law
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HRW Report (Human Rights Watch) September 2014
Emma Sinclair-Webb *
This 38-page report outlines the rollback of human rights and rule of law in Turkey, linked to mass anti-government protests in 2013 and corruption allegations that go to the very heart of the government of the ruling AKP. (suite…)
Middle Eastern Youth and the Arab Spring: Cross-National Variation and Trends in Values 29 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, Julie de Jong, Mansoor Moaddel, Population Studies Center, values, youth
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PSC Research Report (Population Studies Center) No. 14-828, September 2014, 61 p.
University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR)
Mansoor Moaddel & Julie de Jong *
Although scholars and analysts widely claimed that the youth played a crucial role in the making of the revolutionary movements dubbed the Arab Spring, little empirical evidence substantiates this claim or depicts how the younger age groups may differ from the older in value orientation. (suite…)
Pipeline to deliver water from Turkey 29 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, water, water pipeline
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The Washington Times (USA) Monday, September 29, 2014, p. A10
By David R. Sands
Ambitious project offers political sway to Cyprus. It won’t carry any oil, but an ambitious pipeline project linking reservoirs in Turkey to the parched, isolated Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus could prove as politically charged as any project now underway in the region. (suite…)
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