07 - Articles de juillet 2007

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  Dernier cri : demandez la démocratie originale

  16 juillet 2007

  Parler, interdit. Exprimer une opinion, interdit. Participer à la décision politique, interdit...
  Ne vous inquiétez pas, il existe désormais une solution : comme des millions de personnes dans le monde, adoptez la démocratie originale...
  A suivre, le clip publicitaire lancé par le quotidien Radikal à l’occasion de la campagne pour les législatives en Turquie : démocratie originale, et diffusé largement sur You Tube depuis quelques (...)

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  A quick look at our ’Patriotic’ forces

  13 July 2007, by Elif Özmenek

  The conversation a day after the murder of journalist Hrant Dink was as follows: -Selamun aleykum, what’s up? -Aleykum selam, I am at the bazaar walking around. -The guy that was killed yesterday… Is that our friends’ flesh? -Yes it is. -Do you think that they will be caught? -No, no! -God bless our friends! According to police records this conversation took place on January 20 – a day after Dink, the editor in chief of Agos newspaper was killed – between the vice president and (...)

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  Les Jeunes Civils, un vent de fraîcheur dans la politique turque

  12 juillet 2007, par Guillaume Perrier

  En un éclair, une centaine de manifestants sortent des sifflets et braquent des lampes de poche sur leurs pancartes, dont les slogans s’éclairent. ” Ni charia, ni coup d’Etat ! “, ” Silence dans les casernes ! “, ” Assez de cauchemars ! Nous en avons déjà eu quatre ! “, en référence aux quatre coups d’Etat militaires perpétrés en Turquie depuis 1960.
  Au milieu de la place Taksim, à Istanbul, les nombreux passants étaient restés interloqués. Les Genç Siviller (Jeunes Civils) manifestaient alors, au plus fort (...)

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  France to lock horns with Turkey

  10 July 2007, by Barçin Yinanç

  France has indicated it will block preliminary talks with Ankara on an economic and monetary union. The German EU presidency plans to open three chapters of EU legislation for discussion with Turkey before the end of its presidency this month. This was to be a sign of the EU’s continued willingness to engage with Ankara despite the decision last year to freeze talks in eight areas due to Ankara’s refusal to open its ports to traffic from member state Cyprus.
  France’s newly elected President (...)

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  Don’t underestimate independents

  5 July 2007, by Yusuf Kanli

  While some may say people should avoid wasting their votes by voting for independent candidates, in the new Parliament independents might play a key role in government formation.
  Turkey is heading towards an election but the nation appears still unaware of it. There is no excitement. Unlike past elections, there is total ambiguity and except a strong anticipation that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will maintain its leading status no one can say for sure how many parties – (...)

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  The EU summit : is it to be a multi-speed union?

  3 July 2007, by Semih Idiz

  If a multi-speed EU is what in fact does emerge over the next 15 to 20 years, then the blockages against Turkey, emanating most notably from France, could also become irrelevant over time.
  There are three perspectives from which we can look at the results of the latest EU summit in Brussels. The first is from the perspective of Europhiles and Eurocrats. The second is from that of Eurosceptics and hardcore realists. The third is from the perspective of Eurohopeful Turkey.
  Judging by (...)

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