Turkey: Reluctant Mediterranean Power

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Mediterranean PaPer SerieS 2011

tUrKeY: reLUCtant Mediterranean POWer

Meliha Benli AltunkKemal Kirici

Nathalie Tocci


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abou GMFTe German Marshall Fund o the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy and grantmaking institu-tion dedicated to promoting better understanding and cooperation between North America and Europe on transatlanticand global issues.

GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, by convening leaders andmembers o the policy and business communities, by contributing research and analysis on transatlantic topics, and by pro- viding exchange opportunities to oster renewed commitment to the transatlantic relationship. In addition, GMF supports anumber o initiatives to strengthen democracies.

Founded in 1972 through a gi rom Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains astrong presence on both sides o the Atlantic. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, GMF has seven o cesin Europe: Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Belgrade, Ankara, Bucharest, and Warsaw. GMF also has smaller representations inBratislava, urin, and Stockholm.

About the Mediterranean Policy ProgramTe Mediterranean Policy Program promotes transatlantic analysis and dialogue on issues a ecting Southern Europe, NorthA rica, the Levant, and the Mediterranean basin. Priority areas include: understanding trends in Mediterranean societies;exploring opportunities or south-south cooperation and integration; research on key unctional issues a ecting Mediter-ranean security and development; and strengthening the North American policy debate on the region and transatlanticcooperation on Mediterranean strategy.

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Cover photo: Frances President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes urkeys Prime Minister Recep ayyip Erdogan (R) at thestart o a EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris, July 13, 2008. Charles Platiau/Reuters/Corbis


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