en.econostrum
Econostrum | Economic News in the Mediterranean
en.econostrum
   

en.econostrum
Tags (18) : Ankara

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a two-state solution for Cyprus

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a two-state solution for Cyprus
07/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS / TURKEY. In the northern part of Cyprus, the Turkish president has been pushing for a partition of the Mediterranean island between the Greek and Turkish communities.
Ankara, Cyprus, Cyprus independence, Cyprus politics, Cyprus reunification, Enosis, Ersin Tatar, EU, European Union, politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table
04/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS. Four years after the failure of the last talks, the representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, meet in Switzerland to discuss their differences.
Ankara, António Guterres, Athens, Crans Montana, Cyprus, Cyprus reunification, Dominic Raab, Ersin Tatar, Geneva, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Nico Anastasiades, Nikos Dendia, Republic of Cyprus, Stephane Dujarric, Switzerland, TRNC, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Nations

Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity

Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity
03/18/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. The Turkish Public Prosecutor's Office launches a procedure to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish left-wing movement, at the Court of Cassation. The authorities consider it to be very close to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), considered a terrorist party.
Ankara, Bekir Şahin, conflicts, Emma Sinclair-Webb, European Union (EU), Halkların Demokratik Partisi, HDP, human rights, Josep Borrell, Kurds, Labor Party, Left Party of the Greens of the Future, LGBT, Libyan conflict, Ned price, Olivér Várhelyi, Peace and Democracy Party, Peoples Democratic Party, PKK, politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Selahattin Demirtaş, Socialist Democracy Party, Socialist Party of the Oppressed, Socialist Refoundation Party, Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party, Turkey, Turkish Parliament, United States, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Once again, and despite a deadline set on December 31, 2020 a year ago to regularize the sharing of tax data, Turkey escapes its placement on the European black list of tax havens. version française
Anguilla, Ankara, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, black list, Botswana, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecofin, Eswatini, European Union (EU), Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Jordan, Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, tax, tax havens, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vanuatu

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE. Air France announces a loss of €7.1 billion in 2020, while ADP loses 60% of its passengers and Airbus revenues decline by 29%. version française

ADP, air, AIr France, AIr France-KLM, air transport, Airbus, airports, Ammam, Ankara, Antalya, Benjamin Smith, Bodrum, Boeing, CDG, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Frédéric Gagey, Gazipaşa Alanya, GMR Airports, Izmir, Jordan, Macedonia, Orly, TAV Airports, tourism, Transavia, Tunisia, Turkey, Zagreb

Turkish court sentences 337 people to life imprisonment for organizing a putsch

Turkish court sentences 337 people to life imprisonment for organizing a putsch
11/27/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. From 15 to 16 July 2016, they had tried to overthrow Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Judged since 2017, twenty-seven former putschists have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Akinci, Ankara, justice, Kemal Batmaz, putsch, putsch turkey 2016, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel
11/20/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Despite his divorce from the United Kingdom and the break-up of his engagement with Turkey, the European Union still seduces, but knows how to make itself wanted. Its only suitors today are all in the Western Balkans. They have to work hard to put a ring on this sixty-three-year-old lady's finger, who is becoming more and more difficult to choose.
Albania, Angela Merkel, Ankara, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brexit, Brussels, Bulgaria, Central Bank of Kosovo, Copenhagen criteria, Croatia, Cyprus, dardan, David Cameron, dinar, economy, Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU accession, EU enlargement, euro, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Cousitillière, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Olivér Varhelyi politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey's accession, United Kingdom, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

The partition of Cyprus has led to more and more problems

The partition of Cyprus has led to more and more problems
11/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Almost fifty years after its division into two parts, Cyprus is far from reunification. On a visit to the Mediterranean island, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocated a two-state solution as the country moved towards a federal state.
Ankara, Ayia Napa, conflicts, Cyprus, Cyprus reunification, Eastern Mediterranean, Elizabeth Spehar, Ersin Tatar, European Union (EU), Famagusta, hydrocarbons, Lefkosa, Lefkoşa, Maraş, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Cyprus, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Varosha

