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…)
Russia, Turkey and the Vision of Greater Europe 15 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU membership, Greater Europe, Igor Ivanov, Irina M. Busygina, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Turkey’s EU accession process
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Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) 12 january 2015
Igor Ivanov *
Russia and Turkey have many common features, predetermined by their respective histories, geographical locations and cultures. (suite…)
A Moment of Opportunity in the EU-Turkey Relationship 10 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: customs union, EU membership, foreign policy, Marc Pierini, Sinan Ülgen, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Turkey’s EU accession process
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The Carnegie Paper (The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Dec 2014
Marc Pierini & Sinan Ülgen *
Relations between Ankara and Brussels are about more than Turkey’s potential accession to the European Union (EU). The relationship is diversified, but it needs to be deepened and modernized. (suite…)
In Search of an Anchor for Rights and Liberties: The Return of Secular and Center-Left Voters to Turkey’s EU Vocation? 3 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, Özgehan Şenyuva, EU membership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey’s EU accession process
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, December 03, 2014
Özgehan Şenyuva *
More Turks are now saying they support their country being part of the EU than at any time since 2006. Center-left voters who are discouraged by the ruling party’s policies make up a large percentage of these supporters. (suite…)
Capitalising on Turkey’s Slight Shift towards the EU 25 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU enlargement, EU membership, Pinar Elman, PISM, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Bulletin PISM, no 132 (727), 24 November 2014
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
Turkey’s strategic importance to the EU’s interests has grown because of developments in the latter’ s eastern and southern neighbourhoods. (suite…)
Turkey’s EU accession: trying harder, but still failing 10 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU membership, Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Turkey’s EU accession process, William Chislett
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Expert Comment (Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos) 60/2014, 10/10/2014
William Chislett *
The EU’s annual report on Turkey’s accession negotiations, which have advanced at a snail’s pace since they were opened nine years ago this month, is like an end-of-term student report card. (suite…)
Turkey’s Turn Toward the EU: Superficial or Real? 12 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Diba Nigar Göksel, EU membership, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Transatlantic Trends
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, September 12, 2014
Diba Nigar Göksel *
Both the Turkish public and politicians seems to be more interested in joining the European Union in recent months. At the same time, Europe is skeptical of Turkey’s overtures and waits to see if words will translate into actions in terms of political reforms. (suite…)
Explaining Variation in Public Support to Turkey’s EU Accession, Turco-skepticism in Europe: A Multi-Level Analysis 28 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Ekrem Karakoç, Emre Hatipoglu, EU enlargement, EU membership, MAXCAP Working Paper, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Turkey’s EU accession process
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MAXCAP Working Paper (Freie Universität Berlin) No. 4, July 2014
Emre Hatipoglu, Meltem Müftüler-Baç and Ekrem Karakoç *
The paper tries to parse out the determinants of the European public’s attitudes to Turkey’s accession. The factor analyses suggest that the attitudes of European individuals towards Turkey’s accession are grouped under two main dimensions: utilitarian and normative. (suite…)
The end of the EU project in Turkey? Determinants of Turkey’s EU bid under the AKP regime 16 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, EU membership, FIIA, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Toni Alaranta, Turkey’s EU accession process
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FIIA Briefing Paper (Finnish Institute of International Affairs) 156, June 2014
Toni Alaranta *
Ever since the founding of the Republic in 1923, the idea of making Turkey a European country has been a major component of the nation-building project, although Europe has also been perceived as a threat. The incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) embarked on an EU-inspired reform project at first, but has subsequently taken an increasingly anti-European position. (suite…)
EU Membership for Turkey: Endless Negotiations? 30 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AICGS, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, EU membership, Joshua W. Walker, Nilgün Arisan Eralp, Rana Deep Islam, Turkey’s EU accession process
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German-American Issues (AICGS) No. 16, May 2014, 32 p.
