CENTRE for TURKEY STUDIES - CEFTUS

17 November 2016, House of Commons This event organised in partnership with Friends of Turkey Group in the European Parliament was kindly hosted and chaired by Catherine West, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green. Geoffrey Van Orden,…
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Westminster Debate ‘Turkey’s Snap Elections and the Economy’ Joint Forum ‘Brexit, Turkey and the European Union’ CEFTUS and IPC Joint Forum ‘Post-Election Turkey’ Catherine West is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.…
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Bottom line up front: The Trump presidency offers a chance to narrow the distance that has grown between Washington and Ankara over the last years, while also likely to impact Turkey’s engagements in Syria and the geo-political order in…
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Turkey’s ambitions and concerns regarding energy hold huge significance for the country, its region and the world. In this report we are hoping to provide an overview of Turkey’s energy situation and its ambitions to become an energy hub or…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YLlTPIT3I0&feature=youtu.be See here full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbGIEmUhbLQ&feature=youtu.be
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The crackdown on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) with the arrest last week of its leaders may create an opening in Turkey’s political landscape, likely benefitting the government electorally, and may worsen the country’s…
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The Centre for Turkey Studies (Ceftus) is seeking submissions. These can be in the form of either white papers or articles. We are seeking submissions on topics including but not exclusive to Turkish international relations, political…
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While remaining firmly committed to NATO, Turkey also hopes to gain by strengthening links with Russia and China in an increasingly multipolar world. Ankara is balancing traditional alliances with new opportunities by strengthening…
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Turkey uses threat of cancelling Refugee Readmission Agreement as leverage over EU Turkey is using the threat of cancelling its Refugee Readmission Agreement with the EU, which would create chaos on Europe’s south eastern border, as…
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Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) is the country’s oldest, having emerged from grass roots political movements involved in the initial struggle preceding the foundation of the Turkish Republic. It has been the country’s largest…
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