Erdogan acts the part, but Taksim’s no Tahrir Square 13 juin 2013
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The Globe and Mail (Canada) Thursday, June 13 2013, p. A19
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Another year, another country, another square: After Wenceslas in Prague, Independence in Kiev, Azadi in Tehran, Red in Moscow and Tahrir in Cairo, there’s now Taksim in Istanbul. (suite…)
Syria’s Fate Will Be Determined By Turkey 16 avril 2012
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Spiegel-Online (Germany) April 14, 2012
By Maximilian Popp
Europe and the United States are delaying action in the Syria conflict — yielding the field to Turkey. Prime Minister Erdogan is presenting himself as a crisis manager, organizing aid for refugees and threatening to invoke NATO’s mutual defense clause. By doing so, Ankara is cementing its status as a major regional power in the Middle East. (suite…)
Europe has left Syria to a distinctly Ottoman fate 12 avril 2012
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The Guardian (UK) Thursday, April 12, 2012, p. 33
Timothy Garton Ash, Istanbul
There’s a moral case for intervention, but with the west reluctant, Turkey and other powers will be the ones to decide. (suite…)
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