Turkish foreign policy has changed considerably in recent years and has become increasingly aggressive. Esme Nicholson talks with Sinem Adar and Hürcan Aslı Aksoy on how domestic political dynamics shape Ankara’s foreign relations with Europe.

SWP Podcast 2021/eP 06, April 2021

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Sinem Adar

Türkiye ve Avrupa 5.0 (27): AB Zirvesi’nden sonra Türkiye-AB ilişkilerinin geleceği

Medyascope ve Global İlişkiler Forumu (GİF) işbirliğiyle hazırlanan “Türkiye ve Avrupa 5.0” programının 27. bölümüne katılan GİF İcra Kurulu Başkanı ve emekli Büyükelçi Selim Yenel, Almanya’nın başkenti Berlin’de bulunan Bilim ve Politika Vakfı’ndan Dr. Sinem Adar, Hürriyet Gazetesi Brüksel Temsilcisi Güven Özalp ve Paris Bosphorus Enstitüsü Başkanı Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası, 25-26 Mart’ta düzenlenen Avrupa Birliği Liderler Zirvesi’nin sonuçları ve Türkiye-Avrupa Birliği ilişkilerinin geleceği üzerine konuştu.

Discussion led by Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası, contributors: Selim Yenel, Dr. Sinem Adar, Güven Özalp, in: medyascope.tv, 31.03.2021 (video)

Sinem Adar

AB, dış politikada Türkiye'yi ehlileştirmeye çalışıyor

Sinem Adar, Türkiye-AB ilişkilerini değerlendirdi: AB'nin elinde Türkiye'ye karşı ekonomi dışında araç yok. Onu da dış politikadaki davranışı değiştirmek için kullanmaya karar vermişler.

Interview by Aysegul Karakulhanci, in: gazeteduvar.com.tr, 30.03.2021

Sinem Adar

Turkey’s Ruling Alliance Facing Protests: On the Attack or the Defensive?

Ankara’s harsh response to the protests at Boğaziçi University belie the vulnerabilities of the AKP/MHP coalition. Sinem Adar argues that Europe should not turn a blind eye to the repression of dissent.

Point of View, 12.02.2021

Sinem Adar

The Row over Islam between Ankara and Paris: What Lies Beneath?

The spat between Erdoğan and Macron over Islam is driven by broader issues. Ankara is pushing back against French efforts to curb its influence over the Turkish diaspora and seeking leadership in the Sunni world. Sinem Adar argues that Europe’s leaders should act prudently.

Point of View, 04.11.2020

Media quotes (selection):

Angelos Athanasopoulos

Η επιστολή των ναυάρχων, το Μοντρέ και ο «αγχωμένος» Ερντογάν

Το μήνυμα των απoστράτων και η στοχοποίησή τους από τον τούρκο πρόεδρο – Η κατασκευή του φαραωνικού Kanal Istanbul, τα προβλήματα που θα μπορούσε να δημιουργήσει στη Συνθήκη του 1936 και η διείσδυση του Ισλάμ στους στρατώνες

in: tovima.gr, 11.04.2021

Diego Cupolo

European Council report presents roadmap for EU-Turkey ties

Ahead of a European Council summit this week, a report by EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell laid out a roadmap to deepen bilateral trade despite recent setbacks in Ankara’s human rights record, while outlining economic sanctions should more turbulence arise.

in: al-monitor.com, 23.03.2021

Anna-Sophie Schneider, Maximilian Popp

Erdoğans politischer Nuklearschlag

Die prokurdische HDP ist die drittgrößte Partei im türkischen Parlament. Nun will Präsident Erdoğan sie wegen angeblicher Terrorverbindungen verbieten. Sein Vorstoß zeigt, wie sehr seine Regierung wackelt.

in: spiegel.de, 18.03.2021

dpa

Fünf Jahre Flüchtlingsdeal - Experten fordern mehr Hilfe für Türkei

um fünfjährigen Bestehen des Flüchtlingsabkommen zwischen der EU und der Türkei haben Experten eine Neuauflage des Deals und stärkere Unterstützung für die Türkei gefordert. "Ein aktualisiertes Abkommen sollte mehr finanzielle Mittel enthalten und andere Migrantengruppen in dem Land einschließen", sagte Sinem Adar, Wissenschaftlerin am Centrum für angewandte Türkeistudien (CATS) an der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik der Deutschen Presse-Agentur.

in: handelsblatt.com, 16.03.2021

Hava Ergin

Make or break: Five years on, Turkey-EU migrant pact at a crossroads

Five years after it was established, a deal between Turkey and the EU governing the return of migrants is failing. The two sides need to find new solutions or brace for social and political problems, say analysts.

in: dpa-international.com 16.03.2021

@sinemadar on Twitter

News

Reflections on EU-Turkey Cooperation over Migration Governance: Prioritizing Refugee Lives and Rights
in: Snapshot Analyses on the “Refugee Deal”: Four Years After the EU-Turkey Statement, MERGE, May 2020

SWP Podcast

Sinem Adar, Hürcan Aslı Aksoy

Turkey’s foreign policy between domestic dynamics and international interests

Günter Seufert, Ilke Toygür

EU-Turkey relations: Between democracy and transactionalism

Following the European Council meeting last week which suggests a dual approach for Turkey-EU relations, William Noah Glucroft talks to Günter Seufert and Ilke Toygür about the most important issues that are confronting the EU-Turkey relations with a special focus on the next steps.