Turkey’s New Russian Policy: Towards a Strategic Alliance 31 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: FIIA, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, foreign policy, Toni Alaranta, Turkey’s EU accession process
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FIIA Briefing Paper (Finnish Institute of International Affairs) 175, March 2015
Toni Alaranta *
Since the end of the Cold War, Turkey has developed multi-level cooperation with Russia, characterized by increasing economic ties. In its ideological confrontation with the West, and revisionist foreign policy stance in the Middle East, the Turkish government has been careful not to antagonize Russia in any way. (suite…)
Turkish President Warns Iran About Trying to Dominate Middle East 30 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cengiz Aktar, Iran, Murat Bilhan, Nuray Mert, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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Voice of America News (USA) Monday, March 30, 2015
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
Turkey’s president warned it will not tolerate Iran dominating the Middle East, amid growing concerns inside the country that it will be sucked into a sectarian conflict with its neighbor. (suite…)
« Faire connaître ce marché » 30 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bahadir Kaleagasi, Charente-Maritime, conférence, Daniel Milliot, Ecole supérieure de commerce de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, Serap Atan
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Sud Ouest (France) Lundi 30 mars 2015, p. Charente Maritime-C2_9
Recueilli par Alain Babaud
SUP DE CO La Turquie représente de possibles débouchés pour le commerce extérieur. L’école Sup de Co organise demain à 18 h 30, une grande conférence sur le marché économique turc, intitulé « La Turquie : dynamiques et opportunités économiques », animé, entre autres, par Daniel Milliot, vice-président du Comité régional Poitou-Charentes des conseillers extérieurs de la France (suite…)
Democracy at Risk: IPI Special Report on Turkey, 2015 29 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, AKP, democracy, International Press Institute (IPI), Kadri Gürsel, press freedom, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Steven M. Ellis
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International Press Institute (IPI) March 2015
Steven M. Ellis *
Turkish authorities’ failure to safeguard – and, in some cases, their active steps to undermine – the right to share and receive information has led to serious deficiencies in the country’s democracy, placing its future at serious risk, a special report released today by the International Press Institute (IPI) concludes. (suite…)
Turkish journalism is all but destroyed 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, freedom of expression, journalism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yavuz Baydar
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The Guardian Weekly (UK) 27 March 2015, p. 19
Yavuz Baydar *
Intimidation and imprisonment mean the free media is on the verge of extinction, while government-friendly moguls are given lucrative contracts. (suite…)
Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen, says Iran must withdraw 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Daesh, interview, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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France 24, 27/03/2015 Français Türkçe
by Marc Perelman
In an interview with France 24 on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey supports the Saudi-led mission to rout Shiite rebels from Yemen and criticised Iran’s regional ambitions in both Yemen and Iraq. (suite…)
Le grand exode des Ouïgours 26 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Chine, Ouïgour, Turkestan oriental, Xinjiang
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Le Monde (France) jeudi 26 mars 2015, p. 18
Brice Pedroletti
Répression politique et religieuse, contrôle des déplacements… La brutalité des autorités chinoises précipite les départs dans la minorité musulmane de la province du Xinjiang. Une fuite massive et clandestine à destination de la Turquie. (suite…)
Israeli Election Results and Turkey 25 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, bilateral relations, elections, GPoT Center, Israël, Muhammed Ammash
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Policy Update (GPoT Center) no. 9, March 2015 Türkçe
Muhammed Ammash *
GPoT Policy Update No. 9 briefly presents the process that took Israel to early elections, while discussing the meaning of the results for Turkey and outlining the new outlook of the Israeli Knesset. (suite…)
Turkey and Somalia: Making aid work for peace 24 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Auveen Woods, conflict, Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), NGO, Onur Sazak, Saferworld, Somalia, Thomas Wheeler
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Briefing (Saferworld & Istanbul Policy Center) March 2015 Türkçe
Thomas Wheeler, Auveen Elizabeth Woods, Onur Sazak
Turkey’s growing aid budget, which made it the world’s third largest humanitarian donor in 2013, has increasingly been focused on conflict-affected states. (suite…)
Turkish aid agencies in Somalia: Risks and opportunities for building peace 23 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: aid agencies, Auveen Woods, Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), Kathryn Achilles, NGO, Onur Sazak, Saferworld, Somalia, Thomas Wheeler
