Beyond Energy: Remarks about the Direction of Turkish-Russian Relations and Their Implications for the Cyprus Problem 2 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ayla Gürel, bilateral relations, Euxeinos, Harry Tzimitras, PRIO
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Euxeinos (GCE-HSG) 18/2015, pp. 28-38
Issue: Energy and Integration in the Black Sea Region
By Ayla Gürel & Harry Tzimitras *
In 2012 analysts were warning that the Syrian crisis could undermine the steadily improving relationship between Turkey and Russia. Three years on, the expected erosion of the Turkish-Russian friendship has yet to occur. (suite…)
Turkey and the U.S.: The Longest Two Years of the Relations 25 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, Egypt, Iraq, Kılıç Buğra Kanat, SETA, Syria
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Analysis (SETA) June 2015, No. 16
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Kilic Bugra Kanat
This paper explores the ups and downs of Turkish-American relations since 2003 and seeks to explain why these last two years have brought serious strain on the Ankara-Washington relationship. (suite…)
Turkey’s Rise as a Reluctant Ally Faced with the Russian Threat 28 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Eurasia, foreign policy, NATO, Pinar Elman, PISM, policy brief, Polish Institute of International Affairs
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PISM Policy Papers, No. 14 (116) May 2015
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
by Pinar Elman *
While actively contributing to NATO exercises and operations that confirm Turkey’s commitment to the Alliance, Ankara has also actively avoided cooperating with the Western political and economic efforts to curb Russian aggression in Ukraine. (suite…)
Turkey and Russia: Bilateral Relations Amid Myths and Realities 13 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Gökhan Bacik
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) April 13, 2015, p. 14
by Gokhan Bacik
Russia is again a popular issue in Turkish foreign policy, just as it was when Moscow was dubbed the key partner in the construction of the first Turkish nuclear power station. (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 Iran: Preserving a lucrative partnership 29 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, bilateral relations, foreign policy, Iran, ISIS, nuclear, Syria, Ziya Meral
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Gulf Analysis (European Council on Foreign Relations) December 2014, pp. 16-19
Post-Nuclear: The future for Iran in its neighbourhood (Fatima Ayub)
Ziya Meral *
Turkey and Iran have once again found themselves facing parallel challenges in the form of the group that calls itself Islamic State (here ISIS) and its implications for both countries’ security policies as well as interests in Syria and Iraq. (suite…)
The case for the Turkish-Israeli alliance 20 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Israël, Maxime Gauin, Serap Merve Dogan
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) Tuesday, January 20, 2015, p. 16
Serap Merve Dogan & Maxime Gauin *
As everybody knows, the once-flourishing Turkish-Israeli alliance has encountered serious problems during the past few years. To attempt to solve the issue, misunderstandings on both sides should be avoided. (suite…)
France and Turkey in 100 percent cooperation: Envoy 19 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Charlie Hebdo, diplomacy, Laurent Bili
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) January 19, 2015 p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Paris is entirely happy with the level of cooperation it is receiving from Ankara on intelligence-sharing regarding extremist plots, according to France’s envoy to Turkey. (suite…)
« Turkey must stop following foreign policy of the street » 5 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AKP, bilateral relations, foreign policy, Volkan Vural
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, January 5, 2015, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Conducting foreign policy is not a matter to be decided by the street, according to former Ambassador Volkan Vural. The ruling Justice and Development Party may have received 50 percent of the vote, but it has been hampered by pursuing foreign policy goals as if it also has the support of half the world, he says. (suite…)
Russo-Turkish ties grow closer as Erdogan and Putin look to national legacies 17 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, bilateral relations, George N. Tzogopoulos, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, South Stream, Vladimir Putin
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Global Times (China) December 17, 2014, p. 16
By George N. Tzogopoulos *
Relations between Russia and Turkey have seen a steady improvement in the last years. The recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ankara and his meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the possibility for closer bilateral collaboration in the future. (suite…)
Russian-Turkish Relations and the Realities in the Black Sea Region 15 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Black Sea, Eugene Kogan, Georgia, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, GFSIS, Ukraine
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Expert Opinion (GFSIS) No. 28, 2014, 13 p.
Georgian Foundation For Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)
Eugene Kogan *
According to some Turkish analysts and commentators, Russian-Turkish relations are becoming a strategic partnership. (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…)
Syria Conflict Strengthens Turkey-France Ties 10 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, François Hollande, Kadri Gürsel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Voice of America News (USA) Monday, November 10, 2014
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
With Turkey facing growing criticism from many of its Western allies, there is one nation it is developing closer ties with – France. Until recently, the two countries had endured a frosty relationship, but they are finding common ground over Syria. (suite…)
France-Turkey: cooperation and rapprochement 5 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Beril Dedeoglu, bilateral relations, diplomacy, François Hollande, ISIL, ISIS, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Wednesday, November 5, 2014, p. 11
Beril Dedeoğlu
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Paris last week for an official visit, but Turkish media didn’t pay much attention to this diplomatic event. (suite…)
Exploring the Prospects for Russian-Turkish Cooperation in a Turbulent Neighborhood 25 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Carnegie Moscow Center, Dmitri Trenin, Global Relations Forum (GRF), Memduh Karakullukçu
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GRF–Carnegie Moscow Center Working Group Report, September 2014
Memduh Karakullukçu &, Dmitri Trenin *, editors
Even though tensions over Ukraine will inevitably cast a shadow over the bilateral relationship, Russia and Turkey—a NATO member—continue to share a range of important interests. (suite…)
Turkey-Egypt Relations: Incentives to Normalize 23 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, Egypt, GPoT Center, Omar Sheira, Turkey
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GPoT Policy Brief (GPoT Center) No. 40, September 2014, 14 p.
By Omar Sheira *
The 2011 Arab uprisings marked a turning point for Turkey’s foreign policy toward the Middle East. When the protests erupted in Egypt, former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the first leader to voice support for former President Hosni Mubarak’s immediate resignation. (suite…)
Rouhani visit to Ankara was timely and important, Turkish MP says 11 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, bilateral relations, CHP, Hasan Rouhani, Iran, Iraq, Osman Faruk Loğoğlu, Syria
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Tehran Times (Iran) Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Payman Yazdani
Turkish MP Osman Faruk Logoglu says Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Ankara was « timely and important ». Logoglu, the vice chairman of the Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi- CHP), also said, « Iran’s new drive under President Rouhani is earning the respect of the community of nations, near and far. » (suite…)
Legislating Autocracy? Recent Legal Developments In Turkey 3 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, Bipartisan Policy Center, Constitution, HSYK, internet, judiciary
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Report (BPC) April 2014, 24 p.
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Foreign Policy Project
Turkey’s government has undertaken a legislative campaign to vastly increase the state’s power and insulate it from accountability (suite…)
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