Turkey’s election: A milestone in the history of Turkish politics 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, HDP, Iran, ISIS, Kurds, MHP, parliamentary elections, Syria
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) June 18, 2015, p. 13
By Delovan Barwari
Turkish politics has entered a new era. The outcome of the Turkish elections on June 7 was a milestone in the history of Turkish politics as the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) entered the parliament for the first time, exceeding the 10 percent threshold with 13.12% of the votes. (suite…)
L’Iran et la Turquie, deux lions qui se toisent sans se battre 21 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iran, Mohammad-Reza Djalili
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Le Temps (Suisse) jeudi 21 mai 2015, p. 10
Mohammad-Reza Djalili *
De nombreux observateurs ont pris l’habitude de voir la crise au Moyen-Orient par l’opposition Iran-Arabie saoudite. Or le grand rival historique de la Perse est l’Empire ottoman. Entre ces pays, la rivalité est ancienne, l’entente possible, selon les nécessités du moment. (suite…)
Turkish-Iranian Competition in the Middle East 21 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iran, Orhan Gafarli, The Jamestown Foundation
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Eurasia Daily Monitor, Vol. 12, Issue 92, May 15, 2015
The Jamestown Foundation
By Orhan Gafarli *
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a formal visit to Iran on April 7, 2015. The trip was designed to try to repair bilateral relations after their severe breakdown linked to the crisis in Yemen. (suite…)
Inventing the ‘timeless’ Sunni-Shiite conflict 19 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflict, Iran, Iraq, Nick Danforth, Shiite, Sunni, Syria, Yemen
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The Washington Post Sunday (USA) April 19, 2015, p. B5
By Nick Danforth *
Historian Nick Danforth says extremists have spun a self-fulfilling prophecy. (suite…)
A nuclear Turkey? 13 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: George Perkovich, Iran, NATO, nuclear energy, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, Sinan Ülgen
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Khaleej Times (UAE) April 13, 2015, p. 12 Deutsch Español Français
George Perkovich & Sinan Ülgen *
Economic interests give Ankara an incentive not to seek nukes. According to conventional wisdom, if Iran develops nuclear weapons, then Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and perhaps Egypt will try to follow suit. (suite…)
Region to feel the effects of Iran nuclear deal 9 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Imad Salamey, Iran, Lebanon, Mario Abou Zeid, nuclear, Shafik Masri
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) April 9, 2015, p. 3
By Hussein Dakroub, Beirut
Analysts expect wide ramifications, unless U.S. Republicans get their way. A nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers will have far-reaching political, security and economic ramifications on the fate of the volatile region, analysts said Wednesday. (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…)
Iran may steal Turkey’s role 7 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hasan Rouhani, Iran, Mehmet Ögütçü, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) April 7, 2015, p. 11
By Gila Benmayor
Energy expert and strategist Mehmet Öğütçü answered my questions on what kind of role Iran would take in energy and how the nuclear program deal would affect Turkey. (suite…)
Turkish President Warns Iran About Trying to Dominate Middle East 30 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cengiz Aktar, Iran, Murat Bilhan, Nuray Mert, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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Voice of America News (USA) Monday, March 30, 2015
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
Turkey’s president warned it will not tolerate Iran dominating the Middle East, amid growing concerns inside the country that it will be sucked into a sectarian conflict with its neighbor. (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…)
Iran is a new colonial power 5 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Eric Rouleau, Iran, Joseph A. Kechichian
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Gulf News (UAE) Thursday, March 5, 2015, p. A2
By Joseph A. Kechichian *
Tehran’s successes in colonising Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen overlooked the fact that all four countries were mired in perpetual conflicts. (suite…)
Corridor report on Sweden : the case of Iranian and Turkish immigration 25 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Francesco Pasetti, INTERACT Research Report, Iran, Sweden, Turkish immigrants
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INTERACT Research Report (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) 2015/04
European University Institute
Francesco Pasetti *
This report investigates the integration of Turkish and Iranian immigrants in Sweden. The analytical focus is placed on the complex net of ties between institutional actors’ belonging to destination country and to the country of origin, paying special attention to the role played by the latter, what will be labelled as the “origin effect”. (suite…)
Turkey, Iran ties built on compromise 30 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, Iran, Safavid Empire
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) Friday, January 30, 2015, p. 7
Gareth Smyth *
A Turkish diplomat in Tehran once told me the ambassador’s residence had several centuries earlier been a dowry gift of a princess in a dynastic marriage linking the Ottomans and Safavids. (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…)
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…)
Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain 24 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Joe Biden, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Reuters World General News (UK) Monday, November 24, 2014
By Nick Tattersall and Dasha Afanasieva, Istanbul
No agreement on use of Turkish bases, air space. Both sides agree Assad needs to go, differ on how. Iran negotiations seen as a complicating factor. (suite…)
Les gagnants du nouveau Moyen-Orient 6 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Irak, Iran, Joschka Fischer, PKK, Syrie
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Le Temps (Suisse) jeudi 6 novembre 2014 Deutsch English Español
Joschka Fischer *
Alors que le Moyen-Orient se recompose, deux gagnants se dégagent, analyse Joschka Fischer, l’ancien ministre allemand des Affaires étrangères. Ce sont les Kurdes qui ont gagné une nouvelle légitimité et l’Iran devenue incontournable à toute solution des crises dans la région. (suite…)
Iranian Rail Links and the Geopolitics of the South Caucasus 25 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Eurasia Daily Monitor, geopolitics, Georgia, Iran, Nakhchivan, Paul Goble, railways, South Caucasus, The Jamestown Foundation, transport, Turkey
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol.11 Issue: 169, Sept 25, 2014
Paul Goble *
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are seeking to link their national railways with those of Iran, something that could be an economic lifesaver for Yerevan and an additional outlet for Baku’s exports of Caspian oil and gas. (suite…)
Turkey’s Middle-East Dream Becomes a Nightmare 4 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, AKP, Egypt, foreign policy, Iran, Iraq, Muslim Brotherhood, Soner Cagaptay, Syria
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) September 4, 2014, p. 13
By Soner Cagaptay *
Ankara’s efforts to become a regional power player have backfired. It’s time to renew old partnerships instead. (suite…)
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