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From Electorate to Caliphate

The Evolution of Spin in Turkey’s Justice and Development Party Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) won a shock victory in the country’s snap election held on November 1, 2015, receiving 49 per cent of the votes. Given the Party’s performance in ...

12.11.2015

Better than a “Global Player”. Interview with Yandex Product Marketing Director

... products in that country, for its placement and marketing. These employees are always residents of that particular country. So, the Turkish office, of course, is manned by Turks – they understand the market, define the product requirements for Turkey, and interact with the development teams from other countries, as certain products for Turkey might have been created in Belarus, Russia or Ukraine. International political events often affect the performance of multi-national teams. Have the political ...

27.10.2015

Russia and Turkey: Bound Forever

Disagreements between Moscow and Ankara on Syria are a political reality that both countries have to live with In late 2014 when the launch of Turkish Stream was announced, it appeared that Russia and Turkey were entering a qualitatively new stage of relations. Strengthening energy cooperation was fueling confidence that the countries were on their way towards a strategic partnership. These new achievements were seemingly the natural result of nearly ...

22.10.2015

Russia and Turkey: together against instability

On 15 October 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey ( SAM ), backed by Rönessans Holding and CREON Energy , held an international conference "Russia and Turkey: Forging Multidimensional Partnership. 95th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations." The event took place at a time of dynamic ...

17.10.2015

Love-Hate Relationship: the Cooling of Russia–Turkey Relations

... Bashar al-Asad continue to be the main events on the agenda. Damascus has become the epicentre of a global political process and a trial for the modern system of international relations, and for the future of regional projects and bilateral relations. Turkey, like Russia, has vitally important strategic interests in the Middle East, and any action by Ankara’s partners provokes either a positive or a negative reaction in the state’s ruling circles. A very important role is also played by the tension ...

16.10.2015

Turkey Politics: Who Wins from Stirring the War against Kurds?

... multi-billion contracts to his cronies, thus losing the effective financial levers. For the sake of more votes the government may as well step up its efforts up to a small victorious war and the state of emergency in the Kurds-dominated southeast of Turkey. To this end, Erdogan and his team decided to block the formation of a coalition government and hold early elections on November 1, 2015, undercutting the HDP support base. So, they chose to make the U-turn that implies demonization of Kurds, ...

10.09.2015

Turkey: The Missing Link?

The events that took place on the border between Turkey and Syria in late July 2015 prompted Ankara to join the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). What is the significance of the decision? On July 20, 2015, a suicide bomber attacked the Kurdish Amara Culture Centre in the ...

28.07.2015

Suruc Terrorist Attack in the Context of the Political Struggle in Turkey

... explosion occurred when the protesters — around 300 people — gathered for a news conference in the Amara Culture Centre to explain to the media the idea behind the campaign to restore the city. The terrorist attack quite literally shook Turkey to its core. Demonstrations were held all over the country, with the people demanding that those responsible be brought to justice and accusations flying that the government had gone too far in its toying with ISIS militants. In Istanbul, a large-scale ...

23.07.2015

On Both Sides of Turkish Stream

... to strong EU and U.S. objections, which would have supplied southern-eastern Europe with Russian natural gas, Russia sought an alternative route to maintain Gazprom’s stronghold in European energy markets – under the Black Sea and through Turkey. Turkish Stream is an undertaking of four lines, the first of which would deliver gas solely to Turkey, while the remaining three would expand to Europe via an energy hub on the Greek-Turkish border, although their ultimate destinations remain ...

20.07.2015

The Fate of the Turkish Stream Pipeline after the 7 June Elections in Turkey

... relations with regional and global players. Following the election of a Speaker for the parliament the negotiating process between the parties on forming a coalition government will begin very soon. In this context the trend that has seen Russia and Turkey move closer together over the last 10 years may experience a slowdown. The increased political risks accompanied on the one hand by a rapidly changing political situation and on the other by Russia’s strategic interests and Moscow’s ...

10.07.2015
 

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