Turkey-EU Relations: The German EU Presidency and the Prospect for Turkey-EU Relations

Turkey-EU Relations: The German EU Presidency and the Prospect for Turkey-EU Relations

Sylvia Tiryaki attended an international conference entitled “Turkey-EU Relations: The German EU Presidency and the Prospect for Turkey-EU Relations”. The event took place in Berlin on February 9, 2007 and was organized by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). The aim of the conference was to provide a suitable and fertile environment for the discussion about the EU-Turkey relations. Sylvia Tiryaki delivered a speech during the Panel: “Seeking Solutions in the EU’s Relations with Turkey”.

German Turkish Dialogue Forum

German Turkish Dialogue Forum

Sylvia Tiryaki participated in German-Turkish Dialogue Forum which was organized by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on 24-26 November, 2006. The event entitled “Turkey’s EU accession process-taking stock and beyond” took place in Berlin. Sylvia Tiryaki delivered a speech in the panel entitled “Turkey as a Regional Power: Is Turkey a model in terms of region?”

The Physical and Mental Boundaries of Europe

The Physical and Mental Boundaries of Europe

Sylvia Tiryaki participated in an international conference entitled “The Physical and Mental Boundaries of Europe”. The event was organized by EUTAT between 15-17 June 2006. Sylvia Tiryaki was a speaker at the round table “The ‘dramatic aspects’ of the EU enlargement processes: The final top-level decisions as part of EU negotiation culture”. In an addition to that she also moderated the closing session.

EU Accession Prospects for Turkey and Ukraine: Debates in New Member States

EU Accession Prospects for Turkey and Ukraine: Debates in New Member States

This publication, published in 2006, provides insight into the terms of the debates on further EU enlargement in several new Member States as well as in Turkey and Ukraine. The results of these debates deserve more attention in the old Member States since they testify to the pool of optimism and openness on both sides of the border of the enlarged EU. Regardless of the twists and turns that the EU integration process is taking at the moment, the vision of enlarging Europe remains attractive to the citizens of the countries most directly concerned, who are still acutely aware of the costs of fragmentation and isolation. It is the hope of the team of authors that this broad perspective will not be lost in future debates on the costs of further enlargement and on the EU’s ‘absorption capacity’.

Sylvia Tiryaki wrote the chapter entitled “The Debate on the EU Membership Prospects of Turkey”.

To access the electronic copy click here.

German-Turkish Think Tank Forum

German-Turkish Think Tank Forum

Sylvia Tiryaki attended the German-Turkish Think-Tank Forum which was organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and TESEV between September 29-30, 2005. The forum was held in Istanbul and Sylvia Tiryaki actively participated in the panel on Cyprus, Turkey and the EU with a presentation.

Quo Vadis Cyprus

Quo Vadis Cyprus

In 2005 Mensur Akgün, Ayla Gürel, Mete Hatay, and Sylvia Tiryaki authored “Quo Vadis Cyprus” published by TESEV. An electronic copy (in English) can be accessed here.

The Following is an Excerpt from the Preface

“Cyprus is one of the key issues in Turkish Foreign Policy today, probably even more so than it has ever been. A peaceful settlement that optimizes the needs and minimizes the concerns of both the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides is of utmost significance and urgency. A settlement is needed not only to enable Turkey to continue its path towards European accession, but also in order to establish and perpetuate a peaceful coexistence between the two communities on the island.”

Cyprus and the Annan Plan

Cyprus and the Annan Plan

The German Marshall Fund of the United States organized an event entitled “Cyprus and the Annan Plan – A briefing by the TESEV Working Group on Cyprus” on 7-13 March 2005. Sylvia Tiryaki participated in the meeting with a presentation on the legal analysis of the Annan Plan.

What is Next for Cyprus?

What is Next for Cyprus?

Sylvia Tiryaki joined a lunch discussion entitled “What is next for Cyprus?” on March 9, 2005. The event was organized by the Center on the United States and Europe at The Brookings Institution and Heinrich Böll Foundation. The experts discussed the following issues: Cyprus’ impacts on the EU-Turkey relations and the future of the Annan Plan.