Inaugural Suna Roundtable Discussion – The Middle East on Rise: Turkey and the EU

Inaugural Suna Roundtable Discussion – The Middle East on Rise: Turkey and the EU

On October 25, 2012, Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki
participated in the Inaugural Suna Roundtable Discussion
entitled “The Middle East on Rise: Turkey and the EU” in Bratislava,
organized by GPoT Center in collaboration with the Faculty of Social and
Economic
Sciences (FSES) of Comenius University in Slovakia. This was the first
one in a series of roundtable discussions that will
be held annually in Bratislava to commemorate H.E. Suna Çokgür Ilıcak,
who passed away while serving as the Ambassador of the Republic of
Turkey to Slovak Republic in 2006.

Dr. Tiryaki discussed Turkey’s role in the Middle East and EU-Turkey
relations with the representatives of diplomatic corps based in
Bratislava, academics, experts and students who attended the event, and
participated in a ceremony during which a birch tree in the memory of
H.E. Suna Çokgür Ilıcak was jointly planted in the garden of FSES.

Turčija ni obstala! Civilna družba se je prebudila | Dnevnik | Aleš Gaube

Turčija ni obstala! Civilna družba se je prebudila | Dnevnik | Aleš Gaube

 
Tri tedne od začetka največjih protestov v času enajstletne vladavine premierja Recepa Tayyipa Erdogana se je civilna družba v Turčiji prebudila in odkrila svojo moč.
 
Politiki so bili ujeti nepripravljeni, s spuščenimi hlačami. Z zahtevami po prenehanju avtokratskega vodenja države in uvajanja politik, ki posegajo v način življenja sekularnega dela družbe, so postale vidne razlike med sekularnim in tradicionalnim prebivalstvom.
 

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Sylvia Tiryaki on Air in Radio Slovenia

Sylvia Tiryaki on Air in Radio Slovenia

Sylvia Tiryaki was interviewed by Sandra Brankovič from the Radio Slovenia on September 24, 2010. She commented on the Turkish referendum in which a package of constitutional changes was approved on September 12, 2010. The interview was aired as part of a longer program and is available in its original Slovenian language here.

Sylvia Tiryaki: Vzpoura Turků proti absolutismu | Hospodářské noviny

Sylvia Tiryaki: Vzpoura Turků proti absolutismu | Hospodářské noviny

Turecký premiér Recep Tayip Erdogan je nepochybně charismatická osobnost. Bohužel, většina demokraticky zvolených charismatických lídrů má tendenci se domnívat, že podpora mas, které vděčí za svou pozici, je ničím nepodmíněná a věčná.
 
Tito političtí vůdci též většinou – pro případ, že by ona podpora nebyla až tak úplně nepodmíněná – po počáteční konsolidaci své pozice zavedou určitou dávku autokracie do systému vládnutí. Někteří z nich jako turecký premiér věří, že většina hlasů, kterou získali v demokratických volbách, jim dává plné právo neomezeně rozhodovat a určovat, co je dobré pro všechny občany. Jinak řečeno, na další rozhodování po volbách nepotřebují dostatečný společenský konsenzus. Diskuse se jim zdá zbytečná.


Originál článku je prístupný v plnom znení na stránke Hospodářských novin.

Turecký premiér ztratil charisma, soudí politoložka | Lidovky

Turecký premiér ztratil charisma, soudí politoložka | Lidovky

Ovlivnily nepokoje každodenní život obyvatel Istanbulu?
Určitě. Zátarasy, které postavili demonstrující i policisté, stále blokují přístup do některých částí Istanbulu. Doprava je zpomalená. Situace se sice uklidňuje, demonstrace ovšem pokračují…
 
Brání policie demonstrantům, aby se dostali na místa protestů?
Nyní už ne. Nicméně, tato vlna nepokojů měla několik fází: začala jako pokojný protest, poté policisté dosti brutálně zasáhli. Pak se zase stáhli…
 
Nechci, aby se zdálo, že protesty zlehčuji, ale až tak špatná situace v Istanbulu není. V televizi demonstrace vypadají šíleně, o kus dále ovšem žije ulice běžným životem. Na druhou stranu, nejde o legraci, umírali lidé.


Originál interview je prístupný v plnom znení na stránke Lidoviek.

Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Can it Facilitate Dispute Resolution?

Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Can it Facilitate Dispute Resolution?

On 13 May 2013 Sylvia Tiryaki moderated a panel entitled “Energy and Improvements in Turkey-Israel Relations” which was part of the larger conference “Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Can it Facilitate Dispute Resolution?”.
 
The conference, organized by the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), covered topics such as energy, Israel, Cyprus and the way forward for the region.

Turkey’s UNSC Bid for Next Term Looks Promising | Gözde Nur Donat

Turkey’s UNSC Bid for Next Term Looks Promising | Gözde Nur Donat

In October 2008, for the first time since 1961 and with a historic vote from 151 members, Turkey was elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Turkey held this seat in 2009 and 2010.
 
Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki, an expert in international law and the deputy director of the Global Political Trends Center, said it would be a bit unusual for Turkey to be elected for a second time in such short time period.
 
“What is playing as a facilitator in Turkey’s bid is the situation in the region and the important role Turkey is playing vis-à-vis Syria and vis-à-vis Arab Spring developments,” Tiryaki, however, stated. Turkey’s close relations with Third World countries, especially its promising friendship with the African continent, could also work in Turkey’s favor.
 
“To announce its candidacy is also a part of the package,” Tiryaki said. “Whatever the result will be, Turkey showed that it is taking its role seriously, being ready to take responsibility related to international issues,” she noted”.
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As EU Pares Budgets, Turkey and Korea Step up Aid Spending

As EU Pares Budgets, Turkey and Korea Step up Aid Spending

“EU leaders meeting in Brussels this week are to consider austerity measures that could reduce the EU’s foreign aid spending by 11% in the 2014-2020 budget, while several EU nations are likely to miss their aid commitments to disadvantaged nations.”

“Sylvia Tiryaki, the vice-chairwoman of Istanbul Kültür University’s international relations department, said Turkey was increasingly active in overseas development not just through foreign aid, but via non-governmental and charity organizations.

‘One of the reasons is that Turkey itself is becoming richer and the economic situation here is much better than it is in other countries, so we can afford it,’ Tiryaki said in an interview from Ankara.

Turkey’s help to Egypt following the Arab spring, as well as in fragileSomalia, has been designed to bring political and economic stability in regions close to Turkey, because ‘poverty breeds radicalism’, she said.”

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