Pape François – Recueillement au cœur de la mosquée 30 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: chrétiens, dialogue interreligieux, Pape François, Vatican
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Le Journal du Dimanche (France) 30 novembre 2014, p. 1-10-11
Marie-Christine Tabet, envoyée spéciale à Istanbul (Turquie)
En visite à Istanbul, à la frontière des mondes chrétien et musulman, le pape a appelé au dialogue interreligieux et osé un geste audacieux contre « le fondamentalisme » , une prière dans la Mosquée bleue. (suite…)
Turkey’s palace intrigue 29 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Ankara, Ataturk, Pope Francis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, White Palace
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Los Angeles Times (USA) November 29, 2014, p. A1 & A4
By Glen Johnson and Patrick J. McDonnell, Ankara, Turkey
A $615-million (so far) presidential residence proves as divisive as President Erdogan’s rule. (suite…)
What’s next for Turkey? Lessons of the 2014 presidential elections 29 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, IIR Policy Paper, presidential election, presidential system, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The Institute of International Relations, Zoltán Egeresi
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IIR Policy Paper (The Institute of International Relations) November 2014
Zoltán Egeresi *
The 2014 Turkish presidential elections have demonstrated that Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AKP were able to overcome their previous political crises during the last, one-year-long eventful period, and they were successful in continuing to mobilise their electorate. (suite…)
Putin sees new opportunities for Turkey-Russia relations 28 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin
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Anadolu Agency (Turkey) Friday, November 28, 2014
By Hakan Ceyhan Aydogan, Moscow
President Putin: ‘Our Turkish partners refused to sacrifice their interests for political ambitions of others’. (suite…)
Turquie : visite papale sur fond de djihad 28 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, alévis, chrétiens, Irak, Islam, Pape François, réfugiés, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, soufisme, Vatican
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Le Figaro (France) no. 21869, vendredi 28 novembre 2014, p. 10
Jean-Marie Guénois, Envoyé spécial à Ankara
François, qui arrive vendredi à Ankara avant de se rendre à Istanbul, rencontrera des réfugiés venus d’Irak. (suite…)
Le cinéma turc débarque à Paris 28 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, France, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cem Yilmaz, Cinéma, Festival, festival du cinéma turc, Hülya Koçyigit, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Paris
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Libération (France) vendredi 28 novembre 2014, p. 29
M.S.
Des réalisateurs turcs triomphent dans les festivals comme en témoignent les succès cannois successifs de Nuri Bilge Ceylan, palme d’or en 2014 avec Winter Sleep. (suite…)
If Rent-Seeking Stopped, Unemployment Will Double 28 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AKP, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, foreign policy, Syria
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BBC Monitoring European (UK) November 26, 2014 Türkçe
Text of report by website of Turkish liberal daily newspaper Taraf on 24 November
Interview with Prof. Ersin Kalaycioglu by Tunca Ogreten. Prof. Ersin Kalaycioglu [of Political Sciences at Sabanci University] said that the government was behaving like a bully of the region in terms of its foreign policy and warned the government. (suite…)
US Strategy against ISIS in Syria and Turkey’s Position 27 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: ISIS, ORSAM, Oytun Orhan, Syria
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Review of Regional Affairs (ORSAM) No.17, November 2014 Türkçe
Oytun Orhan *
It is accepted by everyone that the success of the strategy against ISIS depends on an integrated approach that includes both Iraq and Syria. However, it can be seen that the US strategy does not include a concrete plan for Syria. (suite…)
Can South-Eastern Mediterranean Gas be a Supply for the EU? 26 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Elif Burcu Günaydin, IAI Working Papers, Israël, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Mediterranean, natural gas, South-Eastern Mediterranean
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali)14|17, November 2014, 26 p.
