http://www.gpotcenter.org/ RSS feeds for Global Political Trends Center en Copyright 2011 http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/775http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/77508.02.2012 - On 18th February 2012, Turkey will commemorate its 60th anniversary of NATO membership. To mark this occasion, NATO has created a dedicated module in Turkish in close cooperation with the Turkish Delegation to NATO and a range of activities will take place around the event.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/774http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/77403.02.2012 - Turkish and Armenian NGOs and civil society groups continue to pursue "second track diplomacy" to maintain momentum. Following official attempts at rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia in 2008 with so-called "Football diplomacy", civil society groups on both sides of the border began to engage more each other more actively.http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/773http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/77302.02.2012 - The Perception of Turkey in the Middle East, a research conducted by Mensur Akgün and Sabiha Senyücel Gündoğar and published by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), was launched on February 2, 2012.http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/772http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/77228.01.2012 - Narod Maraşlıyan from GPoT Center attended the three-day Public Writing and Analysis Training on January 26-28, 2012. Part of the "Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement" project, the event was organized by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) and the Yerevan-based International Center for Human Development (ICHD) with the support of USAID.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/771http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/77126.01.2012 - A final effort is being made to unite the divided island, but many believe that the stalemate will continue. With just months remaining before Cyprus is expected to assume the rotating EU presidency this summer, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a final effort to bring Turkish Cypriot President Dervish Eroglu and his Greek Cypriot counterpart Dimitris Christofias closer to a solution in a two-day meeting that ended Wednesday (January 25th) at Greentree, near New York City.http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/769http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/76919.01.2012 - Dr. Mensur Akgün and Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki from GPoT Center attended the “Global Movement of Moderates” Conference, organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on January 17-19, 2012. The theme of the Conference was “In Pursuit of an Enduring and Just Peace.” The attendants of the Conference varied from top echelons of the Government to academia, civil society and media.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/767http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/76717.01.2012 - Denktaş denince insanların aklına siyasi duruşlarına bağlı olarak iki şey gelir. Ya çözüm karşıtı bir lider olarak tanınır ya da büyük bir vatansever. Yani o ya siyahtır ya beyaz. Çok azımız onun bırakın renkli yanlarını, gri tonlarını bilir. Çok azımız onun insani özelliklerini önemser.http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/768http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/76817.01.2012 - The second piece in our Op-Ed series is devoted to the figure of the former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktaş, who passed away on January 13, 2012. The Op-Ed features two articles. The first one is entitled "Instead of Farewell / Veda Yerine" and is from the pen of Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki. The second one entitled "Denktaş No More / Denktaş Artık Yok" is written by Dr. Mensur Akgün.http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/766http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/76616.01.2012 - In June 2009, GPoT Center published a book by the former Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktaş and Professor Michael Moran. The publication entitled “Cyprus: Unity and Difference” is a collection of letters exchanged between President Denktaş and Professor Moran.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/764http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/76407.01.2012 - The Director of GPoT Center Dr. Mensur Akgün took part in the show of İnci Ertuğrul of the TRT News (TRT Haber) on January 7, 2012 and commented on the democratisation process in Turkey.http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/763http://www.gpotcenter.org/news/76306.01.2012 - GPoT Center introduces its Op-Ed Series on current topics in international relations with a piece written by GPoT Center Director, Dr. Mensur Akgün, entitled "Looking Ahead: Turkish Foreign Policy at the Start of 2012".http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/758http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/75804.01.2012 - In a show of Sky Turk TV on January 4, 2012, Dr. Mensur Akgün commented on the Armenian genocide bill in the French parliament and its implications.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/759http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/75904.01.2012 - On January 4, 2012, Director of GPoT Center Dr. Mensur Akgün participated in a show of Sky Turk TV, in which he commented on the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey - Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Iran.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/755http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/75503.01.2012 - 2011 did not signal there is a light at the end of Turkey's EU tunnel, and 2012 looks to be even more problematic. As Turkey enters 2012, its EU accession process remains on the brink of paralysis. On the political front there has not been any significant progress, while the eurozone crisis has shifted European and Turkish policy makers' attention away from further expansion and integration.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/751http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/75102.01.2012 - “PKK için Kürdistan kapanıyor. Esad’ın gitmesi ve Baas’ın sarsılmasıyla, PKK’nın Suriye desteği de bitiyor. PKK’nın bütün o eski Bekaa kontakları yıkılacak, o insanlar belki Suriye’den kaçacaklar.”http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/765http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/76526.12.2011 - On the 26th of December, 2011 participants of the film-making activity took part in the show Gamurç/Köprü, which is hosted by Aris Nalcı.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/753http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/75323.12.2011 - Participants of the Documentary Film-making Activity appeared in Jamanak Newspaper.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/754http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/75423.12.2011 - Within the scope of the "Dialogue Building Between Armenia and Turkey" project, six students from Turkey and six students from Armenia made short documentaries about different aspects of the life and culture of their neighboring country.http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/760http://www.gpotcenter.org/media/76023.12.2011 - Dr. Akgün commented on the implications of the Armenian genocide bill in the French parliament and the Armenia - Turkey relations in a show of A Haber on December 23, 2011.http://www.gpotcenter.org/conferences/761http://www.gpotcenter.org/conferences/76123.12.2011 - GPoT Center organized the screening of a selection of films made by Turkish and Armenian students in their neighboring countries at Istanbul Kültür University on December 23, 2011.