What to expect from the upcoming Turkey-EU meet
Source:Carnegie Europe Date:16Mar2018
Veteran Ankara correspondant Murat Yetkin writes: Indications show a probable scenario would entail starting negotiations for upgrading the existing Customs Union agreement between Turkey and
EU funding for Turkey fails to cut corruption or bolster judiciary
Source:Financial Times Date:14Mar2018
EU approved additional funding for Syrian refugees, but new money-related problems with Turkey are on the horizon: The decade-old effort to improve Turkey’s governance and prepare it to join the
Too early to bet on improved EU-Turkey relations
Date:13Mar2018
Rumors of a visa waiver for Turks traveling EU was shot down by the head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey, Christian Berger, who stated that the issue of granting visa-free travel to
Turkey’s Erdogan says country should make adultery illegal and listening to EU on matter was a ‘mistake’
Source:The Independent Date:27Feb2018
Could this legislation be the new flash point between EU and Turkey? President says he regrets abandoning proposal to criminalise cheating on a spouse. In 1996, the country’s
How Europe Lost Turkey
Source:Wall Street Journal Date:14Feb2018
The title says it all. EU was instrumental in Erdogan’s unabashed power grab, and now it is trying to appease him. European leaders won’t alienate him anytime soon. German
EU warns Turkey over Cyprus ship incident
Source:Euractiv Date:13Feb2018
For those who naively believe Turkey-EU relations can improve, or visa requirement can be waived. Greeks have seen to that. The European Union on Monday (13 February) called on Turkey to
How to reset Turkey-Europe Relations
Source:European Council on Foreign Relations Date:05Oct2017
This op-ed by presidential advisor and spokesperson Mr. Ibrahim Kalin on how to reset EU-Turkey relations is sufficient proof that the rest will never happen, because Turkey fails to see the
Angela Merkel backs end to EU-Turkey membership talks
Source:cbcnews Date:04Sep2017
This is truly a bombshell. I don’t know if she could find the votes, but the attempt could cause some damage to markets, bank loans and FDI.
Views from the capitals: What to do about Turkey?
Source:European Council on Foreign Relations Date:23May2017
This is a definitive survey of what EU capitols think about Erdogan and the future of Turkey-EU relationship. The good news is that unilateral suspension of accession is not in the cards. The bad
Turkey’s Erdogan vows fight against enemies as returns to lead party
Source:Reuter's Date:23May2017
Erdogan finally returned to the helm of his beloved AKP, but his acceptance speech feel short of expectations. He was expected to outline major democratic and economic reforms. Instead he