S ince 2010, Turkey has been increasingly seeking to improve ties with China and as a consequence it has been overhauling its policy positions. The most obvious reason for this is the growing economic…
A s part of our Monday Talks series supported by Science 14, we have talked to H.E Christian Berger, Head of EU Delegation to Turkey. The issues discussed included, inter alia, cooperation between the…
F or a number of years the EU has been hoodwinked by Turkey’s leader, now president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is a master practitioner of the art. Likewise, the US president, Barack Obama, who…
A s part of our Monday Talks series supported by Science 14, we have talked with HE Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. During our exchange with Mr Foreign Minister, we had the…
T he European Union (EU) and its member states have expressed their concerns over Turkey’s ongoing incursion into northeast Syria. With the military operation named Peace Spring[1], Turkey declared that it aims at eliminating…
A s part of our Vocal Cast series, we have interviewed Cengiz Aktar who is a professor of political science at the University of Athens and a columnist for Ahval. Among many other issues, we discussed the…
W ith the potential emergence of a new political party in Turkey resulting from the fragmentation of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the current political set-up in Turkey might turn into one…
A s a negotiating candidate country to the European Union, at least officially, Turkey continues to benefit from pre-accession assistance (IPA). Turkey’s negotiating process, in fact, has been ailing for a long time and…
A s part of our "Beyond Europe" research program, we have interviewed Cengiz Aktar who is a professor of political science at the University of Athens and a columnist for Ahval. Among many other…
O n the 6th March 2019, Vocal Europe organised an expert panel discussion on the future of EU-Turkey relations under the question “Can the European Union remain connected to Turkey? ”.The central part of…