Turkey

Turkey
    June 2011 Hilal Elver

    American newspapers lead the new angle of biased critisim on Turkey. Such a shame because Ankara has proven to be an independant regional influence in the Middle East, with its own brand of soft power diplomacy.

    June 2011

    A year after Israel's violent attack on the first aid flotilla, it has failed to keep its promise to end the blockade of Gaza, where the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. The second flotilla planned this year will again try to ease conditions, amid the failure of political actors to bring...

    July 2010

    This year's ESF in Istanbul saw social movements from across the continent come together together in the urgent call for a socially and environmentally just transition in the economy.

    May 2010

    Renewed U.S. efforts to bring sanctions against Iran are more backlash for being snubbed in favour of a tripartite deal with Turkey and Brazil than they are about nuclear proliferation. A UN Security Council coalition may be able to block U.S. pressure for sanctions that would only punish...

    May 2008 Olivier Hoedeman and Örsan Senalp
    In March 2009 the Turkish government will host the fifth World Water Forum against a backdrop of what is probably the most sweeping water privatisation programme in the world. As well as privatizing water services, the government plans to sell of rivers and lakes.
    February 2008 Susan George interviewed by Murat Aktas

    Murat Aktaş

    PARİS (30.01.2008)- Avrupa’daki en önemli muhalif hareketlerden ATTAC’ın da kurucularından olan Amerikalı politolog Susan George, yaklaşmakta olan Amerika’daki seçimleri ve ABD dışpolitikasını ANF’ye değerlendirdi.

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