The liberation of Kobani and its repercussions 4 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iraq, ISIL, Kobani, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, PKK, Syria, YPG
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) February 04, 2015, p. 11
Dogu Ergil
Kurdish fighters have liberated the Syrian town of Kobani, located at the border between Turkey and Syria. After an intense 134-day-long battle with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, they earned a hard-won victory. (suite…)
France-Turkey: cooperation and rapprochement 5 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Beril Dedeoglu, bilateral relations, diplomacy, François Hollande, ISIL, ISIS, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Wednesday, November 5, 2014, p. 11
Beril Dedeoğlu
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Paris last week for an official visit, but Turkish media didn’t pay much attention to this diplomatic event. (suite…)
Turkey and the Question of Military Intervention: Pressures and Constraints 25 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Emad Y. Kaddorah, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Kurds, Syria
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Policy Analysis (Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies) October 2014
Emad Y. Kaddorah *
Turkey is facing critical choices over immediate military intervention in its own backyard.[1] It can either respond to escalating calls and demands for direct intervention; prioritize its own reading of the internal and regional developments and put its national interests first (suite…)
Turkey, ISIL and the PKK: It’s complicated 7 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Free Syrian Army, ISIL, ISIS, Murat Yetkin, PKK, PYD, Syria
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) October 7, 2014, p. 3
Murat Yetkin
It’s a complicated equation, but it’s not too difficult to solve. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was founded in 2013, based on the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which previously called itself al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM). ISI was founded in 2004 in reaction to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. (suite…)
Defending the Tomb of Suleyman Shah: Turkey’s Options and Challenges 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Can Kasapoglu, EDAM, F. Doruk Ergun, ISIL, Syria, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Tomb of Suleyman Shah
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EDAM Discussion Paper Series, 2014/8, 1 October 2014, 18 p.
Can Kasapoglu & F. Doruk Ergun *
As Turkey has hardened its rhetoric towards Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) following the release of the hostages, a new crisis seems to be in the offing with the increased activity around the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, Turkey’s exclave near Aleppo. (suite…)
A Turkish Perspective on the Rise of the Islamic Caliphate 1 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: EDAM, F. Doruk Ergun, ISIL, Sinan Ülgen, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
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EDAM Discussion Paper Series 2014/6, 1 September 2014
Sinan Ulgen & F. Doruk Ergun *
In their paper entitled “A Turkish perspective on the rise of the Islamic Caliphate”, Sinan Ulgen and Doruk Ergun elaborate on the challenges posed by ISIL and analyze Turkey’s potential role in the containment of ISIL. (suite…)
Turkey turns inwards as war spreads from Syria to Iraq 4 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: foreign policy, Iraq, ISIL, Syria
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Reuters World General News (UK) Friday, July 4, 2014
By Jonny Hogg, Ankara
Turkish PM Erdogan virtually silent over Iraq. Analysts say Ankara wary after Syria travails. Government says Iraq warnings weren’t heeded. Kurds eyeing independence could benefit. (suite…)
Turkey feels looming impact from Iraqi crisis 21 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Beril Dedeoglu, International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, Iraq, ISIL, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds
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Xinhua – News Agency (China)
Saturday, June 21, 2014, Ankara
Turkey may face serious political and economic blowback from the escalation of crisis in Iraq where an al-Qaida splinter group mounts threats against the federal government in Baghdad, threatening the security of neighboring countries, Turkish analysts said on Saturday. (suite…)
Iran and Turkey: Unlikely duo amid regional turmoil 17 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iran, Iraq, ISIL, Syria, Vartan Oskanian
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Al Jazeera.com (Qatar) 16 June 2014
Vartan Oskanian *
Cooperation between Turkey and Iran is critical for the resolution of persisting conflicts in the Middle East. On every continent, there is a pair of neighbouring countries that are very similar, yet different. (suite…)
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