It is politically, economically and historically impossible for Turkey to abandon its zero problems with neighbors policy no matter what happens in Syria.
MoreIt would be misleading to interpret the changes in the Arab world as isolated developments taking place in each and every country.
MoreRecent Arab revolutions have brought both opportunities and challenges to Turkish foreign policy.
Turkey’s position, in this respect, will have decisive impact on regional power balances between Turkey, Iran and Arab world in post-Arab Spring period.
For the PKK, the process can only go from the initial “Defeat in the 1990s” to the “Second Defeat” in the 2010s.
On January 14, 2011, Ben Ali fled Tunisia after 23 years in power, signaling the end of the distorted regional order in the Middle East and North Africa.
Arab Spring has placed Turkey’s proactive Middle East policy at the top of international attention once again.
MoreSETA PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Talip Kucukcan, SETA Panelists: Taha Özhan, SETA, President Bill Park, Kings College London Mohammed Ayoob,Michigan State University Date: October 13, 2011 Thursday Venue: SETA, Ankara Hall
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SETA-DC PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Kadir Ustun, SETA-DC Speakers: Daniel Levy, New America Fnd. Stevn A. Cook, Council on F.R. Erol Cebeci,SETA-DC Date: September 19, 2011 Monday Venue: SETA-DC, Washington
SETA PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Taha Özhan, SETA Panelists: Ali Çarkoğlu, Sabancı Univ. Cengiz Çandar, Radikal Yavuz Baydar, Sabah Date: June 15, 2011 Wednesday Time: 14.00-16.00 Venue: SETA, Ankara
Turkey, after a long time, is undertaking elections to build a new future instead of overcoming a crisis situation.
SETA PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Talip Küçükcan, SETA Panelists: Taha Özhan, SETA İhsan Dağı, METU Mustafa Akyol, Star Newspaper Tarih: May 26, 2011 Thursday Saat: 15.00-17.00 Yer: SETA, Ankara