Turkey needs to rediscover confidence: Senior banker 22 juin 2015
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, June 22, 2015, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç
A degree of nervousness has emerged in Turkey in recent years in terms of engaging with the outside world, says the World Bank’s country director for Turkey, Martin Raiser, noting that the nation needs to discover its confidence once more as part of its quest to become a high-income nation. (suite…)
Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen, says Iran must withdraw 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Daesh, interview, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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France 24, 27/03/2015 Français Türkçe
by Marc Perelman
In an interview with France 24 on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey supports the Saudi-led mission to rout Shiite rebels from Yemen and criticised Iran’s regional ambitions in both Yemen and Iraq. (suite…)
Pierini: Turkish rule of law rolled back, away from EU standards 26 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: interview, Marc Pierini, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Monday, January 26, 2015, p. 6
Yonca Poyraz Doğan, Istanbul
As Turkey’s rule of law has been rolling back, there is also a discrepancy between what the leaders of Turkey say about their intentions for accession to the European Union and what the reality is, said this week’s guest for Monday Talk. (suite…)
‘UNESCO, Turkey in dialogue over Istanbul’s historic areas’ 12 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Alliance of Civilizations, interview, Irina Bokova, UNESCO
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) January 12, 2015 p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Local authorities in Turkey and UNESCO’s experts are engaged in ‘solid dialogue’ over Istanbul’s historic sites, which are on the world heritage list, says the organization’s director general. (suite…)
Presidential candidate İhsanoğlu aims to win with 55 percent 7 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, interview, presidential election
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, July 7, 2014, p. 1-4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, the joint candidate of five opposition political parties, says he aims to win 55 percent of the vote in the upcoming presidential elections. He adds that people are looking for peace and change, saying ‘there is a fatigue of the repeated discourse’ (suite…)
‘Turkey waiting for Russia, West on Ukraine problem’ 12 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Gülnur Aybet, interview, Mustafa Abdulcemil Kırımoglu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) May 12, 2014, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Turkey’s stance on the Ukraine crisis is based on Realpolitik, says an international studies expert, adding that there is a struggle between Russia as a regional power and the West. ‘Turkey has been good at keeping a low profile and letting Russia work out its differences with the West,’ says Professor Gülnur Aybet. (suite…)
Les marchés saluent la victoire de l’AKP en Turquie 1 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, élection locale, CHP, Dorothée Schmid, interview, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Les Echos (France) no. 21659, mardi 1 avril 2014, p. 9
Yves Bourdillon
La victoire d’Erdogan rassure les investisseurs.Règlement de comptes et stabilité économique. Ces deux éléments peuvent sembler contradictoires, mais pas pour le Premier ministre turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (suite…)
‘Disengagement from West weakens Turkey in Mideast’ 1 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Ahmet Evin, AKP, foreign policy, interview
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) April 1, 2014, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
The Turkish government’s excessive confidence led to misguided and aggressive foreign policy pursuits, according to Professor Ahmet Evin. The pursuit of a completely independent foreign policy is not only not in Turkey’s interests, but also contributes to instability in the already volatile Middle East, he says. (suite…)
L’enjeu des nouvelles réserves de gaz en Méditerranée orientale 1 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Chypre, Egypte, gaz, Grèce, Igor Delanoë, interview, Israël, Syrie
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L’Opinion (France) 1 avril 2014, p. 8
La fabrique de l’Opinion ~ L’invité du 14Bassano
Interview Jean-Dominique Merchet
Turkey-EU: ‘Lapse in interest on both sides’ 10 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, Uncategorized.Tags: Chatham House, EU enlargement, Fadi Hakura, Germany, interview, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Deutsche Welle (Germany) 10.02.2014
Interview by Nicole Goebel
EU accession talks started in 2005, but negotiations have stalled. The EU is unhappy with several human rights and reform issues, but Fadi Hakura from Chatham House thinks neither side is that keen on membership anyway. (suite…)
Gulen Blasts Turkey Leader 21 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AKP, Fethullah Gülen, Gulen movement, interview, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) January 21, 2014, p. 1
By Joe Parkinson & Ayla Albayrak
Turkish president: Syria becoming Afghanistan in the Med 4 novembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Abdullah Gül, conflicts, interview, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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The Guardian (UK) Monday, November 4, 2013, p. 1-2-16
Simon Tisdall
The Syrian nation is dying as an indifferent world looks on, and the territory it occupies risks becoming « Afghanistan on the shores of the Mediterranean », the Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, has said. (suite…)
«Nous sommes frustrés vis-à-vis de l’Europe» 7 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Egemen Bagis, Egypte, interview, Syrie
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Le Temps (Suisse) Monde, lundi 7 octobre 2013
Propos recueillis par Ram Etwareea, Bruxelles
Le ministre turc aux Affaires européennes, Egemen Bagis, défend la place de son pays au sein de l’Union européenne. «Nous sommes très patients», dit-il. (suite…)
Kurdish politician views US role in peace process, Turkey’s Syria policy 23 mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Ahmet Türk, BDP, interview, Lurds, Middle East, PKK, Syria, Turkey, USA
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BBC Monitoring European (UK) 23 May 2013 Türkçe
Text of report by Turkish newspaper Milliyet on 21 May
Interview with Ahmet Turk by Pinar Ersoy in Washington date not given: « Process Will be Adversely Affected if Syrian Kurds are Forgotten » (suite…)
Verheugen: Europe cannot do it without Turkey 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU, Guenter Verheugen, interview, Turkey-EU
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EurActiv.com, 28 March 2013 Türkçe
Interview by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye
The European Union needs Turkey if it is to succeed as a global player, former Commission vice-president Günter Verheugen tells EurActiv. (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…)
Crucial need to retain the country’s dynamism 22 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Abdullah Gül, interview, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Financial Times (UK) Thursday, November 22, 2012, p. 1
Special Report: Investing in Turkey
Interview Abdullah Gul, President
Heavy weight strikes conciliatory tone, says Daniel Dombey (suite…)
Turkey succeeded in building « own model », says scholar 29 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: History, interview, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, İlber Ortaylı
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, October 29, 2012, p. 6
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
As Turkey celebrates the 89th anniversary of the republic, a historian says Turkey is one of the few states in the Islamic world that comes close to the concept of a contemporary republic. ‘Turkey built its own model,’ says İlber Ortaylı, adding that Turkey’s recipe of secularism and modernity is attractive in the Middle East. (suite…)
Author Ibrahim Karahasan-Chynar: Turkish Minority Can and Should Have a Constructive Place in Bulgarian Society and Politics 11 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, History / Histoire, Religion, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmed Dogan, Balkans, book, Bulgaria, EU membership, History, Ibrahim Karahasan-Chynar, interview, Islam, Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Ottoman Empire, Roxolana, soap opera, Turkey, Turkey-EU, Turkish minority
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Novinite.com (Bulgaria) October 11, 2012, Thursday
Maria Guineva
Neighboring Turkey has always caused fierce debates in Bulgaria on the 500 years of Ottoman rule, on the interpretation of historical facts, on the Communist regime’s Revival Process to replace the names of Bulgarian Muslims with Christian ones (suite…)
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