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In Turkey, Obama delicately avoids talk of 'genocide'

Although while campaigning Obama could charge Turkey with a genocide during World War I, as president he has "changed his words."

Judicial reform major step on road to EU membership

Sunday's Zaman believes that amendments to the Turkish Penal Code and the Criminal Procedures Law could put Turkey one step closer to becoming part of the E.U.

Can Erdogan Break the Stalemate in Turkish-E.U. Relations?

Prime Minister of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan is determined to accelerate Turkey's membership process into the European Union.

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Quizzes

GD 2006 Quiz 7 - Turkey

Turkey has long sought membership in the European Union. Roadblocks remain, as several European countries are wary of Turkey's candidacy. Could Turkey's membership in the EU help Western relations with the Islamic world? Or could the possible rejection of Turkey cause an even wider divide?

In the Classroom

Summer Institute on International Affairs

The Summer Institute on International Affairs, hosted by the World Affairs Council in Washington, D.C., is a key resource for teachers committed to providing their students with a global education. The Institute gathers educators from across the country for a week long seminar on international affairs and the role of the U.S. in the world. The Institute will take place June 21-25, 2010.

Lesson Plan: Turkey

Prepared by Kevin Jamison, Education Intern, FPA

Recommended Readings »

Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future

What can the United States do to help realize its dream of a peaceful, democratic Middle East? Stephen Kinzer offers a surprising answer in this paradigm-shifting book. Two countries in the region, he argues, are America's logical partners in the twenty-first century: Turkey and Iran.

Besides proposing this new "power triangle," Kinzer also recommends that the United States reshape relations with its two traditional Middle East allies, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Reflections on the Revolution In Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West

Europe has undergone a demographic revolution it never expected. A half century of mass immigration has failed to produce anything resembling an American-style melting pot. By overestimating its need for immigrant labor and underestimating the culture-shaping potential of religion, Europe has trapped itself in a problem to which it has no obvious solution. Reflections on the Revolution in Europe is intended to examine how Muslim immigration may be permanently reshaping the West.

Kurdish Nationalism and Political Islam in Turkey

Although identity related problems gained a new sense of urgency after Turkey's last military take-over in 1980, they are far from being products of the last two decades.

This text is an attempt to study Turkey's national and secular identity in light of the challenges posed by Kurdish nationalism and political Islam. The underlying premise of this work is that Kurdish nationalism and political Islam represent existential threats to Turkey's Kemalist military and political establishment. While any evidence, no matter how minor, of Kurdish nationalism is perceived as a major security threat to the nation-state's territorial and national integrity, Islamic sociopolitical and cultural activities are often considered as harbingers of a fundamentalist revolution.

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