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Report (Saferworld & Istanbul Policy Center) March 2015
Kathryn Achilles, Onur Sazak, Thomas Wheeler, Auveen Elizabeth Woods
Turkey has become a more visible global actor over the past decade. Its growing aid budget, which made it the world’s third largest humanitarian donor in 2013, has increasingly been focused on conflict-affected states. (suite…)
A myth of bad borders 22 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in France, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: border, Iraq, ISIS, Ottoman Empire, Sean McMeekin, soft power, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Syria, World War I
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Los Angeles Times (USA) Sunday, March 22, 2015, p. 18
By Sean McMeekin *
Control of territory in the Middle East comes through force, as Islamic State reminds us. With a massive invasion by U.S. ground troops ruled out — for now — the debate in Washington over what to do about Islamic State militants has shifted into the realm of diplomacy and “soft power.” (suite…)
Comme un archéologue de la photo 21 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: photographe, Vichy, Yusuf Sevinçli
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La Montagne (France) samedi 21 mars 2015, p. Vichy-07
Fabienne Faurie
Carte blanche. Le photographe turc Yusuf Sevinçli réalise des portraits de Vichyssois au gré des rencontres. En noir et blanc et en argentique. Yusuf Sevinçli, photographe en résidence, s’immerge dans la cité thermale pour réaliser des portraits. (suite…)
The Arab Spring in Comparative Perspective 20 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, EuroMeSCo, Senén Florensa, Strategic Studies Network (SSN)
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Joint Policy Study (SSN-EUROMESCO) March 2015
Senén Florensa, Dtor. *
A few years after the beginning of the so-called Arab Spring, as the processes of transition and the geopolitical balance shifts are fully underway, it is imperative to think about the changes the region is facing and the options ahead. (suite…)
La banque centrale turque en quête d’indépendance 19 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Banque centrale de Turquie, Erdem Basci, Phoenix Kalen, politique monétaire, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Les Echos (France) no. 21901, jeudi 19 mars 2015, p. 30
Pierrick Fay
La BCRT a maintenu inchangés ses taux d’intérêt malgré les pressions d’Ankara. (suite…)
Le Turc qui fait manger du yaourt grec aux Américains 19 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Immigration, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: agroalimentaire, Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, yaourt
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Le Point (France) no. 2219, jeudi 19 mars 2015, p. 90-91
Hélène Vissière, De notre envoyée spéciale à New York.
Culot. En sept ans, Hamdi Ulukaya a créé un géant de l’agroalimentaire. (suite…)
La Turquie lance le chantier du gazoduc Tanap 18 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: gazoduc, TANAP, Turkish Stream
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Le Monde (France) mercredi 18 mars 2015, p. SCQ8
Marie Jégo, Istanbul – correspondante
Le pays renforce son rôle pour le transit de l’énergie vers les Balkans et l’Europe occidentale. (suite…)
Turkey as a humanitarian actor: the critical cases of Somalia and Syria 17 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: humanitarian assistance, NOREF, Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre, Pinar Tank, Somalia, Syria
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NOREF Report (Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre) March 2015
By Pinar Tank *
The rise of new powers has made its mark on the fields of humanitarianism, mediation and peacebuilding. As an aspiring middle power, Turkey has undertaken a growing engagement with the humanitarian field over the past decade, introducing new methodologies and practices. (suite…)
Expatriés : qui sont ces Français qui ont choisi la Turquie ? 17 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, France, Immigration, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: association, expatriation, expatriés, Franco-Turcs, Frédérique Picard, HSBC, Marie Rose Koro, Trait d’Union
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Aujourd’hui la Turquie, numéro 120, Mars 2015, p. 8
Nesrine Slaou
Chaque année c’est plus de 115 000 Français qui décident de quitter l’Hexagone. Si la majorité d’entre eux ne dépassent pas les frontières européennes, certains tentent l’aventure dans des pays aux cultures bien différentes. C’est le cas de ces milliers de Français qui ont choisi de vivre en Turquie. (suite…)
Fragile or Favored? Prospects for Turkey’s Economy in 2015 16 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Bipartisan Policy Center, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Report (Bipartisan Policy Center) March 2015
National Security Program
Turkey is often touted as an economic success story. One impressive statistic, commonly cited by its government, is that Turkey has managed to triple its per capita gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of economic performance, in the last 13 years. (suite…)
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