A new Turkish government has to tackle several priorities 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Carl Bildt, Cyprus, foreign policy, parliamentary elections, PKK, Syria
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) June 18, 2015, p. 7 Deutsch Español Français
Carl Bildt *
The next administration could play a key role in a series of peace processes. Turkey is moving into unchartered political territory, following the failure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to retain its parliamentary majority in the country’s recent general election. (suite…)
After the Turkish Parliamentary Elections: Big Hopes, with Remaining Worries 14 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Ceyhun Çiçekçi, CHP, foreign policy, Gallia Lindenstrauss, HDP, INSS, INSS Insight, Israël, MHP, parliamentary elections
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INSS Insight (Institute for National Security Studies) No. 709, June 14, 2015
Gallia Lindenstrauss & Ceyhun Çiçekçi *
Many in Turkey and abroad were surprised (and some also quite pleased) to see the setback suffered by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey’s June 7, 2015 parliamentary elections. (suite…)
A coalition looks likely – but what kind of coalition? 9 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, foreign policy, HDP, parliamentary elections, Syria
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The Independent (UK) 9 June 2015, p. 22
Patrick Cockburn
A coalition will be less able to launch incursions into Syria. The outcome of the Turkish election affects two pivotal issues facing the government in Ankara: its degree of involvement in the Syrian civil war and its relationship with Kurds, both in Turkey and Syria. (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 at a crossroads 17 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: foreign policy, International Financing Review, parliamentary elections, Special Report
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IFR (International Financing Review) May 2015
IFR Turkey Special Report 2015
To say that Turkey is at a crossroads and must choose its future direction is simply to state an age-old truth: it always has been. At a crossroads geographically, Turkey is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, an ornate doorway between two regions. The EU’s endless debates over the merits of letting it join have only emphasised its unique location – while fuelling its frustration. (suite…)
Precious loneliness works against energy interests 4 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: China, Cyprus, foreign policy, Turkish Stream, Volkan Ediger
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, May 4, 2015, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Turkey cannot become an energy hub if it continues to pursue contentious relations with its neighbors, according to an energy expert. Turkey needs to have energy-focused policies so that it does not miss opportunities provided by the big changes that are taking place in global energy trends, says Professor Volkan Ediger of Kadir Has University. (suite…)
Illusions versus reality: Turkey’s approach to the Middle East and North Africa 16 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Arab uprisings, Behlül Özkan, foreign policy, Fride, Hivos, MENA, policy brief, Soli Özel
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Policy Brief (FRIDE) nº 200, April 2015 Español
By Soli Özel & Behlül Özkan *
Turkey’s once so promising standing in the Middle East and North Africa lies in ruins. This is because the Turkish government – driven by ideology rather than pragmatism – has squandered its regional geopolitical capital since the 2011 Arab uprisings. (suite…)
Beyond Nuclear Negotiations 8 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Beril Dedeoglu, foreign policy, Iran
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) April 8, 2015, p. 11
by Beril Dedeoglu
The deal that has been announced following the marathon talks between Iran and the 5+1 group is probably one of the most spectacular diplomatic achievements of these past years. It seems that the US’s decision to incorporate Iran into the international system was a good one. (suite…)
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…)
Turks in Favour of Cooperating with the European Union 28 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, public opinion, survey, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
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Public Opinion Surveys of Turkish Foreign Policy (EDAM) Türkçe
2015/2
According to EDAM’s second public opinion survey in 2015, the Turkish public favors the European Union as the lead partner in order to have a stronger economy and foreign policy. (suite…)
Turkey’s Crimean Dilemmas and Passivity 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Stephen Blank, Ukraine
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Turkey Analyst, Vol. 8, No. 4, 27 February 2015
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center
By Stephen Blank *
Given the prominent role that Ankara aspires to have in regional and world affairs what does the Turkish passivity in relation to the developments in the Black Sea region, and specifically regarding the case of Crimea, say about those avowed aspirations? (suite…)
Turkey and the Western Alliance: Uncomfortable Partnership 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, Ilter Turan, NATO, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 26, 2015
Ilter Turan *
Relations between Turkey and its partners in the Atlantic Community are not what they used to be. The shifts in Turkish foreign policy emanate from three sources: the altered policy environment after the end of the Cold War, the ideological proclivities of the AKParty government, and the rhetoric that has characterized the pronouncements of Turkey’s leadership. (suite…)
Erdogan envisions Turkish power center at his palace 26 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, foreign policy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkish domestic policy
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The Washington Times (USA) Thursday, February 26, 2015, p. A1
By Jacob Resneck, Istanbul, Special to The Washington Times
Domestic strife hinders help for U.S. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a vision for a “new Turkey” where he would preside over the country and build a regional military, political and cultural powerhouse from his sprawling new $600 million presidential palace in the capital of Ankara. (suite…)
Russia and Turkey – What does their partnership mean for the EU? 13 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Dimitar Bechev, European Policy Centre, foreign policy, policy brief, South Stream, Turkish Stream
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Policy Brief (European Policy Centre) 13 February 2015
Dimitar Bechev *
Russia and Turkey have, over the past two decades, developed a very constructive relationship across a wide variety of policy areas. Imperial rivals during much of the Cold War, both countries have since then found common interests in matters of energy, trade and even defence. (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…)
« 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…)
The Lost Cause 29 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egypt, Fehim Tastekin, foreign policy, Hamas, Iran, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Syria
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BBC Monitoring Europe (UK) Monday, December 29, 2014 Türkçe
by Fehim Tastekin, Text of report by Turkish newspaper Radikal website on 26 Dec.
With the basis of the partnership with Qatar beginning to wither away, it is becoming more difficult for Turkey to continue, in its current form, its Egypt policy, which it had virtually made sacred with the « Rabia » hand gesture (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…)
ACTURCA 
Between Appeasement and Rivalry: Turkey and Russia and their Neighborhoods 7 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, foreign policy, GTE Commentary, Syria
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 22, May 2015 , 3 p.
Adam Balcer *
Contrary to common knowledge, Turkey does not refrain from challenging Russia in its neighborhood. A substantial difference exists between Turkey’s policy towards Russia in the Black Sea region and in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. (suite…)