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Štefan Füle in Gezi Park. AKP leadership tense with US and EU over Gezi Park Resistance. A FP roundup..
Füle to meet Erdoğan as political discontent continues (News) EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle was preparing on Friday (7 June) to meet Turkey’s embattled prime minister, who has remained defiant... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: Suriye Politikası
Suriye Politikası Suriye’deki içsavaştan, içsavaşın bölgesel ve küresel etkilerinden kimse azade değil. Ön cephede veya daha beride olsun aktörlerin hepsi temkinli ve son tahlilde kendi çıkarlarını kollamanın... Read more
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Reyhanlı bombings. Conspiracies abound. Media blackout doesn’t help…
Head of accused group denies responsibility, blames Israel for Reyhanlı bomb attack Former leader of the the organization that was accused for the recent twin blasts that killed ******************** Reyhanlı... Read more
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Turkish EU minister slams again, President Gül in Portugal, Turkey and Israel officials meet again… A FP roundup…
Peace process will help Turkey’s accession process to the EU from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s bid to join the EU might have stalled, but the peace process and a new... Read more
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FP roundup: Turkey and Israel agree but relatives of flotilla raid victims not- yet…
Relatives of Flotilla Raid Victims Reject Israeli Compensation from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and JODI RUDOREN; Sebnem Arsu reported from Istanbul, and Jodi Rudoren from Jerusalem The... Read more
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Turkey, Israel content with the first round of talks.. Erdoğan upset with Kerry’s remarks on Gaza trip…
Turkey Criticizes Kerry Over Request to Postpone Visit to Gaza from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU A spokesman for Turkey’s government said it had been arrogant of Secretary... Read more
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Israeli, Turkish delegations starts talks on compensation… Mr. Erdoğan seems to refuse Gaza trip recommendation by Kerry…
Israeli, Turkish delegations start talks on compensation for killing of 9 Turks from Hurriyet Daily News An Israeli delegation arrived in Turkey today for talks with Turkish officials concerning the... Read more
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Kerry is again in Istanbul… Mavi Marmara Compensation issues…
Turkey‘s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) attend a news conference after the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal... Read more
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Andrew Finkel on Istanbul’s Tulip Trap… Istanbul news roundup…
The Tulip Trap from NYT > Turkey by By ANDREW FINKEL While Istanbul celebrates its favorite flower, it is destroying its few remaining natural habitats. Turkish PM resents project... Read more
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“Kaz gelen yerden tavuk esirgenmez” Roundup up for Making sense of Turkey and Israel rapproachment…
Thanks to Syria, it seems that Turkey and Israel can finally alleviate tension… The EU’s non-negotiations with Turkey (Opinion) from EurActiv.com The EU’s negotiations, or rather non-negotiations with Turkey, turned... Read more
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IDF vs. Hamas struggle storified by Al Jazeera Stream
Battleground Twitter Palestinian women #OccupyBeitEl Gaza under... Read more
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Not without EU, says Financial Times… A foreign policy roundup…
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (L) admires paintings during a visit to the Amsterdam Museum in Amsterdam April 17, 2012. Gul is in the Netherlands for a three-day state visit. REUTERS/Peter... Read more
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Brief interlude in Turkey vs. Israel: Turkey vs. Cyprus for the moment…
Offshore drilling spat sours EU-Turkey relations from EurActiv.com Ankara threatened to send its navy yesterday (15 September) to intervene in a dispute involving oil and gas exploration around Cyprus,... Read more
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Turkey vs. Israel today: Egyptian greets Erdoğan with much enthusiasm…
more photos here. Turkey’s prime minister to meet with Egypt’s leaders from Yahoo news Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lands in Egypt for talks as both nations are experiencing... Read more
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In the mean time, massive demonstrations in Israel continue…
Tel Aviv rally (Photo: Moti Kimchi) via Israeli demonstrators protest cost of living from Hurriyet Dailynews by TEL AVIV – Agence France-Presse More than 20,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv,... Read more
