Turkey’s June 7, 2015, Election Campaign Brings Changes 5 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, elections, HDP, Ilter Turan, MHP, parliamentary elections, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) May 5, 2015
Ilter Turan *
The governing AKParty, which has added to its share of the vote in each succeeding election since it first achieved power in 2002, is expected to experience a decline in the June 2015 parliamentary elections. (suite…)
Turkey’s 2015 Election Prospects 21 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, elections, HDP, MHP, political parties, presidential system, Rethink Institute
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Rethink Paper (Rethink Institute) No. 23, April 2015
Turkey Task Force
On Sunday, June 7, 2015, Turkish citizens are headed to the polls once again. The elections will be nationwide general elections for 550 seats in the Turkish Parliament. (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…)
Six Months Away Yet So Near: The Forthcoming Elections in Turkey 21 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: corruption, elections, Ilter Turan, Kurds, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, January 21, 2015
Ilter Turan *
Turkey’s upcoming elections promise to be critical on several counts, among which three stand out. First is the Kurdish problem. (suite…)
Pending Challenges in Turkey’s Judiciary 21 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: elections, Ergün Özbudun, GTE Policy Brief, Istituto Affari Internazionali, judiciary
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GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 20, January 2015
by Ergun Özbudun *
This paper deals with the status of the judiciary in Turkey, specifically the composition and powers of the Constitutional Court and of the High Council Judges and Public Prosecutors (HSYK) and the measures pursued by the AKP government in changing these since the December 2013 crisis. (suite…)
Turkey after the EP elections: Time for a new debate 8 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: accession negotiations, elections, European Parliament, Greens, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Perspectives, Ska Keller, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Perspectives (Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung) Issue 10, October 2014, pp. 47-50 Türkçe
Ska Keller *
The accession of Turkey to the EU has traditionally been an important topic for right-wing and far-right campaigns. This time, even though it did appear in the context of immigration and prejudices against Islam, it did not play a major role in the campaigns. (suite…)
After the 2014 European Parliament Elections: What is at Stake for Europe and Turkey-EU Relations? 24 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Ebru Turhan, elections, EU enlargement, European Parliament, Euroscepticism, IPC-Mercator Policy Brief
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IPC-Mercator Policy Brief, September 2014
Ebru Turhan *
The 2014 European Parliament elections took place at a time when the European Union (EU) seemed to face serious internal challenges. The low voter turnout, particularly in new member states, raises questions about a “true reunification” between the Central and Eastern European countries and the rest of Europe a decade after the EU’s eastward enlargement. (suite…)
Turkey’s growth slower than expected 11 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: elections, growth, Syria
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Financial Times (USA Ed) September 11, 2014, p. 6
By Piotr Zalewski in Istanbul
Turkey’s economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the second quarter following months of political uncertainty and a surge in violence across Iraq and Syria in recent months. (suite…)
Global Turkey in Europe II. Energy, Migration, Civil Society and Citizenship Issues in Turkey-EU Relations 7 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Immigration, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Ahmet İçduygu, Anna Triandafyllidou, Ayhan Kaya, Ayla Gürel, Civil Society, Daniela Huber, David Koranyi, Eduard Soler i Lecha, elections, EU enlargement, Euroscepticism, Fiona Mullen, Fuat Keyman, Gerald Knaus, Global Turkey in Europe, Gonul Tol, IAI Research Papers, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Jan Tasci, Juliette Tolay, Mehmet Dogan Üçok, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, migration, Nathalie Tocci, natural gas, Nicolò Sartori, oil, pipeline, Raffaele Marchetti, refugees, research paper, Senem Aydın Düzgit, Syria
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IAI Research Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 13, April 2014, 246 p.
edited by Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Daniela Huber, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, E. Fuat Keyman, Jan Tasci and Nathalie Tocci *
The EU, Turkey, and their common neighborhood are changing rapidly and deeply, exposing the European-Turkish relationship to new challenges and opportunities in diverse policy areas such as energy, migration, citizenship and civil society. (suite…)
Crises and Elections: What are the Consequences for Turkey’s EU Bid? 24 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Eduard Soler i Lecha, elections, EU enlargement, European Parliament, GTE Policy Briefs, Istituto Affari Internazionali
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GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 13, March 2014,5 p.
by Eduard Soler i Lecha *
The economic crisis in Europe and the political tension in Turkey are bad news for Turkey-EU relations. The EU crisis has weakened Turkey’s traditional allies, made European public opinion more reluctant to enlarging the EU further, deteriorated the EU’s image in Turkey (suite…)
Turkey’s 2014 Political Transition – From Erdogan to Erdogan? 14 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, elections, James F. Jeffrey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Soner Cagaptay, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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Policy Notes, No. 17, January 2014 Türkçe
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Soner Cagaptay & James F. Jeffrey *
In 2014, Turkey will hold two key nationwide elections: one on March 30 for local government and city officials and a second one for president, to conclude by August 28 (see Appendix 1 for details) . (suite…)
Islamism, Electoral Hegemony, and Democracy: Lessons from Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia 16 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, democracy, E. Fuat Keyman, Egypt, elections, Islamism, Sebnem Gumuscu, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Tunisia
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, December 16, 2013
Sebnem Gumuscu & E. Fuat Keyman *
Widespread popular protests and the military coup in Egypt in the summer of 2013 and the sustained political turmoil in Tunisia have not only exemplified the tumultuous course of the Arab Spring but they have also reignited the debate on the compatibility of Islam and democracy. (suite…)
The 2013 German Federal Elections: Key Determinants and Implications for German-Turkish Relations 19 novembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Angela Merkel, bilateral relations, Ebru Turhan, elections, Germany, IPC-Mercator Policy Brief
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IPC-Mercator Policy Brief, November, 2013
Ebru Turhan *
The 2013 federal elections have been the most unpredictable elections in Germany’s recent political history. Although Chancellor Angela Merkel’s victory did not come as a surprise, the elections certainly had some unanticipated outcomes (suite…)
Turkey’s “Super Election Year” 2014: Winner Still Takes All? 23 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Uncategorized.Tags: elections, Gezi Park, Pinar Elman, protests, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
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PISM Policy Papers, No. 99 (552) 23 September 2013
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
by Pinar Elman *
A political system that marginalises smaller parties has allowed Turkey’s AKP government to centralise power while simultaneously promoting a consensual, reformist image. (suite…)
Ruling Turkish Party Embraces Social Media 16 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, elections, protests, social media, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) September 16, 2013, p. 3
Ayla Albayrak & Joe Parkinson, Istanbul
German parties wake up to growing migrant vote 15 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: elections, Germany, Migrants, Turkey, vote
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Arab Times (Kuwait) September 15, 2013, p. 16
AFP, Sept 14, Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel once alienated many immigrants by declaring “multiculturalism has failed,” but as elections near her conservatives and other parties are scrambling to reach the growing migrant vote. (suite…)
Would Hollande be better for Turkey? 27 avril 2012
Posted by Acturca in France, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, elections, François Hollande, France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Semih Idiz, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) 27 April 2012, p. 7
Semih Idiz
There is speculation as to whether a victory by François Hollande in the French Presidential elections would be good for Turkey, or whether it would represent much of the same, given the negative pattern established under President Nicolas Sarkozy. (suite…)
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Turkey’s Municipal Elections: Setting the Stage for Upcoming Elections 14 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: elections, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, local elections, Soli Özel
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 11, 14 April 2014, 3 p.
by Soli Özel *
Those who expected municipal elections to give Turkey a respite from the draining tensions and polarization that have marked the last three months have been proven wrong. Dead wrong. (suite…)