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EU enlargement chief was in town…
EU enlargement chief presses Turkey on Cyprus, Armenia (AFP via Yahoo!... Read more
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Davutoğlu again on stage
Davutoglu is one of The World’s Kissingers …And the youngest of the four. Mavi Boncuk The List: The World’s Kissingers BY JOSHUA E. KEATING A country’s foreign policy is often defined less by... Read more
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Now PM points out the “Jewish lobby” for the course of genocide resolution…
The Resolution Saga Continues, Erdogan Points to “Jewish Lobby” from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff Prime Minister Erdogan said today that Ankara has no plans... Read more
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Helene Flautre describes How the EU Has Impeded Judicial Reform in Turkey…
Helene Flautre: How the EU Has Impeded Judicial Reform from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff Helen Flautre, Co-Chairwoman of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Assessing the status... 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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When CHP encounters EU…
Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis (L) introduces Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins to Turkey’s delegation members in Riga February 26, 2010.REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Here are a... Read more
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“ECHR decision in Akdas v. Turkey
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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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Mevlüt Çavuşoglu, the first Turkish PACE president
Wikipedia site for Mr. Çavuşoğlu Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavusoglu before a meeting... Read more
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“Turkey’s Homework on Minority Rights
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Turkey and Armeania, one step back-again
In the last round, relations got worse but I believe this is just another (negative) step in many steps to come… A roundup on Turkish foreign policy… Historic efforts to... Read more
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Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs- hi-tech
Zeynep Gürcanlı of Hürriyet has a good piece on Turkish Foreign Ministry’s use of web. All consulates are connected with advanced networking tools… Not only policy change but hi-tech... Read more
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A moment of national unity in Turkey thanks to Ayalon
Israel ’sorry’ over Turkey snub; Israel apologises to Turkey in a bid to defuse a row over the treatment of Turkey’s envoy in Tel Aviv. Except Zaman daily, all newspapers... Read more
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Lieberman and Ayalon, Israeli FM duo, will cause more trouble for Israel herself…
Apparently Mr. Ayalon acted not diplomatically and triggered another tense phase btw Turkey and Israel. Not that PM Erdoğan is innocent and nothing new about his position but Israeli... Read more
