Zero Problems and Problems

It is politically, economically and historically impossible for Turkey to abandon its “zero problems with neighbors” policy – no matter what happens in Syria.


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Zero Problems and Problems
The Arab Spring'

The Arab ‘Spring'

It would be misleading to interpret the changes in the Arab world as isolated developments taking place in each and every country.


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Recent 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.

The New Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy

Arab Spring has placed Turkey’s proactive Middle East policy at the top of international attention once again.


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The New Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy
The New Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy

The New Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy

 SETA 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