Coup Trial Kicks Off in Turkey 17 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Besiktas, Gezi Park
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Wednesday, December 17, 2014, p. 7
By Joe Parkinson and Emre Peker
Istanbul — Turkish soccer fans who participated in antigovernment protests last year went on trial Tuesday, charged with plotting a coup, in the latest sign of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown against his political opponents. (suite…)
Adding injustice to injury: One year on from the Gezi Park protests in Turkey 11 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, Gezi Park, human rights, protests
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Amnesty International, EUR 44/010/2014 Türkçe
10 June 2014
One year has passed since the Gezi Park protests were brutally crushed across Turkey. The protests have subsided, but attempts by the authorities to punish the protest movement continue while police officers who used abusive force have yet to face justice. (suite…)
Turkey’s image problem after Gezi Park 28 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, Gezi Park, protests, soft power
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Deutsche Welle (Germany) 28/05/2014
Thomas Seibert
It’s been one year since the violent crackdown on mass demonstrations surrounding Istanbul’s Gezi Park. Observers say the Erdogan government’s actions have cost Turkey its status as a role model state in the Middle East. (suite…)
Stifling the Media: Barriers to Press Freedom 20 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Chatham House, foreign policy, Gezi Park, James Deane, John Lloyd, Kirsty Hughes, Media Freedom, press freedom, transcript, Yavuz Baydar
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Chatham House (UK) 20 May 2014
Transcript – Yavuz Baydar, James Deane, Kirsty Hughes, John Lloyd
This is a transcript of a panel discussion on some of the key challenges facing freedom of the press around the world. Among other issues, the discussants address 1) the decline in media freedom in Turkey since the Gezi Park protests in 2013 (suite…)
Whose Turkey Is It? 9 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Fethullah Gülen, Gezi Park, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The New York Times (USA) Magazine, Sunday, February 9, 2014, p. MM 34
By Suzy Hansen *
A megalomaniacal prime minister, a cultish leader in the Poconos, citizens taking to the streets. . . It is still a marvel to behold Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s self-confidence, even after 11 years of his rule. In recent weeks, a new poster featuring Turkey’s prime minister has appeared throughout Istanbul (suite…)
Gezi protests: Milestone in Turkey’s history 14 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Aylin Kocaman, Gezi Park, protests
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia) October 14, 2013, p. 7
Aylin Kocaman *
Turkey has a checkered history of coups. Some elements within the Turkish political system are always on the prowl to push an advancing country backward and impose its agenda on the millions who wish to leave behind a sordid political past. (suite…)
Gezi Park protests: Brutal denial of the right to peaceful assembly in Turkey 2 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, Gezi Park, protests
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Amnesty International, EUR 44/022/2013 Türkçe
2 October 2013
On 30 May 2013, police cleared Gezi Park in central Istanbul of a small group of protestors opposed to its destruction. The denial of their right to protest and the violence used by the police touched a nerve and a wave of anti-government demonstrations swept across Turkey. (suite…)
Turkish Protesters Are Still Said to Be Ailing From Tear Gas 26 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Gezi Park, Physicians for Human Rights, protests, Turkish Medical Association
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The New York Times (USA) Thursday, September 26, 2013, p. A 3
By Sebnem Arsu, Istanbul
Almost 40 percent of protesters surveyed by a Turkish medical group complained of continuing repercussions from their exposure to the tear gas that security forces used to quell last spring’s antigovernment demonstrations, the group says. (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…)
Deceived by Democracy 19 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, Egypt, Gezi Park, Muslim Brotherhood, political Islam, Sinan Ülgen
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 19 September 2013, p. 14
Sinan Ülgen *, Istanbul
Popular protests in Turkey last May, together with the recent ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, have reinvigorated debate about political Islam’s compatibility with democracy. (suite…)
Public art and protest meet in Istanbul 14 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: biennial, Fulya Erdemci, Gezi Park, Istanbul Biennial, protests, Turkey
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Saturday, September 14, 2013, p. 5
By Rachel Donadio, Istanbul
Biennial shows a synergy with recent outcry over development of the city. Back in January, Fulya Erdemci, the curator of this year’s Istanbul Biennial, decided to focus the exhibition on art in public spaces. The city was booming, but at what cost, and for whose benefit? (suite…)
Where is Turkey Headed? Gezi Park, Taksim Square, and the Future of the Turkish Model 31 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, foreign policy, Gezi Park, James F. Jeffrey, Middle East, Turkey, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, USA
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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 31, 2013
Subcommittee on European Affairs
James F. Jeffrey *
When Barack Obama made his 2009 trip to Turkey, his first bilateral visit as president, he did not single out Turkey as a model per se. Rather, he made the point that Turkey « is not where East and West divide — this is where they come together. » (suite…)
La Turquie perd son allié égyptien 24 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, coup d'État, Egypte, Frères musulmans, Gezi Park, Mohamed Morsi, politique étrangère
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Al-Ahram Hebdo (Egypte) n° 984, 24-30 juillet 2013, p. 14 English
Hicham Mourad
La turquie est très en colère contre la destitution de Mohamad Morsi par l’armée égyptienne. Ankara est la capitale étrangère qui a exprimé la plus violente réaction contre ce qu’elle a qualifié de « coup d’Etat militaire » contre un président démocratiquement élu. (suite…)
Interviste. « Pinar Elman e la rivoluzione turca » 23 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Gezi Park, Pinar Elman, Turchia, Turkey, Unione Europea
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Fondazione San Benedetto, 22/07/2013 English
di Alessio Mariotti
Pinar Elman è una giovane ricercatrice turca che ho conosciuto durante l’Erasmus a Lione, dove era studentessa di Science Po. Oggi è analista al Polish Institute of International Affairs di Varsavia e collabora con numerose testate su temi di natura politica riguardanti la Turchia e l’Unione Europea. (suite…)
How media bosses undermine democracy 21 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, Gezi Park, journalist, press freedom, Turkey, Yavuz Baydar
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The New York Times (USA) July 21, 2013, p. S24 Türkçe
By Yavuz Baydar *, Istanbul
The protests that convulsed Istanbul and other Turkish cities last month exposed, among many other things, the shameful role of Turkey’s media conglomerates in subverting press freedom. (suite…)
Protests highlight differences between Turkey, Egypt 16 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: #occupygezi, Egypt, Gezi Park, protests, Turkey, Turkey-EU, USA
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Bangkok Post (Thailand) Tuesday, July 16, 2013, p. 9
Politics is as politics always has been, local and specific. So why, then, has Turkey not descended into chaos? (suite…)
Turkey at a Tipping Point: Why the EU Should Use Gezi to Rebalance Ankara’s Foreign Policy 5 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, foreign policy, Gezi Park, Pinar Elman, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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PISM Policy Papers, No. 17 (65), July 2013
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
by Pinar Elman *
Protests that began over the re-development of Gezi Park in Istanbul and spread throughout the country mark a turning point not just in Turkey’s domestic policy but in its foreign policy, too. (suite…)
Gezi Park one month on: what lies ahead? 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: #occupygezi, AKP, Amanda Paul, Demir Murat Seyrek, Gezi Park, protests, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Commentary (European Policy Centre) 27 June 2013
by Amanda Paul & Demir Murat Seyrek *
For almost a month, Turkey has been witnessing serious challenges to its social and political stability, with protestors defying the authority of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). (suite…)
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