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Meeting in Nicosia, the three Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian presidents denounced Turkey's "provocations" in several theaters of conflict in the Mediterranean.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Aegean Sea, Ankara, Athens, Cairo, Caucasus, Charles Michel, conflicts, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Tatar, European Council, Kastellorizo, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Northern Cyprus, SOmalia, Syria, TRNC, Turkey

Ankara-backed candidate wins the presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ankara-backed candidate wins the presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
10/19/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS. Against all odds, Ersin Tatar was elected President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with 51.74% of the vote. version française
Ankara, Cavusoglu, conflicts, Cyprus, Cyprus reunification, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Tatar, European Union (EU), Mustafa Akinci, National Unity Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Cyprus, TRNC, Tufan Erhurman, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UBP, Ulusal Birlik Partisi, ulusal birlik partisi

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. After a gesture of appeasement with the withdrawal of the Oruç Reis from the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in September 2020, Turkey has decided to put this hydrocarbon exploration vessel back into service in this area. version française

Ankara, Ataman, Athens, Cengiz Han, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, energy, exploration vessel, Greece, hydrocarbons, Kastellorizo, Oruç Reis, Turkey

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. The European Parliament condemns Turkey's actions in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Greece and Cyprus and calls for new sanctions in the absence of dialogue.
Ankara, Athens, Brussels, Cyprus, Diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, EEA, Ekaterini Sakellaropoúlou, EU Speeches, European Council, European Parliament, France, Greece, Kastellórizo, Libya, Macron, maritime borders, Med7, MEPs, Nicosia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

Athens to acquire 18 Rafale to form a "national shield"

Athens to acquire 18 Rafale to form a "national shield"
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
GREECE. Confronted with major tensions with Turkey, Greece launches an arms procurement programme that includes the acquisition of eighteen Rafales, the country's first order from Dassault Aviation in twenty years. Version française
Ankara, Athens, Dassault, defence industry, Egypt, Eric Trappier, Florence Parly, Greece, India, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MED7 Summit, military equipment, Mirage, Rafale, Safran, Thales, Turkey

Emmanuel Macron no longer sees Turkey as a partner in the Mediterranean

Emmanuel Macron no longer sees Turkey as a partner in the Mediterranean
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / TURKEY. A few hours before going to the 7th Summit of the Southern countries of the European Union (MED7), Emmanuel Macron was very critical of Turkey. Version française
Ankara, Corsica, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Emmanuel Macron, France, Greece, MED7, Porticcio, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Summit of the Southern countries of the European Union, Turkey

Four countries declare Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement "null and void"

Four countries declare Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement "null and void"
01/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. At the end of a meeting in Cairo of their foreign ministers on Wednesday 8 January 2020, Egypt, France, Greece and Cyprus issued a statement saying that the Turkish-Libyan agreements had "further undermined regional stability and are both considered null and void". The Italian...
Ankara, Cairo, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, energy, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, gas, GNA, Greece, Haftar, hydrocarbons, Libyan government of national unity, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

Baris Dincer to join EBRD as Head of Ankara Office

Baris Dincer to join EBRD as Head of Ankara Office
05/20/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
TURKEY. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announces the appointment of Baris Dincer as head of the Ankara office and as deputy director in Turkey.
Alain Pilloux, Ankara, ARGE, Arvid Tuerkner, Baris Dincer, Bilkent University, City University of London, EBRD, Istanbul, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, Turkey

Foreign direct investment affects the survival of businesses

Foreign direct investment affects the survival of businesses
03/28/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments


Version française
Ankara, Anna Ferragina from the Centre of Labour Economics and Economic Policy, FDI, Femise, foreign multinationals, Italy, Middle East Technical University, University of Salerno (CELPE)

Turkey has experience with PPP

Turkey has experience with PPP
05/24/2011 - Guillaume Perrier, à ISTANBUL | Services
TURKEY. In Turkey, a growing number of infrastructure projects are financed by PPP. Important amendments to legislation have allowed this model to become commonplace.
Ali Tekin, Ankara, BOT, canal Istanbul, education, european standards, Gebze, Imir, Istanbul, JDP, Mehmet Uzunkaya, Plan Bleu, PPP, public-private partnership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Vorking


Our partners