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Now comes Sweden
When Turkey and Armenia come closest, third country parliaments interfere. Looks like a calculated provocation…. Sweden angers Turkey with ‘genocide’ vote from European Voice Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden... Read more
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Turkish angers builds up today
And I am sure this will boost the sequel of Valley of the Wolves… U.S. “genocide” resolution casts shadow over Turkey- Armenia normalization process The Morning After from Turkish Politics in Action... Read more
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Annual drama between US and Turkey continues
US congressional move will definitely help US favorability in Turkey (!) Via:What other countries think of the United States Turkey recalls ambassador over US vote from FT.com – World, Europe Barack... Read more
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Genocide tension season for TR-US relations begins
People upset over Armenia’s warming diplomatic relations with Turkey, protest in front of the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California in 2009. Turkey warned US lawmakers Monday against... Read more
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EP reports on Turkey, nothing more than self-satisfaction for EP MEPs…
YAVUZ BAYDAR – One minute, European Parliament! from Today’s Zaman by YAVUZ BAYDAR What do a Turkish and a Greek Cypriot journalist do when meeting over dinner in Marrakech? Without a... Read more
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Verheugen: EU backtracking on Turkey is “pure populism”
INTERVIEW: Verheugen: EU backtracking on Turkey is “pure populism” – Monsters and Critics Turkey’s Chief EU Negotiator Meets European... Read more
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Mavi Boncuk: EU and "ahde vefa" [pacta sunt servanda]
EU and “ahde vefa” The recommendation adopted by the European Commission on July 15 2009 allows the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia with biometric passports to enter the Schengen... Read more
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Erdoğan comes back to Turkey earlier than expected…
He has to be here as the conspiratorial provocations emerge. Hürriyet comments on the body language of two leaders. Here are 19 photos to comment. Turkish Ambassador to US... Read more
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Obama and Erdoğan meeting soon…
As I was not too excited with his election, I am not too disappointed with Obama’s moves on Afghanistan. In fact, I remember he was repeatingly on Afghanistan instead... Read more
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So Turkey has the OIC conference without al-Bashir
With the relief of al-Bashir not coming- I speculate that gov’t requested him not to come instead of rejecting his visit to save face- OIC summit takes place without... Read more
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Turkey seems to have officially recognized Iraqi Kurdistan…
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu releases a white pigeon during the opening of the new Turkish Consulate in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad October 31, 2009.... Read more
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Membership by 2015?
That’s a Foreign Ministry hope or fantasy. I am not too pessimistic about the EU membership process but it is a bit early. Super-slowness is the rule and targetting... Read more
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Patriot missiles and more on Turkish foreign policy
Patriot issue came out of blue and we will see where it will lead to.. Yigal’s substantive piece and a more provocative link in addition to other issues in... Read more
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After Obama
There is of course a huge flow of journalistic production. This is just a small bite. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to collect more links. In the very end,... Read more
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Obama and me
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