"EU contributing to regional development
Who doesn’t want the EU, in reality?
Kemalism's modernization project gives the state a centralist role, with which the state will change and transform the society, and briefly it will play the role bourgeoisie played in the emergence of the modern industrial society.EU contributing to regional development
The narrow lens of the media sometimes makes us forget that beyond headlines about political crises and armed offensives, normal life goes on. A trip to Konya provided a welcome diversion and a healthy reality check for me.Nationalism and Turkey's relations with the EU
Gila BENMAYORTurkish Weekly Comment - Turkey’s New Card in EU Diplomacy: Energy
Dink murder trial continues
The fourth hearing in the trial of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was held at Istanbul's 14th Court for Serious Crimes in Beşiktaş district yesterday, two weeks after theRethinking the message of Islam
Turkey's success in coming up with a modern but identifiably Muslim politics should give its religious modernism an edgeNorthern Cyprus and northern Iraq
Cengiz AKTARYusuf Kanlı: Welcome to whom in south Cyprus?
After he was buried in the ballot box on Feb. 17, first round of the presidential election, the general belief was that the Tassos Papadopoulos era – and together with him the era of the pre-1963 antagonists all tainted with the inter-communal bloodshed – has come to an end on the island and light was seen at the end of the Cyprus peace tunnel.The electoral defeat of Papadopoulos was anticipated by some observers, but still was a surprise. Archbishop Makarios, Dr. Fazıl Küçük and Spyros Kyprianou were long dead, Glafcos Klerides was out of politics, fishing on a boat and writing new volumes of his famous “My Deposition,” and Rauf Denktaş was effectively sidelined from active politics by hisWhy Ankara should rethink its stance on Kosovo
Justin PAULWhy Turkey recognized Kosovo
İlter TÜRKMENAllemand d’origine turque ou Turc d’Allemagne ?
Le Monde (France), 24 février 2008, p. 13Cem Özdemir * , Propos recueillis par Daniel Vernet
En Allemagne, la mort de neuf personnes d’origine turque dans l’incendie d’un immeuble a relancé le débat sur la situation des travailleurs étrangers. L’intégration ne nie pas les différences culturelles, mais elle suppose l’acceptation des principes démocratiquesKosovo and Cyprus on Turkey’s agenda
Britain, France, Germany and the United States were the first to recognize Kosovo as the new nation of Europe. Turkey followed suit, surprising many, although it has been battling a separatist ethnic movement for more than a quarter of a century.Obstacles on Turkey’s road to the EU
Outwardly, Turkey has a desire to be integrated with Europe and to form its policies to that end. According to some circles, Turkey becoming a lasting and organic part of Europe actually dates back to 150 years ago.Will there be a solution with Christofias?
It is clear that compared to Tassos Papadopoulos, his predecessor, Demetris Christofias is much more anxious to see a solution in Cyprus. The AKEL leader talks constantly of a solution.Non-Muslim foundations granted property rights
President Abdullah Gül yesterday ratified a bill that will allow non-Muslim minorities' foundations to acquire real estate and broaden their scope of activities, a necessity for Turkey's European UnionElargissement: Ankara et Zagreb espèrent une accélération des négociations
Europolitique, n° 348028 février 2008
La Croatie et la Turquie souhaitent une accélération des négociations d’adhésion, après le ralentissement de ces six derniers mois. Les deux pays espèrent l’ouverture d’au moins trois nouveaux chapitres sur les trente-cinq, avant la fin de la présidence slovène.Chypre: La réunification en ligne de mire
Courrier International (France), 28 février 2008, p. 14Lefteris Adeilidis, Politis (Nicosie)
L’élection du communiste Demetris Christofias à la présidence de la République, le 24 février, ouvre la voie à de nouvelles négociations pour mettre fin à la division entre des parties grecque et turque de l’île.La Turquie va restituer des biens saisisaux fondations non musulmanes
La Croix (France)28 février 2008, Istanbul
Une loi, exigée par l’Union européenne et votée la semaine dernière à Ankara, permet aux communautés chrétiennes et juive de récupérer d’anciens biens.THE KOSOVA CONUNDRUM FOR TURKEY AND EURASIA - Eurasia Daily Monitor
Turkish-Armenian relations and the European Union (1) by Ali Yurttagül
The results of the Armenian elections last Tuesday were unfortunately not as hopeful as those experienced recently in Cyprus.Turkey’s trouble with implementing consitutional amendments by Şaban Kardaş
President Abdullah Gül's ratification of the new constitutional changes intended to lift the headscarf ban in higher education institutions could not end the controversy surrounding the issue.Sarkozy's Policy on Turkey's E.U. Accession: Bad for France?
Turkish-Armenian relations and the European Union (2) by Ali Yurttagül
The reason that Armenia does not have too many problems with its contradictory "policies of balance" is partially because of its current "cease-fire" with Azerbaijan and because of the embargo that Turkey has placed on Armenia. turkish society
Turks… Obese?
In the time I’ve been living here in Turkey, I’ve had so many people comment about my weight that I’ve begun to make fat jokes about others myself. I’ve also had many people comment about their perception that all Americans are obese.
Feminine lives ruled by masculine politics
"Dynamism" and "dialectical development" were the most critical words in a Turkish United Nations special rapporteur's portrayal of women and society in Saudi Arabia and
A top 10 list of home-style cafés in Turkey
Daily Hürriyet has compiled a list of the best home-style cafés in Turkey. Have a rest, read your book or newspaper, meet with friends, chat with them while eating and drinking and sit there as long asSOCIAL POLARIZATION DEEPENING IN TURKEY - Eurasia Daily Monitor
