Energy-hungry Turkey 22 janvier 2014
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The Foreign Policy Programme (TESEV) January 22, 2014
By Olgu Okumuş *
Growing domestic energy demand and the objective of being an energy transit hub have shaped Turkey’s energy sector in the last decade. To meet the growing demand while managing its effects on national budget deficits, Ankara has liberalized the energy market and diversified its energy sources and suppliers. (suite…)
Turkey’s Energy Policy and the Future of Natural Gas 15 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Center for Energy Studies, energy, gas, geopolitics, Harvard University’s Belfer Center, Rice University’s Baker Institute, Soner Cagaptay, Tyler Evans
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Study (Center for Energy Studies) December 16, 2013
Harvard University’s Belfer Center & Rice University’s Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies
By Soner Cagaptay and Tyler Evans *
Buoyed by a decade of economic growth, Turkey is more prosperous than ever before. At the forefront of this transformation, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has reaped the rewards of economic success and political prestige. (suite…)
Turkey and the Southern Corridor after TAP’s Selection as the Main Export Route for Caspian Gas 18 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, energy, Greece, Italy, Southern gas corridor, Trans Adriatic Pipeline, Turkey, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, July 18, 2013
Saban Kardas *
In late June, the consortium developing Azerbaijan’s offshore Shah Deniz natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea chose the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) to transport Azerbaijani gas to European markets from the Turkish border onwards. (suite…)
Energy in Turkey’s International Affairs and the Race for Southern Corridor 19 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: energy, Israël, Middle East, Taner Yildiz, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, April 19, 2013
Saban Kardas *
Energy issues are leaving an imprint on Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in surrounding regions. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has been handling a heavy portfolio filled with projects that are by no means related to energy alone. (suite…)
Turkey’s Kurdish Gamble 16 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: energy, EU, Iraq, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kurdish regional government, Middle East, Nathalie Tocci, Syria, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 13/10, April 2013, 8 p.
by Nathalie Tocci *
Turkish policies are currently bolstering the Kurdish Regional Government’s drift towards independence, a prospect thought unthinkable in Ankara only a few years ago. (suite…)
To Cash In on Gas, Cyprus May Need to Sell to Turkey 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, energy, EU, gas, Israël, Middle East, Turkey
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The New York Times (USA) March 28, 2013, p. B4
By James Kanter, Brussels
With its economy in tatters, Cyprus urgently needs to tap its natural gas deposits. But opening the spigot will force the easternmost member of the European Union to make the tough choices it has long been loath to confront. (suite…)
Israel, Turkey Explore Energy Links 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Eastern Mediterranean, energy, Israël, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal (USA) March 27, 2013, p. A12
By Joshua Mitnick, Tel Aviv
Israel’s apology to Turkey over a deadly 2010 raid will boost cooperation over Syria’s civil war, but it also has a compelling economic incentive: the possible export of billions of dollars of Israeli natural gas to Turkey and beyond, say analysts and officials. (suite…)
What Is So Special About Russian–Turkish Economic Relations 25 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Bulgaria, economy, energy, foreign policy, gas pipeline, Nabucco, Natalia Ulchenko, Romania, Russia, Russian Analytical Digest, South Stream, Turkey
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Russian Analytical Digest (RAD), No.125, 25 March 2013, pages 5-10
Russia’s Relations with Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania
By Natalia Ulchenko *, Moscow
This article analyses contemporary Russian–Turkish economic relations. It considers the problems that the two sides are faced with, in spite of their steadily increasing bilateral trade volume and investment flows (suite…)
Turkey dares to dream again of greater sway in oil-rich lands 20 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: energy, Iraq, Kurds, oil, PKK, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Wednesday, March 20, 2013, p. 2
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
President Lyndon Baines Johnson used to say he had one great skill: an understanding of power, « where to look for it and how to use it ». As events this week are likely to demonstrate, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, believes he has the same gift. (suite…)
Iraq, 10 years on: The US won the war, Iran won the peace and Turkey won the contracts 13 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: energy, Iraq, Iraq war, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, Turkey, USA
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Financial Times (UK) Wednesday, March 13, 2013, p.1
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul and Funja Guler in Ankara
