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foreign policy roundup:”Turkey too rich to get EU aid”, Turkish approaches to French presidential candidates, Turkish soap operas as diplomacy tools……
TweetShare via emailTurkey too rich to get EU aid: Report British lawmakers called for tougher standards on the distribution of Europe’s development aid budget after a report released on April... Read more
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Agenda of Turkish foreign policy: Erdoğan at G20, Davutoğlu with Barzani and at Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan, talks on Cyprus
TweetShare via email Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during arrivals for a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3,... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Konferansı’na doğru
TweetShare via emailCengiz Aktar: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Konferansı’na doğru Kıbrıs sonunda yine gündeme geldi. Üstelik tüm olumsuzluklara rağmen ve pek kimsenin beklemediği bir şekilde geldi. Sanki bu sefer tüm taraflar farklı... Read more
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by returning religious minorities’ property Turkey makes a move towards Europe, British Post Office replies by moving Turkey out of Europe…
TweetShare via email AFP/GETTY IMAGES- Last year, 2.7 million British citizens visited Turkey Turkey moved out of Europe – by Post Office travel insurance by Acturca The Independent (UK) Wednesday,... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: Hükümetin Kıbrıs hamlesi önemli
TweetShare via email Seçim öncesinde içeride ve dışarıda birikmiş olan sorunların çözümünde inisiyatifin neredeyse tamamen 3.AK Parti hükümetinde olacağını söylüyorduk. Bu, Ankara’da kabul görmeyen bir politikanın uygulatılmasının mümkün olmadığı ve... Read more
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele had probably an exhausting visit to Turkey…
TweetShare via email European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (R) shakes hands with Turkey's European Union Minister Egemen Bagis during their meeting in Ankara July 13, 2011. The European Union's... Read more
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Sarkozy, the irritant, pays a short visit to Turkey…
TweetShare via emailEU visa concessions for Turkey not on the horizon, diplomats say from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M EU visa concessions for Turkey not on the horizon, diplomats say Brussels... Read more
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Strains with Israel and US continue. Yavuz Baydar’s Open letter to Ambassador Ricciardone
TweetShare via emailTurkish version of Mavi Marmara report is released and tension likely to continue. U.S. ambassador to Turkey Francis Riccardione’s statements on Oda.Tv arrests were not welcome by the... Read more
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as expected, “EU progress report criticizes pressure on Turkish press
TweetShare via emailEU progress report criticizes pressure on Turkish press from Hurriyet Dailynews Even though there is increasing open and free debate over sensitive issues such as minority rights, press... Read more
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Cyprus issue may have nailed the coffin…
TweetShare via email JOOST LAGENDIJK – Cypriot shrewdness and European shortsightedness They again managed to manipulate European decision making. As on many previous occasions, Greek Cypriot representatives were able to... Read more
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Ahmet Davutoğlu: Turkey’s zero-problems foreign policy
TweetShare via emailTurkey’s zero-problems foreign policy by acturca Foreign Policy (USA), May 20, 2010 By Ahmet Davutoglu The Turkish government this week brokered an 11th-hour nuclear fuel swap deal with... Read more
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Not the happiest Europe Day; Turkey has…
TweetShare via emailTurks may not particularly be upset or frustrated with the slow pace of negotiations as they observe the recent economic and leadership performance of the EU… Turkish performance... Read more
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Another “long way” article and a foreign policy roundup
TweetShare via emailAnalysis: It’s a long way to Copenhagen – Turkey’s membership of and convergence with the European Union by acturca EurActiv, Friday 24 March 2006 In this CEPS policy brief, Willem... Read more
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Lack of solution brings back nationalists in Northern Cyprus
TweetShare via emailNot only the Northern Cypriots but all sides and particularly EU leadership is certainly responsible. Nationalist victory threatens Cyprus peace process from EUobserver.com – Headline News EU main... Read more
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FP focuses on Turkey’s unexpected foreign policy tool: soap operas (!)
TweetShare via email and a roundup (with a focus on Cyprus elections) Leave it to Turkish soap operas to conquer hearts and minds Who said that capturing hearts and minds... Read more