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies ~ Johns Hopkins University
Joshua W. Walker, Nilgün Arisan Eralp, Rana Deep Islam
More than ten years after the EU initiated negotiations for Turkey’s EU membership, the country remains locked in negotiations, with economic concerns, human rights, and the Cyprus issue looming large. (suite…)
Filori: Reforms not fast enough for EU membership 22 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Cyprus, EU membership, European Commission, Jean-Christophe Filori, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Wednesday, May 22, 2014, p. 4
Istanbul
Jean-Christophe Filori, the head of the Turkey unit at the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate General for Enlargement, said last week that there are three obstacles before Turkey’s European Union membership, emphasizing that Turkey’s democratic reforms have been reversed in recent times. (suite…)
Turkey and the EU, a critical turn in relations 3 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, CIDOB, EU membership, Kivanç Ulusoy
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Opinión CIDOB, nº 219, February 3, 2014
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Kivanç Ulusoy *
On the 21st of January the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid his first visit to Brussels in five years when the then French president Nicolas Sarkozy invited him. After this long interval and a growing estrangement between Turkey and the EU, it was again a French President, François Hollande, who invited Erdogan (suite…)
A shift ahead for German-Turkish relations? 3 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: bilateral relations, EU membership, Germany, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yaşar Aydin
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Deutsche Welle (Germany) 03.02.2014
Regina Mennig
Turkey’s crackdown on protesters and Germany’s plans for a revised dual citizenship scheme have put a strain on German-Turkish relations. But there is hope for finally turning this around, experts say. (suite…)
Turkish Leader, Amid Scandal at Home, Visits Brussels to Try to Repair Ties 22 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU membership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, January 22, 2014, p. A 6
By Dan Bilefsky, Paris
Buffeted by a corruption scandal and accusations of creeping authoritarianism, Turkey faces long odds in its bid to join the European Union even as the country’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Brussels on Tuesday to try to repair a badly frayed relationship with Europe. (suite…)
The E.U. Needs Turkey 21 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU membership, Soner Cagaptay, Turkey’s EU accession process
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International New York Times (USA) December 21, 2013, p. 9
Soner Cagaptay *
Istanbul – The Turks are increasingly hubristic, and not just in the Middle East. Having seen their total G.D.P. more than double in the past decade, many Turks do not feel that they need the European Union anymore. (suite…)
A new chapter in EU-Turkey negotiations: a step too small 21 novembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: CIDOB, Eduard Soler i Lecha, EU membership, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Notes internacionals (CIDOB), No. 78, November 2013 Español
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
Eduard Soler i Lecha *
After three years of paralysis, the European Union has decided to open a new chapter in the negotiations on Turkish accession. This decision can be interpreted as a strategy to gain time, but it could also signify a first step toward consolidating a trend toward change. (suite…)
Turkey questions its EU future as Brussels looks to Balkans 3 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Balkans, EU membership, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Reuters (UK) Thursday, October 3, 2013
By Adrian Croft, Brussels
Ankara’s decades-old application is stalled. Balkans make strides towards EU. Turkey says may have to consider alternatives to membership. (suite…)
Turkey admits it may never join EU 22 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Egemen Bagis, EU membership, Ukraine
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The Sunday Telegraph (UK) September 22, 2013, p. 37
By Alex Spillius, Yalta
Turkey will probably never become a member of the European Union because of stiff opposition and « prejudiced » attitudes from current members, a senior Turkish minister admitted yesterday. (suite…)
Happy Anniversary? EU-Turkey relations at age 50. An appeal 12 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Ankara Agreement, EU enlargement, EU membership, European Stability Initiative, Gerald Knaus, Lucia Gobierna, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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European Stability Initiative (ESI) 12 September 2013
By Gerald Knaus and Lucia Gobierna *
On 12 September 1963 leaders of the European Economic Community and Turkey met in Ankara. They signed an Association Agreement– the Ankara Agreement – with the objective “to promote the continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Parties.” (suite…)
Europe and Turkey should keep talking 24 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Angela Merkel, EU membership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Financial Times (UK) June 24, 2013, p. 10 Deutsch Français Türkçe
Editorial
Just as France has softened its longstanding objections to reviving Turkey’s accession talks with the EU, opening the way to a resumption of negotiations after a three-year hiatus, another member state has mounted the barricades. (suite…)
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