Turks in Favour of Cooperating with the European Union 28 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, public opinion, survey, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
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Public Opinion Surveys of Turkish Foreign Policy (EDAM) Türkçe
2015/2
According to EDAM’s second public opinion survey in 2015, the Turkish public favors the European Union as the lead partner in order to have a stronger economy and foreign policy. (suite…)
Turkey under the AKP: A critical evaluation from the perspective of Turkey’s EU negotiations 28 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, EU membership, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Toni Alaranta, Turkey’s EU accession process
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FIIA Working Paper, No. 84, February 2015
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Toni Alaranta *
Turkish social science research has been steeped in interpretations according to which Turkey’s 20th century political history is marked by an uneven struggle between an « omnipotent Kemalist state” and a rather powerless society. (suite…)
Turkey’s Crimean Dilemmas and Passivity 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Stephen Blank, Ukraine
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Turkey Analyst, Vol. 8, No. 4, 27 February 2015
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center
By Stephen Blank *
Given the prominent role that Ankara aspires to have in regional and world affairs what does the Turkish passivity in relation to the developments in the Black Sea region, and specifically regarding the case of Crimea, say about those avowed aspirations? (suite…)
Turkey and the Western Alliance: Uncomfortable Partnership 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, Ilter Turan, NATO, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 26, 2015
Ilter Turan *
Relations between Turkey and its partners in the Atlantic Community are not what they used to be. The shifts in Turkish foreign policy emanate from three sources: the altered policy environment after the end of the Cold War, the ideological proclivities of the AKParty government, and the rhetoric that has characterized the pronouncements of Turkey’s leadership. (suite…)
Presidential Elections in Turkey. Erdogan’s “New Turkey” and “New Challenges” 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, M. Murat Erdoğan, presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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AICGS Issue Brief, No. 48, February 2015
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies ~ The Johns Hopkins University
By M. Murat Erdogan *
Turkey’s election on 10 August 2014 was historic. After victories in three general elections (2002, 2007, 2011), three local elections (2004, 2009, 2014), and two referenda (2007, 2010), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), won the country’s first direct presidential election, receiving 51.79 percent of the vote in the first round. (suite…)
Erdogan envisions Turkish power center at his palace 26 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, foreign policy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkish domestic policy
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The Washington Times (USA) Thursday, February 26, 2015, p. A1
By Jacob Resneck, Istanbul, Special to The Washington Times
Domestic strife hinders help for U.S. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a vision for a “new Turkey” where he would preside over the country and build a regional military, political and cultural powerhouse from his sprawling new $600 million presidential palace in the capital of Ankara. (suite…)
Corridor report Germany 25 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Agnieszka Weinar, diaspora, German integration policy, INTERACT Research Report, Jan Schneider
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INTERACT Research Report (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) 2015/02
European University Institute
Agnieszka Weinar & Jan Schneider *
In this report we analyse the differences and similarities between the Turkish and Russian immigrants in Germany at the destination but also between the two countries of origin in order to assess their integration outcomes. (suite…)
Corridor report on the Netherlands : the case of Turkish and Chinese immigrants 25 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cameron Thibos, China, immigrants, INTERACT Key Findings, Jérémy Mandin, Netherlands, Sonia Gsir
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INTERACT Key Findings (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) 2015/05
European University Institute
Authors: Jérémy Mandin and Sonia Gsir * – Editor: Cameron Thibos **
This brief reports on the INTERACT project findings regarding Turkish and Chinese migrants in Netherlands. (suite…)
Corridor report on Belgium : Moroccan and Turkish immigration in Belgium 25 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Belgium, diaspora, Elsa Mescoli, INTERACT Research Report, Jérémy Mandin, Morocco, Sonia Gsir
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INTERACT Research Report (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) 2015/03
European University Institute
Sonia Gsir, Jérémy Mandin, Elsa Mescoli *
This report compares two important corridor migrations to Belgium in order to better understand the variation in several dimensions of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants’ integration – in particular, labour market, education and citizenship. (suite…)
