‘Turkish foreign policy hostage to domestic political problems’
[MONDAY TALK] ‘Turkish foreign policy hostage to domestic political problems’
Philip Robins, a leading foreign affairs expert, says the Turkish government is unlikely to move forward with vital issues -- such as accession negotiations with the European Union and a solution to the Cyprus problem, an essential prerequisite for Turkish EU membership -- as a closure case pending against the ruling party has been limiting its abilities.
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The comments made by some officials of the EU, of which we have been trying to be a member, concerning the closure case against the AK Party are sometimes distorted to create chauvinist sentiment.How to hit at our European protectors
I never take offense at the criticism hurled frequently at Turkey by the chorus of "Olli, Barroso and Lagendijk." All in all, it is us who have been pleading to our EU guides to accept us into their union for 50 years.Is there hope in Cyprus?
The election of Dimitris Christofias as the president of Greek Cyprus last February once more raised hopes for settlement of the Cyprus problem. This is because Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat and Mr. Christofias are longtime friends, sharing -- at least in the past -- similar political philosophies.Why do they hate the West?
Anti-Westernism used to be a distinguishing feature of the Islamic political identity. Now it is the mark of the Kemalist-secularist stance. The renewed demand of the West, particularly the EU, for democracy and the rule of law has highlighted sharp differences between the vision of a Turkey Europeanized as a natural outcome of the EU integration process and the Turkey visualized by Kemalist-secularist circles. They seem irreconcilable.Talking Turkey in Washington
In 2004 Sabancı University and the Brookings Institution decided to come together each year in Washington to commemorate the legacy of Sakıp Sabancı with a lecture series in the late industrialist and philanthropist's honor. The inaugural lecture in 2005 was given by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.Back to Delphi: Greeks, Turks meet each other
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