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Elections in Turkey

Another Triumphal Success for the AKP

The AKP was the triumphant winner during the parliamentary elections on the 12th June 2011. The party, ruling since 2002, has managed for a third time in a row to achieve the absolute majority and govern alone. Their chairman, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is by far the most popular Turkish politician. At present there are no serious contesters, neither in the opposition nor in his party. This gives him a large political leeway, but it also bears the danger of an increasing concentration of power. more…

Jan Senkyr | International Reports | August 11, 2011

Shaping Change in the Middle East

A position paper on political cooperation with the countries of the Middle East/North Africa more…

Dr. Martin Beck | January 18, 2011

The Second Ankara Security Conference

Regarding the second “Ankara Security Conference” which was held in Ankara on March 2nd and 3rd, in view of NATO’s 60th anniversary and considering the issues of NATO Summit which will take place in early April 2009. more…

Jan Senkyr | Event contributions | March 23, 2009

Strategies for the Development of Entrepreneurship and the SMS Sector in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region

Dieser Band ist das Ergebnis einer internationalen Workshop der KAS zum gleichen Thema vom 22.-24. November 2007 more…

Event contributions | May 5, 2008

The German EU Presidency - Implications for Accession Negotiations with Turkey

Expectations are high, opportunities low - the German Council Presidency, started on 1 January 2007, constitutes a great challenge as well as a test for the federal government. Germany has taken over the Presidency in a critical phase for the Union's development. (IN: ZEI EU-Turkey Monitory, March 2007) more…

Jan Senkyr | Country Reports | March 20, 2007