Bu yazı 26 Haziran 2011 tarihinde STAR Gazetesi'nin Açık Görüş ekinde yayınlanmıştır. Yazının pdf şekli için tıklayınız. II. Dünya Savaşı sırasında, Türkiye’nin Almanya lehinde savaşa girmesi karşılığında Hitler, Suriye’yi Türkiye’ye vermeyi teklif etmişti. Türkiye bunu kabul etmedi. Türkiye bugün Suriye sayesinde, kabiliyetlerini geliştiriyor. Sempati ile inisiyatif kullanma arasındaki farkı gören, Suriye’yi reforma ikna etmeye çalışan... Continue Reading →
Turkish foreign policy after the elections
This commentary by Nuh YILMAZ and Kılıç Buğra KANAT was originally published in Foreign Policy on June 21, 2011. Although it is still early to evaluate the ultimate impact which Turkey's June 12 parliamentary elections -- which resulted in a landslide victory for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) -- will have on the... Continue Reading →
Turkey mulls buffer zone on Syrian border
Nuh Yılmaz quoted by Foreign Policy on a story by Ty McCormick on Syrian Crisis published on June 17, 2011. Establishing such a zone without Syrian permission would represent a significant shift from the ruling Justice and Development Party's "zero problems" foreign policy. "OnceTurkey establishes a formal buffer zone, it's hard to see how Turkish-Syrian relations remain... Continue Reading →
Viewpoint with James Zogby: June 9, 2011 (Nuh Yilmaz)
On Turkish elections with James Zogby on Viewpoint, June 9, 2011 http://blip.tv/viewpointwithjameszogby/viewpoint-with-james-zogby-june-9-2011-nuh-yilmaz-5271891
Turquie: la croissance et la diplomatie
Nuh Yılmaz quoted by L'Express on a article by Jean-Michel Demetz on Turkish Foreign Policy published on June 12, 2011. A en croire Nuh Yilmaz, analyste à la Seta, c'est le refus turc, en 2003, de s'engager dans la guerre américano-britannique en Irak et la violente algarade publique, à Davos, en 2009, entre Erdogan et... Continue Reading →
Turkey a beacon amid Arab world’s uncertainty
Nuh YILMAZ quoted by Washington Times in this news story on June 11, 2011 ISTANBUL | Headscarves and miniskirts. Mosques and nightclubs. High rises and hovels. Turkey’s booming metropolis, Istanbul, is the contradictory heart of the country and has come to be held up as a model for other Islamic countries weathering the “Arab Spring.” With... Continue Reading →