A new candidate has emerged as the true victor of the Iraq war. A decade after Turkey infuriated Washington by blocking the deployment of US troops through its territory for the 2003 invasion, its businessmen are proving the champions in the battle for the Iraqi market. (suite…)
Davutoglu optimistic about future of bilateral relations with Greece 12 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Istanbul, Religion, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Aegean Sea, Ahmet Davutoglu, bilateral relations, Cyprus, energy, foreign policy, Greece, interview, minority, Turkey
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Ekathimerini.com (Greece) Tuesday March 12, 2013
By Tom Ellis
Although accepting international law as the ‘backbone’ of any bid to tackle outstanding issues between Greece and Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stops short of endorsing the International Law of the Sea as a basis for a solution, opting instead for bilateral talks. (suite…)
Muddy Water: Greece, Turkey Spar Over Sea 8 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Aegean Sea, energy, Greece, Mediterranean, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) March 8, 2013, p. 1
By Alkman Granitsas and Stelios Bouras, Athens
Greece has renewed its territorial claims over a broad swath of disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean where the indebted country hopes to find vast oil and gas deposits— a plan that risks sparking a confrontation with Turkey. (suite…)
Turkey can be game-maker in Iraq’s north, eastern Med 26 février 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: China, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, energy, Iraq, Mehmet Ögütçü, Russia, USA
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) February 25, 2013, p. 6
Barçın Yinanç
Iraq’s north and the eastern Mediterranean are the two regions where Turkey can be a game-changer in the world’s energy outlook, a prominent expert says. ‘Turkey can contribute to the rewriting of the rules of the game,’ says Mehmet Ögütçü, noting that it will otherwise be playing a game written by others (suite…)
Turkey should look to an ancient king for tips on energy 12 février 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: energy, EU, Middle East, Robin Mills, Turkey
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The National (UAE) February 12, 2013, p. 3
Robin Mills *
The giant stone heads scattered around Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey combine several cultures. Raised in 62 BC, these statues of Greek, Armenian and Iranian gods have Hellenic faces but wear Persian hats, testament to their builder, King Antiochus. (suite…)
Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure 27 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: air pollution, coal, energy, Erdal Tekin, infant mortality, Institute for the Study of Labor, IZA Discussion Paper, natural gas, Resul Cesur, Turkey
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IZA Discussion Paper (Institute for the Study of Labor) No. 7179, January 2013
Resul Cesur, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker *
One of the consequences of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the developing world has been deterioration in environmental conditions and air quality. (suite…)
Natural gas as the game-changer: implications for, and actions from, Turkey 25 janvier 2013
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 24 January 2013, p. 14
by Mehmet Öğütçü *
Over the past 20 years we have gone through a series of fundamental “game-changing” developments in almost every domain of our lives, be it in economy, geopolitics, security, technology or values. (suite…)
Turkey at the Crossroads 14 janvier 2013
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The Financial Daily (Pakistan) Tuesday, January 14, 2013, p. 4
Tahir Bhutta, Air Commodore (Retd)
Energy security has assumed a pivotal role in the economic and energy security agendas of the European Union and the USA. Europe’s gas imports which account for 60% of its total energy requirements, nearly half of this is imported from Russia. (suite…)
Turkey turns to coal to loosen Iran, Russia gas reliance 8 janvier 2013
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Reuters (UK) Tuesday, January 8, 2013
By John McGarrity, London
Turkey is turning to its own coal, worried about dependence on pricier gas from Iran and Russia, after a deal with a UAE company which will boost its coal-fired power capacity by two thirds. (suite…)
Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions 10 décembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: economy, energy, Iraq, Kurdish regional government, Middle East, oil, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Monday, December 10, 2012, p. 4
FT Special Report: Kurdistan: Oil & Gas 2012
By Simeon Kerr in Erbil
Turkey. Secessionist worries remain but trade ties grow stronger, writes Simeon Kerr (suite…)
Russia, Turkey: good relations in trade, lesser understanding in politics 30 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, energy, foreign trade, nuclear energy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vladimir Putin
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Voice of Russia, November 30, 2012
Stanislav Tarasov
Russian media sources say that President Vladimir Putin has worked out the schedule of his visits to other countries till the end of the year. On December 3, he will meet with Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. (suite…)
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