Foreign policy of Turkey

Where does Turkey stand today in the "New Cold War" between China and the US?

Turkey, as a major country in the EU neighbourhood, highly relevant to EU-China green relations. Renewable energy is at the centre of how the EU-China competition-collaboration nexus unfolds in Turkey, and is directly affected by the country’s macroeconomic and political dynamics.

While the world's attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, the next conflict at the EU's external border is already brewing in the eastern Aegean. Often overlooked: the tensions between Greece and Turkey are neither new, nor politically irrational.

For an investor, human rights issues have become a real operational risk—a reputational risk notably, because European companies are under the scrutiny of active shareholders, while ethical rules of conduct are increasingly integrated into management.

We must fight side by side with the citizens of Turkey for what the Turkish civil society and pluralist political forces are struggling for: a European Turkey.

Different approaches to the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean from Paris and Berlin showcase quite well how both capitals have moved apart rather than closer together when it comes to foreign policy. Interview with Dr. Dorothée Schmid and Kristian Brakel What are the different perspectives in France and Germany and where do we see ground for future convergence? Dr. Dorothée Schmid (ifri) and Kristian Brakel (hbs Istanbul) have answered our questions.

Turkey’s entry into the European Union is no longer on the agenda, but the question of its relations with the EU remains on the table.

Ankara’s democratic backsliding and its ambitious foreign policy remain a concern for many within the EU. At the same time, the EU’s political class is also aware that a functioning relationship with Turkey is not a choice but inevitable.

As part of a larger geopolitical region, the Wider Black Sea requires greater commitment from the EU in the areas of security, renewable energy, and connectivity.

The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum intends to sustain EU-Turkey partnership with same old political incentives rather than new responsibility-sharing mechanisms. The Pact will thus promote securitisation in the Mediterranean without generating meaningful change.

Recent "developments in Cyprus, coupled with the changing dynamics around Cyprus and across the wider Eastern Mediterranean region are making a federal solution increasingly unattainable."

The recent escalation of violence in Idlib is also a result of the increasing tensions between Turkey and Russia. The victims are those in Idlib, caught up in a hopeless situation amid a huge spectrum of differing interests.