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Intervista sulle elezioni in Germania (24.9.21)

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Intervista di Mariano Giustino, corrispondente di Radio Radicale in Turchia, sulle elezioni in Germania di domenica 26 settembre in riferimento alle relazioni Ankara-Berlino; sull’impatto che avranno nelle relazioni Germania-Turchia; sulla percezione della Turchia in Germania e sulle posizioni dei vari partiti politici nei confronti del governo turco e sulla comunità di origine turca e curda. Tutta l’intervista: https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/648439/intervista-a-ekrem-guzeldere-sulle-elezioni-in-germania-di-domenica-26-settembre-in (25 minuti)

German elections and Turkey Part 2: Migration and German-Turks (22.9.21)

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DuvarEnglish article on the elections in Germany on 26 September 2021 and what role migration and German-Turks play … Abstract: In the next German parliament, at least 20 MPs will have a background in Turkey, the highest number ever. All democratic parties, including the conservative ones, will send German-Turks to the Bundestag, in total 5 parties. This is not yet as diverse as the national soccer team, but the trend Read More …

German elections and Turkey – Part 1: What do the party programs say?

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DuvarEnglish article (6 Sept. 2021) on the upcoming elections in Germany … Abstract: Turkey plays virtually no role in the campaigns of the political parties prior to the Sept. 26 election in Germany. Nevertheless, the election result will also have a major impact on German-Turkish relations, as a continuation of the current coalition is practically out of question. So what do the parties represented in parliament have to say about Read More …

Wowereit and Black Wolf (24.8.2021)

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DuvarEnglish article about societal change driven by individuals both in Germany and Turkey. Abstract: Although homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, it is not widely accepted, as was the case in Western Europe until recently. In Germany, it took a 2001 mayor in Berlin to advance recognition. In Turkey, this role could fall to a young female volleyball player. Read the full article: https://www.duvarenglish.com/wowereit-and-black-wolf-article-58577

The center is far right (10.8.21)

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DuvarEnglish article on the government and the opposition … Abstract: In Turkey and abroad, the criticism focuses on the government and President Erdoğan. This portrays the opposition in a more democratic light. Something for which there is little substance. Most opposition parties rally with the government at the far right of the political spectrum. Full article: https://www.duvarenglish.com/the-center-is-far-right-article-58440

Consumption and crisis (27.7.21)

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Article for DuvarEnglish, abstract: Domestic tourism boomed during the bayram week. Hotels, beaches, resorts, shopping centers, were all full. All this during an economic crisis between a third and fourth wave of the pandemic? However, this form of consumption is not a good economic indicator, but distracts from the economic problems most Turks have been suffering from. Full article: https://www.duvarenglish.com/consumption-and-crisis-article-58310

Intervista: Dissidenti turchi in Germania (RadioRadicale, 27.7.21)

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Intervista dal correspondente di Radio Radicale in Turchia, Mariano Giustino, con me sulla situazione di dissidenti turchi in Germania. I dissidenti turchi sono in pericolo in Turchia e ovunque, non sono al sicuro da nessuna parte. Il 7 luglio scorso Erk Acarer, un giornalista turco, è stato aggredito nel cortile di casa sua a Berlino. Il messaggio era chiaro: se si è critici nei confronti del governo turco, non si Read More …

Danger here, there, and everywhere (13.7.21)

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DuvarEnglish article about the attack against Turkish journalist Erk Acarer in Berlin. Abstract: A Turkish journalist was assaulted in the yard of his house in Berlin last week. The message is clear: If you are critical of the Turkish government, you are not safe in Germany either, you are not safe anywhere … Full article: https://www.duvarenglish.com/danger-here-there-and-everywhere-article-58156

Webinar: „Turkey and the Global South“

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I will moderate an Eliamep-Webinar on 13 July 2021 on Turkey’s foreign policy towards the Global South. The Turkey Programmeof theHellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)is organizingan online roundtable discussionon: Turkey’s foreign policy has been diversifying since the 1990s with openings to all corners of the world. In this webinar, we want to discuss this foreign policy activismin the global South, its motivations, developments, challenges, success and failure Read More …

Turkey’s Soft Power in the Balkans Reaching its Limits (1.7.2021)

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My second policy paper for Eliamep, this time on Turkey’s Balkans policies … Abstract: With the EU putting the Western Balkan countries in an undefined waiting room, there was more room for maneuver for non-EU players. Turkey among others used this space to broaden its influence in the Balkans from politics to the economy, from culture to military cooperation, albeit from a very low starting point. The bilateral relations with Read More …