The forthcoming presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus, the role of Turkey and the views of the Turkish Cypriot community, the financial crisis, and the new geostrategic situation in the region are all significant issues in terms of settling the Cyprus question, said Sotos Zackheos, a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign…
The Confederation of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) hosted the Prefect of Paris Daniel Canepa together with a delegation of business people on the occasion of the “2nd France-Turkey Business Meeting, new partnership opportunities Forum”. Canepa praised Turkey’s Economic performance during the Forum organised in partnership with The Federation of French Executives and Entrepreneurs (FEDIF)…
“Turkey shares history, geography and ethnic ties to the [Middle East and North Africa] region, which is being turned upside down. Turkey and Israel had been the only democratic countries in the region,” said Professor Savaş Genç of the Department of International Relations at Fatih University, Istanbul. Regarding Syria, Professor Genç said “Turkey had extremely…
“Three domestic political issues in Turkey are in the news at the moment: hunger strikes related to the Kurdish issue, press freedom, and the process of making a new Turkish constitution,” said Joost Lagendijk, a former Member of the European Parliament and a columnist at Today’s Zaman. The hunger strikes of hundreds of Kurdish prisoners…
Summary The Black Sea region is of huge geostrategic importance to the EU, acting as an energy corridor and a bridge to the East. But the economic and political situations in the Black Sea countries are hugely diverse, and the EU is yet to fully harness the potential for closer relations with partners in the…
Amanda Paul, EPC Policy Analyst, began with opening remarks regarding Turkey’s relationship as the most, “Western part of the East,” and the most “Eastern part of the West.” Turkey’s dynamic energy policy includes its substantial efforts to diversify its energy sources and routes given that Turkey also remains heavily dependent on Russia for its gas…
