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 establish ties between Armenia and Turkey may break down, the Armenian foreign minister warned on Friday, blaming Ankara for obstructing the process.

(AFP/Graphic/Paz Pizarro)

A Little Respect, Please

Turkey and Armenia at odds over protocols

Accords in Discord

It appears that both sides in the shotgun wedding that is the stalled Turkish-Armenian reconciliation process might be looking for a way out. Ankara has warned Yerevan, in fairly strong terms, that the conditions that the Armenian Constitutional Court has put on the historic accords are unacceptable and could jeopardize the process. Yerevan, meanwhile, is reminding Ankara that it is the one that put preconditions on the process, by linking it to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, and by letting the accords languish in parliament.

Military ties ?in,? political relations ?out?

Germany at work trying to repair its damaged image in Turkey

A large faction of those who are closely watching and following the developments of the Ergenekon case believe that the international force that lies behind this organization is in fact Germany.

The Armenian initiative should continue by ALİ YURTTAGÜL

The most important development that had a tremendous impact on foreign relations last year was Turkey?s Armenian initiative.

Turkey could help EU’s soft-power ambitions, ambassador says

An Open Letter to Israelis (From a Concerned Turk)

[Originally published in Hurriyet Daily News] Dear friends, I hope all is well in the Holy Land. Things are not too bad here in Turkey. Yet one thing that certainly does not look great is relations between our countries, which hit an ugly low this week. In fact, since the beginning of your government’s “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza, which happened a year ago, a continual war of words has been going on between your leaders and ours. But no war of words has ever helped anybody. So, as a humble commentator on Turkish affairs who would be happy to see better Israeli-Turkish relations, let me offer a few honest thoughts.

Looking at Turkey from Iraqi Kurdistan

Yes to Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, but What About Turkey?

EP to keep Ankara’s democratisation efforts under close watch
Europolitics.info
Ergenekon is a criminal organisation accused of working to overthrow the government. Democratisation alongside rule of law and market economy are the core

The new face of Turkish foreign policy (II) by Özer Sencar & Ünal Bilir

Note: In the first part of this article, the authors discussed the global tendency toward change in foreign policy, and within this context changes in Turkish foreign policy, especially as a result of new trends on the domestic front. Addressing the findings of a new survey conducted by the MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center to measure the Turkish public?s view of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), they noted striking support for the AK Party?s foreign policy changes, particularly those that evince changing attitudes toward neighboring Iran.

Half of Turks Would Vote to Join EU: Angus Reid Global Monitor

Immigration must be ‘priority’ issue in EU-Turkey ties – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review