ELIMED: Value-based opposition against authoritarianism

Together with Medyascope, we as Eliamep’s Turkey program, are co-organising a 7-part webinar series. The topic I moderated on 28 June 2022, the fourth webinar, concerned Turkey’s opposition, the Millet Alliance and to what extent this is a value-based and not ideological alliance for the upcoming both presidential and parliamentary elections. We however, also looked at Hungary, where the opposition tried a similar alliance against Victor Orban with a joint Read More …

Warum blockiert die Türkei den NATO-Beitritt von Schweden und Finnland?

Interview mit Irina Grabowski vom RBB Inforadio zur türkischen Position gegenüber den NATO-Beitrittsgesuchen Schwedens und Finnlands. Was möchte die Türkei erreichen, bevor sie der Aufnahme zustimmt, welche Punkte sind ihr dabei besonders wichtig und was hat das alles mit dem Wahlkampf in der Türkei zu tun? Das Interview beginnt ab Minute 7:02

GEWÄHLT, ABER NOCH NICHT IM AMT

Für die Lateinamerikanachrichten (April 2022) interviewte ich den Kaziken (indigenen Anführer) Marcos in Pesqueira, Pernambuco. Politische Gegner verhinderten bis heute seine Amtseinführung. Das gesamte Interview ist mittlerweile online frei verfügbar: https://lateinamerika-nachrichten.de/artikel/gewaehlt-aber-noch-nicht-im-amt/

Brezilya Bir Akıl Hastalığı Geçiriyor, Perspektif

Brezilya’nın eski diş ve savunma bakanı Celso Amorim ile röportaj. ‘Önce savaş bitmeli, ortalık yatışmalı ve pandemi tamamen bitmeli. Bu koşullar tahmin yapmayı oldukça zorlaştırıyor. O zaman dünya düzeni ne kadar çok kutuplu hale gelirse, Brezilya veya Türkiye gibi ülkeler için o kadar çok yer olacak.’ Celso Amorim 1960’lı yıllardan bu yana görev yapan Brezilyalı bir diplomat. Toplam üç dönem dışişleri bakanlığı yaptı, Lula döneminde 10 yıl ve Dilma Rousseff Read More …

Intervista: Il nuovo governo in Germania e i rapporti con la Turchia

Intervista sul nuovo governo in Germania e i rapporti con la Turchia, la nuova ministra degli Esteri tedesco. Realizzata da Mariano Giustino. https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/655090/intervista-a-ekrem-eddy-guzeldere-il-nuovo-governo-in-germania-e-i-rapporti-con-la L’intervista è stata registrata giovedì 9 dicembre 2021 alle ore 10:37. La registrazione video ha una durata di 11 minuti. https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/655090/intervista-a-ekrem-eddy-guzeldere-il-nuovo-governo-in-germania-e-i-rapporti-con-la

Alleged assassination attempt against Erdogan, i24news

I was interviewed by i24news on an alleged assasination attempt against Turkish president Erdogan on 4 December 2021. A bomb was found at a car of a police officer who was to drive from Nusaybin to Siirt (ca. 200km) to be on duty during a rally of Erdogan on Sunday (5 December). I was arguing that this was not really an assassination attempt, because the bomb was at a private Read More …

Habibi Kiosk – Dies Das: Wie geht politische Vielfalt?

Tuncay Acar hat mit mir im Habibi Kiosk der Münchner Kammerspiele über die politische Teilhabe von migrantischstämmigen Menschen in Deutschland und speziell in München gesprochen. Das ganze Programm: https://vimeo.com/641626518 oder auch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgzE9uzQYjk und auch auf facebook … Tuncay Acars Blog: triptown.de

German elections and Turkey Part 3: German-Turkish/Kurdish MPs

DuvarEnglish article about the the elected German MPs with a background in Turkey Abstract: The elections on September 26 were won by the SPD (25.7%), just ahead of the CDU (24.1%). The Greens, who were considered possible winners just months ago, came in at only 14.8%, followed by the FDP (11.5) and the AfD (10.3%). The Linke (Left Party) failed to overcome the 5% threshold with 4.9%, but was able Read More …

Intervista sulle elezioni in Germania (24.9.21)

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)

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 …