Turkey’s foreign policy and the Arab Spring turned out to be as important in determining the political agenda for 2011 as the June 12 elections. Turkey’s role in the spreading political movements from North Africa to the Middle East surpassed its previous involvement in the area.
INSIGHT TURKEY DEBATES Chair: İhsan Dağı, Insight Turkey Speakers: Kemal Kirişci, Boğaziçi University Alper Dede, Zirve University Date: June 2, 2011 Thursday Saat: 14.00-16.00 Venue: SETA, Ankara
Debates on the changing political landscape in the run up to the 2011 elections are of critical importance for the future the Turkey.
Returning to Tunisia after 20 years in exile,the opposition leader Ghannouchi said Turkey provided political inspiration.
Turkey’s mediation efforts in the most recent political crisis in Lebanon in January 2011 are driven by the assessment that a possible conflict would directly threaten Turkey’s interests.