Comments on: Turkey in 2007 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/12/28/turkey-in-2007/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:56:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Bahadir Koc http://cominganarchy.com/2007/12/28/turkey-in-2007/#comment-381405 Bahadir Koc Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:08:32 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/12/28/turkey-in-2007/#comment-381405 To follow Turkey and the region around it, plus US foreign policy, try TurcoPundit - http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/ Some of the important items on Turkey's agenda: Kurdish problem - This can be a turning-point year with which major openings and tough decisions. "Liberal at home, hawkish across the border". How will PKK respond? New constitution - How will it be written, what will be in it, how much support will it get? Economy. It shows some signs of under-repair. The new microeconomic reforms, will they suffice? Kirkuk referandum. Will it be postponed again? If not what would be the Turkish reaction? Europe. Accession no longer dominates the agenda in Turkey. Any change in 2008? Civil-military relations. PKK provided a pretext for some kind of make up btw govt and the military. Will it survive in 2008, or is it just a short-term cease-fire? Basbug will succeed Buyukanit. Fethullah Gulen. Will he return? How much power does his movement accumulate? Gul & Erdogan. Any crack in the relationship? Possible but not likely? Turkish media. Dogan's hegemony declining? U.S. Turkish relations. Seems to be recovering. But is it? TurcoPundit - http://turcopundit.blogspot.com A daily compilation of news and analysis on Turkey, U.S. foreign Policy, Middle East and Beyond "... fantastic .... an outstanding and unique service, not just for those who follow Turkey closely, but those who follow international trends and ideas. ... selection of material is some of the best anywhere .... coverage of the Turkish press and Turkish issues is truly unsurpassed .... outstanding and intelligent service" Graham Fuller, former vice-Chairman of the National Intelligence Council To follow Turkey and the region around it, plus US foreign policy, try TurcoPundit – http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/

Some of the important items on Turkey’s agenda:

Kurdish problem – This can be a turning-point year with which major openings and tough decisions. “Liberal at home, hawkish across the border”. How will PKK respond?

New constitution – How will it be written, what will be in it, how much support will it get?

Economy. It shows some signs of under-repair. The new microeconomic reforms, will they suffice?

Kirkuk referandum. Will it be postponed again? If not what would be the Turkish reaction?

Europe. Accession no longer dominates the agenda in Turkey. Any change in 2008?

Civil-military relations. PKK provided a pretext for some kind of make up btw govt and the military. Will it survive in 2008, or is it just a short-term cease-fire? Basbug will succeed Buyukanit.

Fethullah Gulen. Will he return? How much power does his movement accumulate?

Gul & Erdogan. Any crack in the relationship? Possible but not likely?

Turkish media. Dogan’s hegemony declining?

U.S. Turkish relations. Seems to be recovering. But is it?

TurcoPundit – http://turcopundit.blogspot.com

A daily compilation of news and analysis on Turkey,
U.S. foreign Policy, Middle East and Beyond

“... fantastic …. an outstanding and unique service,
not just for those who follow Turkey closely, but
those who follow international trends

and ideas. ... selection of material is some of the
best anywhere …. coverage of the Turkish press and
Turkish issues is truly unsurpassed .... outstanding
and intelligent service”

Graham Fuller, former vice-Chairman of the National Intelligence Council

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