Turkey | Vocal Europe

POLICY PAPER — EU Support to Dismissed Civil Society in Turkey: Yes, There is a Better Alternative

04/02/2019

It has been fourteen years since the negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU) were formally opened and the process has been bumpy to say the least. Whereas the European leaders ... Be More Curious...

OPINION — Why is tension in Cyprus rising again?

Tionenji Lishomwa

27/12/2018

Inside Europe, Turkey

For much of the international community watching, ‘Ayşe will go on holiday again’ means very little. Especially if 1974 is before your time, you may have wondered what such a bizarrely innocuous phrase ... Be More Curious...

COMMENTARY — How effective is the European Court of Human Rights against the human rights violations in Turkey?

Mehmet Onur Cevik

15/12/2018

Publications, Turkey

As it is known by most, Turkey has been in an extraordinary atmosphere since the 15 July 2016 attempted coup. Fotis Filippou, Amnesty International's Deputy Europe Director, describes this atmosphere where draconian powers are consolidated, critical vo... Be More Curious...

COMMENTARY — The Turkish model: How Turkey has coped with 3.6 million Syrian refugees

Robert Ellis

06/12/2018

Publications, Turkey

There is one issue that has preoccupied Europe since the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011: immigration. More than six million Syrians are internally displaced and five million have fled to neighbo... Be More Curious...

POLICY PAPER — The revival of EU-Turkey relations: Erdoğan’s double strategy of rapprochement

Ebubekir ISIK

25/11/2018

Publications, Turkey

Following the attempted coup d’état since July 2016, Turkey has been pursuing a two-track strategy towards the European Union (EU). Mainly, because of the course of action adopted by President Erdoğ... Be More Curious...

Time to Pay Attention to the Relationship with Turkey

Geoffrey Van Orden

02/10/2018

Turkey

Turkey is a vital NATO ally and strategic partner of the West. Yet, over the past two years its relationship with the Western democracies and their allies has deteriorated. The catalyst for this was the response on both sides to the July 2016 coup, alt... Be More Curious...

Departing further from European values

Helmut Scholz

22/09/2018

Turkey

First Kosovo. Then Moldova, Georgia, now Ukraine. Or just the way around. Not important. But everywhere the same unbelievable facts of parallel and somehow frightening tendencies over last months and ye... Be More Curious...

Dealing with Autocrats: A principled approach to Erdogan’s state visit to Germany

Julius M. Rogenhofer

14/09/2018

Turkey

Despite ongoing tensions between Turkey and its Western allies, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier invited his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a state visit in late September. The... Be More Curious...

Is Abduction Becoming a Tool for Turkish Foreign Policy Under President Erdogan?

Alessio Tardivo

01/09/2018

Turkey

Turkish foreign policy appears to become increasingly aggressive. Despite the growing concerns echoed by her Western friends and allies, Ankara seems to act with a modus operandi inspired by the ruthless Moscow of the early 2000s rather than what the c... Be More Curious...

Opposition in decay: Erdogan’s perpetual victory

Irene Christodoulaki

13/08/2018

Turkey

After the June elections, the Turkish opposition is in disarray. It seems to be out of ideas while trying to reorganize itself. Even the ongoing currency crisis with the USA was not enough to make the o... Be More Curious...

Turkey’s Pledged Economic War: Pastor Brunson Effect or A Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Zeynep Mentesoglu

13/08/2018

Turkey

On last Friday, Turkish Lira has fallen to a record low against the dollar suffering its worst one-day lost. At the wee hours Turkish lira has traded at the exchange rate of 6.30 Dollar and 7.22 Euro. ... Be More Curious...

Erdogan educating African youth: consequences for radicalization in Europe

Clara Berthelot

08/08/2018

Turkey

Like France or the United Kingdom, Turkey runs schools located outside of its territory. However, unlike the other examples, the Turkish schools were not managed by the state, at least until very recently. As a matter of fact, those schools have be... Be More Curious...

Turkey’s Presidential System and Resource Distribution Tools

Xavier Palacios

03/08/2018

Turkey

Analysts in Europe, the US and Turkey have focused on how the latest victory of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the presidential elections and the victory of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) in the parliamentar... Be More Curious...

“I am German when we win, an immigrant when we lose”

Zeynep Mentesoglu

27/07/2018

Turkey

Mesut Ozil, Germany’s star football player of Turkish origin has announced his retirement from Germany’s national team on Sunday. Ozil stated discrimination and racism he has experienced particularly after ... Be More Curious...

Between a rock and a hard place: how EU should deal with “Turkish issue”

Mehmet Onur Cevik

22/07/2018

Turkey

Rather than talking about the necessity of cooperation between the EU and Turkey, an issue that has been triggering a massive body of literature, this analysis will focus on what strategy the EU might follow while managing the Turkish issue. “T... Be More Curious...

Understanding Turkey’s election

Julius M. Rogenhofer

26/06/2018

Turkey

It is an eerily familiar sight: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims victory in a televised address. Across Turkey and several European capitals victory celebrations erupt in chants of the president’s name... Be More Curious...

Turkey’s Snap Dual Elections Under a New Political Paradigm

Mehmet Onur Cevik

22/06/2018

Turkey

Previously, Turkey had covered a significant distance on the path of democratization by starting accession talks with the EU on October 3, 2005; however today, the global perception towards Turkish democrac... Be More Curious...

Which factors may determine the outcomes of critical June 24 elections?

Zeynep Mentesoglu

21/06/2018

Turkey

Only a few days left for Turkey’s June 24 snap elections. Turkey will hold to two elections: parliamentary and presidential on Sunday. It is of capital importance. In April 2017 referendum people of Turkey voted in favour of a presidential system. June 24 ... Be More Curious...

Can Austria’s anti-mosque decision turn to Erdogan as vote?

Zeynep Mentesoglu

15/06/2018

Turkey

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s move to close mosques frustrates Turkey’s President Erdogan. Kurz’s statement on closing seven mosques and expel around 60 imams and their families seems to trigger a ne... Be More Curious...

Erdogan the merchant of Gaza

Tionenji Lishomwa

13/06/2018

Turkey

There is a complex web of vested interests and moral battles surrounding the notorious Gaza conflict. The deaths of Palestinians being used as ‘human shields’ have been used as a political bargaining chip b... Be More Curious...

Turkish Prosecutor Falsely Imprisoned in Horrid Conditions

Leighann Spencer

24/05/2018