Distant “Restoration”: Scenarios for Turkey’s Next Government 9 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, coalition, government, parliamentary elections, Pinar Elman, PISM, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey
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Bulletin PISM, no. 70 (802), 9 July 2015
The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Pinar Elman *
A month after their failure to win an outright majority in Turkey’s 7 June parliamentary elections, the president and AKP’s wounds are already healing. (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…)
Who is Joining ISID From Turkey, Why, and How? 23 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ISIS, Kurds, Syria, Turkey
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BBC Monitoring European (UK) September 23, 2012 Türkçe
by Rusen Cakir
We know that some of the foreigners who fight in (IS)ID [Islamic State (of Syria and the Levant), ISIL] in Syria and Iraq have joined the organization from Turkey. In addition, there are those who are of Turkish origin but who live in Western countries, and who generally cross over into Syria from Turkey. (suite…)
Syria/Turkey: Displacement of Syrian Kurdish refugees into Sanliurfa province, Turkey 23 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ACAPS, Assessment Capacities Project, Kurds, refugees, Sanliurfa, Start Network, Syria, Turkey
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ACAPS Briefing Note (The Assessment Capacities Project ) 23 September 2014
Start Network
On 16 September, Islamic State (IS) launched another offensive on the Kobane area in northeastern Syria, controlled by Kurdish forces. Kobane city, with a population of 400,000, is under siege. (suite…)
Humanitarian funding analysis: Kurdish refugees from Syria in to Turkey 23 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Development Initiatives, Global Humanitarian Assistance, humanitarian funding, Kurds, refugees, Start Network, Syria, Turkey
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Crisis Briefings (Global Humanitarian Assistance) 23 September 2014
Development Initiatives, Start Network
On 23rd September 2014 we responded to a funding alert for the Kurdish refugees from Syria into Turkey. (suite…)
Turkey-Egypt Relations: Incentives to Normalize 23 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, Egypt, GPoT Center, Omar Sheira, Turkey
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GPoT Policy Brief (GPoT Center) No. 40, September 2014, 14 p.
By Omar Sheira *
The 2011 Arab uprisings marked a turning point for Turkey’s foreign policy toward the Middle East. When the protests erupted in Egypt, former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the first leader to voice support for former President Hosni Mubarak’s immediate resignation. (suite…)
Is a Deal with Iran Bad for Turkey? 21 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Iran, Kemal Kirişci, Rob Keane, Turkey
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The National Interest (USA) January 21, 2014
Kemal Kirisci, Rob Keane *
The interim agreement finalized last week by Iran and the six major powers seeking to prevent Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon represents a major victory for international diplomacy and promises significant benefits for Iran’s neighbors, especially Turkey. (suite…)
The EU and Turkey’s Asylum Policy in Light of the Syrian Crisis 15 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Global Turkey in Europe, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Juliette Tolay, refugees, Syria, Turkey
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GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 10, 15 January 2014
by Juliette Tolay *
In the past, Turkey’s asylum policy was considered as highly deficient, in comparison with the higher standards of the EU. Recently, this perception has been changing, with Turkey’s newly adopted law on foreigners, which contrasts with the EU’s slow-paced moves towards standardizing asylum policies and its restrictive approaches towards Syrian refugees. (suite…)
The Filth in Erdogan’s Closet 28 décembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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The International New York Times (USA) Saturday, December 28, 2013. p. 8
By Andrew Finkel *
Istanbul — A wave of early morning police raids in Turkey on Dec. 17 gave the world a sudden glimpse into the murky inner workings of the country’s ruling elite, pulling back the curtain on astonishing scenes of bribery and graft. (suite…)
German parties say EU may not be able to let Turkey join 19 novembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: CDU, CSU, Germany, SPD, Turkey, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Reuters (UK)
Tuesday, November 19, 2013, Berlin
The European Union may not be able to accept Turkey as a member, German parties negotiating a coalition government have said, while making clear the EU’s « privileged relationship » with Ankara should be developed further. (suite…)
Analysis: Turkey’s ‘worthy solitude’ sidelines Erdogan in Middle East 18 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: diplomacy, Egypt, foreign policy, Ibrahim Kalin, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sinan Ülgen, Soner Cagaptay, Turkey
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Reuters (UK) September 18, 2013
By Nick Tattersall, Istanbul
Clinging to calls for military action in Syria and wedded to his backing for Egypt’s ousted Islamist president, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan cuts an increasingly lonely figure in a region whose future he still hopes to help shape. (suite…)
Ruling Turkish Party Embraces Social Media 16 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, elections, protests, social media, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) September 16, 2013, p. 3
Ayla Albayrak & Joe Parkinson, Istanbul
German parties wake up to growing migrant vote 15 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Immigration, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: elections, Germany, Migrants, Turkey, vote
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Arab Times (Kuwait) September 15, 2013, p. 16
AFP, Sept 14, Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel once alienated many immigrants by declaring “multiculturalism has failed,” but as elections near her conservatives and other parties are scrambling to reach the growing migrant vote. (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…)
Turkey, Europe and the Syrian Crisis: What Went Wrong? 13 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: conflicts, EU, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Middle East, Nathalie Tocci, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UN, UN Security Council, USA
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No.8, 13 September 2013, 3 p.
by Nathalie Tocci *
Syria should have united, not torn, Turkey and Europe apart. It should have led both sides to work together, and through closer foreign policy coordination, possibly rebuild part of that long-lost trust that is badly needed to re-launch the broader EU-Turkey agenda. (suite…)
New survey work of ANZAC battlefield at Gallipoli about to start 13 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, archaeology, Australia, Çanakkale, Gallipoli, Ian McGibbon, New Zealand, Turkey, World War I
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Radio New Zealand
Friday 13 September 2013
Archaeologists and historians from New Zealand, Australia and Turkey are at Gallipoli to start work on the next stage of a survey of the ANZAC battlefield. (suite…)
Happy Anniversary? EU-Turkey relations at age 50. An appeal 12 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Ankara Agreement, EU enlargement, EU membership, European Stability Initiative, Gerald Knaus, Lucia Gobierna, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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European Stability Initiative (ESI) 12 September 2013
By Gerald Knaus and Lucia Gobierna *
On 12 September 1963 leaders of the European Economic Community and Turkey met in Ankara. They signed an Association Agreement– the Ankara Agreement – with the objective “to promote the continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Parties.” (suite…)
Most Turkish students want to study abroad 12 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: British Council, Education, higher education, Turkey, university
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University World News (UK) Issue No: 287, 12 September 2013
Peta Lee
An overwhelming majority of Turkish students, 95%, would like to study overseas – and the number of international students in the country has doubled in six years – according to a report released by the British Council ahead of the European Association for International Education’s annual conference held in Istanbul this week. (suite…)
Turkey – The New Ottomans (Part Three) 10 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Turkey
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BBC (UK) Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Allan Little
What is Turkey’s relationship with Europe, in particular with the Balkans, which were on the Western limits of the old Ottoman Empire? Turkish businessmen have been rapidly rebuilding their links with the Balkan states – and some saw this as a first step towards rebuilding of bridges with Western Europe. (suite…)
Individual Freedoms in Turkey 9 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: freedom of cultural expression, Marc Pierini, Turkey
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The Carnegie Papers (The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Sept 2013
Marc Pierini *
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has witnessed economic success and launched major reforms, in particular writing a new constitution, negotiating with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, passing four judicial reform packages, and installing an ombudsman. (suite…)
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