Corridor report on Sweden : the case of Iranian and Turkish immigration 25 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Francesco Pasetti, INTERACT Research Report, Iran, Sweden, Turkish immigrants
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INTERACT Research Report (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) 2015/04
European University Institute
Francesco Pasetti *
This report investigates the integration of Turkish and Iranian immigrants in Sweden. The analytical focus is placed on the complex net of ties between institutional actors’ belonging to destination country and to the country of origin, paying special attention to the role played by the latter, what will be labelled as the “origin effect”. (suite…)
Austrian parliament to pass Islam bill despite opposition 25 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Austria, Islam
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Vienna
A majority of Austrian parliamentarians are expected to pass a divisive bill on Wednesday that aims to curb foreign influence on local Muslims. (suite…)
The Impact of Refugee Crises on Host Labor Markets: The Case of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Turkey 24 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Immigration, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: employment, Institute for the Study of Labor, IZA Discussion Paper, Marcel van den Berg, migration, refugees, regional economy, Wolter Hassink, Yusuf Emre Akgündüz
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IZA Discussion Paper (Institute for the Study of Labor) No. 8841, February 2015
Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Marcel van den Berg, Wolter Hassink *
The civil war in Syria has culminated into major refugee crises in its neighboring countries. By the end of 2013 more than half a million people were seeking shelter in cities and refugee camps in Turkey. (suite…)
Unemployment and Labor Force Participation in Turkey 24 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Aysit Tansel, Emre Aksoy, Institute for the Study of Labor, IZA Discussion Paper, unemployment, Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir
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IZA Discussion Paper (Institute for the Study of Labor) No. 8834, February 2015
Aysit Tansel, Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir, Emre Aksoy *
This paper investigates the relationship between labor force participation rate and unemployment rate in Turkey a developing country. Cointegration analysis is carried out for the aggregate and gender and age specific series. (suite…)
Pourquoi les Turcs ont évacué un mausolée ottoman en Syrie 23 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: politique étrangère, Syrie, tombeau de Souleimane Shah
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Le Temps (Suisse) lundi 23 février 2015, p. 4
Marc Semo
Décryptage. Ankara a lancé une vaste opération militaire pour déplacer un tombeau ottoman. Damas dénonce une «agression». (suite…)
La forêt turque en plein renouveau 23 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: fôret, Office national des forêts
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20 Minutes (France) lundi 23 février 2015, p. 17
Nicolas Robert
En Turquie, la réhabilitation des espaces sylvicoles est un modèle du genre. (suite…)
Aéroports de Paris gagne gros avec le turc TAV 23 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, France, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Aéroports de Paris (ADP), services aéroportuaires, TAV
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Les Echos (France) no. 21883, lundi 23 février 2015, p. 18
Bruno Trevidic
Le groupe aéroportuaire turc a versé pour 40 millions d’euros de dividendes à ADP en 2014. Mais le montage juridique d’ADP est remis en cause. (suite…)
Amid a tide of extremism, a mutual embrace that will protect both Turkey and Europe 23 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, France, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Islamophobia, Sinan Ülgen
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Financial Times (USA Ed) February 23, 2015, p. 9
By Sinan Ulgen *
Will rising Islamophobia in Europe provide Turkey with its entry ticket to the EU? Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to think so. And the president of Turkey may be right – but for the wrong reasons. (suite…)
Conférences sur la Turquie 22 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, France, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Artagora, conférence, Lyon
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Le Progrès (Lyon) dimanche 22 février 2015, p. 5
Bloc-note de vos communes
Lyon 9e ~ Demain
Cycle de 7 conférences « Les territoires de l’art : la Turquie, la sublime porte du temps ». C’est à travers ses œuvres d’art, son architecture, ses arts plastiques, ses contes que nous voyagerons vers ce territoire installé entre deux continents. (suite…)
Turkish pipeline a sign of Gazprom getting real with EU partners 19 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Gazprom, South Stream, Turkish Stream
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Financial Times (USA Ed) February 19, 2015, p. 14
By Neil Buckley in Europe
Vladimir Putin’s announcement in December that Gazprom was scrapping the $50bn South Stream pipeline project, to bring Russian gas under the Black Sea via Bulgaria to the heart of the EU, stunned and puzzled western observers. (suite…)
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