by Elif Burcu Günaydın *
South-Eastern Mediterranean gas fields are still under exploration and development. Meanwhile, the question of which route or routes such gas would take into the global markets remains unanswered. (suite…)
Capitalising on Turkey’s Slight Shift towards the EU 25 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU enlargement, EU membership, Pinar Elman, PISM, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Bulletin PISM, no 132 (727), 24 November 2014
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
Turkey’s strategic importance to the EU’s interests has grown because of developments in the latter’ s eastern and southern neighbourhoods. (suite…)
Turkey’s Fight Against Corruption: A Critical Assessment 25 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: corruption, EU enlargement, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kivanç Ulusoy
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 19, November 2014, 5 p.
by Kıvanç Ulusoy *
This paper analyses the deficiencies in Turkey’s fight against corruption, dramatically revealed by the major corruption scandal which erupted in December 2013. (suite…)
Anti-Corruption Reloaded: Assessment of Southeast Europe 25 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: corruption, SELDI, Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity
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SELDI Regional Assessment Report 2014 Türkçe
Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI)
Dr. Ognian Shentov, Ruslan Stefanov, Boyko Todorov (Ed)
Corruption in Southeast Europe has been in the news, in the focus of public debate, and on the policy agenda of national and international institutions so often and for so long that its scrutiny hardly needs to be justified. (suite…)
Center Right, Conservatism, Islamism, and Turkey’s European Vocation 24 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, conservatism, Galip Dalay, Islamism, National Outlook Movement, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, November 24, 2014
Galip Dalay *
Turkey’s conservatism is primarily composed of two strands: center-right and Islamic conservatism. (suite…)
Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain 24 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Joe Biden, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Reuters World General News (UK) Monday, November 24, 2014
By Nick Tattersall and Dasha Afanasieva, Istanbul
No agreement on use of Turkish bases, air space. Both sides agree Assad needs to go, differ on how. Iran negotiations seen as a complicating factor. (suite…)
Oil Fuels the War Between Kurds and Islamic State 24 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflict, Iraq, ISIS, Kurds, oil, Syria
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The Wall Street Journal (USA) 24 novembre 2014, p. A10-11
By Sam Dagher, Al-Yaroubiyah, Syria
Bilingues à l’écrit comme à l’oral 24 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cours de turc, Elco, enseignement de la langue, Musa Ergün, Riom
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La Montagne (France) lundi 24 novembre 2014, p. Riom-16
Géraldine Messina, Riom
Un cours d’Enseignement de langue et culture d’origine (Elco) turc au collège M.-de-l’Hospital. Une fois par semaine, le collège Michel-de-l’Hospital ouvre ses locaux pour un cours de turc. (suite…)
Turkey’s Policy toward Syrian Refugees. Domestic Repercussions and the Need for International Support 23 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: refugees, Souad Ahmadoun, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Syria
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SWP Comments, 2014/C 47, November 2014, 4 Pages
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Souad Ahmadoun *
Turkey’s humanitarian activities toward Syrian refugees are part and parcel of its overall policy in the Syria conflict. (suite…)
The Architect’s Apprentice 22 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Elif Safak, Elif Shafak, Mimar Sinan, novel
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The Guardian (UK) Saturday, November 22, 2014, p. 11
Aditi Sriram
A boy’s love for an elephant brings old Istanbul to life. Elif Shafak’s novels resemble maps that use detailed keys to help readers to journey through them, so it’s not surprising that her latest book is about the building of an ancient city. (suite…)
Turkey in the Eurasian Energy Game 21 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Eurasia, Global Relations Forum (GRF), Onur Çobanlı, pipeline, Southern Corridor
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Policy Paper Series (GRF) No.1, November 2014
Global Relations Forum (GRF) Young Academics Program
Onur Çobanlı *
Turkey is a major natural gas consumer in Eurasia, and its demand is expected to grow rapidly in parallel with its economic performance. (suite…)
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The Conflict within Turkey’s Islamic Camp 30 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, corruption, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Omer Taspinar, political parties
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 20, November 2014, 3 p.
by Ömer Taşpınar *
Over the last 10 years Erdoğan’s chief accomplishment has been to establish the supremacy of civilian rule in Turkey. After 40 years in which the military ousted four governments, Turkish democracy no longer operates at gunpoint. (suite…)