INFOS & ACTUS

What Turkey Needs for Its Long Recovery – Rana Kotan / YALE INSIGHTS

On February 6, two major earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 hit Turkey and Syria, destroying thousands of buildings. Even as emergency relief continues,...

Syrians in Turkey cross border after earthquake – James Gregory / BBC NEWS

Hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey have returned to the war-torn country after last week's devastating earthquake, reports James Gregory in BBC News on...

Turkey’s Linchpin of the Future: The National Technology Move – Gloria S. Ozdemir POLITICS TODAY

"Turkey must depend on its own technological capabilities while China and the United States continuously compete in the new multipolar world order." Gloria S....

How Will Turkey’s Earthquake Affect the Current Election Cycle? – Soner Cagaptay / WASHINGTON INSTITUTE

"Once Ankara meets the initial challenge of determining an election date amid unimaginable human tragedy, it will face a campaign season dominated by debates...

En Turquie, le séisme met le pouvoir à l’épreuve – LE POINT

"En plus d'avoir dévasté le sud de la Turquie et la vie de millions de personnes, le séisme du 6 février a révélé les limites d'un pouvoir centralisé...

Dans les ruines d’Adiyaman, les promesses ensevelies de la «nouvelle Turquie» – Delphine Minoui / LE FIGARO

"En ruines, la ville modèle de l’AKP, fief du parti d’Erdogan, plonge dans la désillusion et se détourne du Reis" rapporte Delphine Minoui dans...

‘A political quake as well’: Will Turkey’s calamity rattle Erdogan’s rule? – Pierre Ayad / FRANCE 24

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared last week’s earthquake the deadliest catastrophe since the country’s inception a century ago. With elections on the...

Séisme en Turquie : des rumeurs de pillages amplifient le racisme antiréfugiés – COURRIER INTERNATIONAL

"Les rumeurs concernant de prétendus pillages se répandent dans les régions touchées par le séisme, le tout alimenté par l’extrême droite. Donnant lieu à...

Turkey quake: ‘People were killed under state supervision’ – Serdar Vardar / DW

"As the dust begins to settle in Turkey, questions are being asked about construction scams and the politics that allowed unsafe structures to be...

La trop tardive diplomatie de réconciliation de la Turquie – Ardavan Amir-Aslani / LE NOUVEL ECONOMIST

"La stratégie d’Erdogan pour renouer avec ses voisins du Moyen-Orient n’a pas apporté l’effet escompté : le pays demeure infréquentable" rapporte Ardavan Amir-Aslani dans...

Des années de corruption et de laisser-faire fragilisent Erdogan – Nicolas Bourcier / LE MONDE

"Dès 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan avait promis de faire le ménage dans le secteur de la construction. Vingt ans plus tard, la mauvaise qualité...

Turkey and Syria face long road to recovery after earthquakes – Linah Alsaafin / ALJAZEERA

"More than 10 days after devastating earthquakes shattered towns and cities in southeast Turkey and parts of Syria, rescue operations have dwindled, and the...

Turkey earthquake could result in loss of up to 1% of country’s GDP in 2023 – Jorgelina Do Rosario / REUTERS

"The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkey could result in a loss of up to 1% of the country's gross domestic product this year,...

Turkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built – AP NEWS

"A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about...

Turkey quake tests Erdogan’s all-powerful rule – FRANCE 24

"When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assumed sweeping powers in 2018, he swore the state would deliver more under a centralised system that his...

« Disaster diplomacy » creates hope for Armenia-Turkey normalization – Arshaluis Mgdesyan / EURASIANET

"Armenian experts expect Yerevan and Ankara will continue to take small steps toward each other. But Baku is unlikely to sit idly by as...

Le séisme qui a tué plus de 39 000 personnes en Turquie et en Syrie est le cinquième le plus meurtrier du XXIᵉ siècle – Romain Imbach /...

"Selon le directeur de la branche Europe de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), il s’agit du « pire désastre naturel dans la région en un...

Comment expliquer que certains survivants ont tenu plusieurs jours sous les décombres – Raphaël Godet / FRANCE INFO

"Plusieurs facteurs influencent les chances de survie. Le niveau de blessures bien sûr, mais aussi la présence d'air et d'eau, la météo ou encore...

CHP leader: Elections will be held on time – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

"Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu opposed any attempt to postpone the upcoming general and presidential elections and stressed on Feb. 15 that the polls...

NATO chief due in Türkiye to express alliance’s solidarity after quake disaster – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

"NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will pay a visit to Türkiye on Feb. 16 to express the alliance’s solidarity and support after two devastating earthquakes that killed tens of thousands...

Turkey’s Earthquakes Shake Up The Energy And Political World – Daniel Markind / FORBES

In rapid succession during the morning of February 6, Eastern Turkey and its environs were hit by first, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake and, then,...

Après la catastrophe, la Grèce et la Turquie réactivent la “diplomatie du séisme” – COURRIER INTERNATIONAL

"La Grèce a été l’un des premiers pays à venir en aide aux régions dévastées par les tremblements de terre du 6 février. Malgré la...

The Failures of Turkey’s Earthquake Response – Solcyre Burga / TIME

"More than 37,000 people have died and tens of thousands have been injured as a result of the devastating earthquakes that impacted northwestern Syria...

Turkey’s president takes heat for earthquake response and poor quality of buildings – Peter Kenyon /NPR

"The powerful Turkish president is facing increasing criticism over poor building standards after the earthquake that caused thousands of structures to collapse." JUANA SUMMERS,...

Will Turkey-Syria earthquake redraw the fault lines of geopolitics? – Gilles Kepel / AL-MONITOR

"The epicenter of last week's horrific 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude sequential earthquakes that have hit Turkey and Syria this month, is located at the triple junction...

Parallel dynamics bring Israel closer to Turkey, accelerate Arab normalisation with Syria – THE ARAB WEEKLY

"There was more than Israel’s contribution to the rescue efforts in the talks as discussions between the Israeli chief diplomat and his Turkish interlocutors...

Devastating Earthquakes in Turkey Could Fundamentally Alter the Political Landscape – James Ryan / FPRI

"Devastating Earthquakes in Turkey Could Fundamentally Alter the Political Landscape" by James Ryan in Foreign Policy Research Institute, on February 10, 2023. Early in the...

Séisme en Turquie : premières répliques politiques et géopolitiques – Didier Billion / IRIS

"Alors que l’attention de la société turque se concentrait de plus en plus vers les échéances présidentielle et législative planifiées pour le 14 mai...

Le séisme fissure l’alliance des partis d’opposition pour les prochaines élections – RFI

Le séisme qui a frappé la Turquie va-t-il provoquer l’ajournement des élections présidentielle et législatives prévues normalement en mai prochain ? RFI (Radio France...

Séisme en Turquie et en Syrie : l’OMS déplore le « pire désastre naturel en un siècle » en Europe – LE MONDE

"Alors que les chances de retrouver des rescapés deviennent quasi nulles, la priorité est désormais l’aide aux centaines de milliers de personnes dont les...

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