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The Justice and Development Party [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP], which emerged from the Turkish political Islam in 2002, has aroused the interest of international observers through an active foreign policy. While this seems to be consistent, it also underwent many changes between 2002 and 2016. The AKP's strategic and diplomatic vision derives from past government experiences, the conservative ideologies that marked the country in the 20th century and the thoughts of several intellectuals, with Ahmet Davutoğlu, advisor to the Prime Minister and later Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009-2014) being the most influential of them. The first mandate of the AKP (2002-2007) witnessed a series of strategic options being explored within the party. This was followed by the establishment of a doctrine based on a few major principles, such as the pacification of neighbourly relations, pro-active diplomacy and the use of all the tools at hand to influence the regional and subsequently the global level. The objective was to put Turkey at the heart of local trade, using its growing influence in the Middle East to influence its international partners. The Arab revolutions of 2011 pushed the AKP to rethink its doctrine. The country yearns now for being an example within which traditional values and conservative democracy can coexist, as well as support from the Muslim Brotherhood, which brings this vision to the Arab world. But in 2013, several crises weakened this vision and forced Turkey to renounce the doctrine developed by the AKP. ; Issu de l'islam politique turc, le Parti de la Justice et du Développement [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP], arrivé au pouvoir en 2002, a suscité l'intérêt des observateurs internationaux par une politique étrangère active. Si celle-ci semble répondre à une certaine cohérence, elle a aussi connu, entre 2002 et 2016, de nombreuses évolutions. L'AKP tire sa vision stratégique et diplomatique des expériences de gouvernement antérieures, des idéologies conservatrices qui ont marqué le pays au XXe ...

The Justice and Development Party [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP], which emerged from the Turkish political Islam in 2002, has aroused the interest of international observers through an active foreign policy. While this seems to be consistent, it also underwent many changes between 2002 and 2016. The AKP's strategic and diplomatic vision derives from past government experiences, the conservative ideologies that marked the country in the 20th century and the thoughts of several intellectuals, with Ahmet Davutoğlu, advisor to the Prime Minister and later Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009-2014) being the most influential of them. The first mandate of the AKP (2002-2007) witnessed a series of strategic options being explored within the party. This was followed by the establishment of a doctrine based on a few major principles, such as the pacification of neighbourly relations, pro-active diplomacy and the use of all the tools at hand to influence the regional and subsequently the global level. The objective was to put Turkey at the heart of local trade, using its growing influence in the Middle East to influence its international partners. The Arab revolutions of 2011 pushed the AKP to rethink its doctrine. The country yearns now for being an example within which traditional values and conservative democracy can coexist, as well as support from the Muslim Brotherhood, which brings this vision to the Arab world. But in 2013, several crises weakened this vision and forced Turkey to renounce the doctrine developed by the AKP. ; Issu de l'islam politique turc, le Parti de la Justice et du Développement [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP], arrivé au pouvoir en 2002, a suscité l'intérêt des observateurs internationaux par une politique étrangère active. Si celle-ci semble répondre à une certaine cohérence, elle a aussi connu, entre 2002 et 2016, de nombreuses évolutions. L'AKP tire sa vision stratégique et diplomatique des expériences de gouvernement antérieures, des idéologies conservatrices qui ont marqué le pays au XXe ...

Après la nette victoire de l'AKP aux législatives du 1 er novembre 2015, la Turquie semble être entrée dans une phase de stabilisation politique. L'opposition, laminée, paraît incapable de remettre en cause la domination du président Erdogan et de son parti. Mais sous cette apparence de stabilité, des fractures sociales, politiques et identitaires se creusent dans le pays. Elles fragilisent la société turque et pourraient l'empêcher de relever les nombreux défis auxquels elle se trouve confrontée.

Part I. Historical Background of Turkish-French Relations -- Chapter 1. Ottoman-French Relations (Zeynep Arıkanlı) -- Chapter 2. France and Turkey (1918-1939): Disillusion and Disappointment (Fabrice Monnier) -- Chapter 3. Turkish-French Relations during the Second World War and the Cold War (Aurélien Denizeau) -- Chapter 4. Turkish-French Relations in the Post-Cold War Era (Ozan Örmeci) -- Part II. Anatomy of Turkish-French Relations -- Chapter 5. Turkey-France Political and Diplomatic Relations: Contemporary Issues and Future Perspectives (Jana Jabbour) -- Chapter 6. Strategic Ties between Turkey and France (Armağan Gözkaman) -- Chapter 7, Secure Cement of the Historical Amity under the Shadow of Diplomatic Tensions: Economic Relations between Turkey and France (Temmuz Yiğit Bezmez) -- Chapter 8. Social and Cultural Relations between Turkey and France (Şebnem Udum) -- Part III. Key Issues in Turkish-French Relations -- Chapter 9. France Facing Turkey in Eastern Mediterranean, Middle-East, and North Africa: Hold Your Rank? (Tancrède Josseran) -- Chapter 10. A Comparison of Turkish and French Approaches on Energy related Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean: Reconciliation of Interests or Continuation of Clash of Interests? (Sina Kısacık) -- Chapter 11. Turkey's EU Membership Process and Its Effects on Franco-Turkish Relations (Beata Piskorska) -- Chapter 12. A Brief Analysis of Turkey-France Relations in terms of Media Diplomacy: Example of Aujourd'hui La Turquie (Gözde Kurt) -- Chapter 13. The Impact of the Armenian Question on the French-Turkish Relations (Maxime Gauin) -- Chapter 14. Turkish-French Tensions over the Kurdish Question and the Ambitions and Status of the Kurdish Actors in Northern Syria: Stuck in a Stalemate or Destined for a Détente? (Matthew Weiss).

The European Council's conclusions on external relations published on 1 October 2020 hint at the readiness of the European Union (EU) to enter into a new stage in its relations with Turkey. On the one hand, the EU 'strongly condemns violation of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus' and 'calls on Turkey to abstain from similar actions in the future, in breach of international law'. It also insists on resolving differences 'through peaceful dialogue' - a clear hint at Turkey's extensive show of military might in the Mediterranean - and underlines its determination to apply sanctions to Turkey. On the other hand, the EU has agreed 'to launch a positive political EU-Turkey agenda with a specific emphasis on the modernisation of the Customs Union and trade facilitation, people-to-people contacts, High level dialogues', and 'continued cooperation on migration issues'. The essential condition to kick off this new agenda is to sustain the 'constructive efforts to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus'. Based on joint research conducted by six European think tanks, we suggest that the EU should explicitly separates the accession framework from the modernisation of the Customs Union. Additionally, we lay out a framework for the negotiations on a modernised Customs Union.

The European Council's conclusions on external relations published on 1 October 2020 hint at the readiness of the European Union (EU) to enter into a new stage in its relations with Turkey. On the one hand, the EU "strongly condemns violation of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus" and "calls on Turkey to abstain from similar actions in the future, in breach of international law". It also insists on resolv­ing differences "through peaceful dialogue2 - a clear hint at Turkey's extensive show of military might in the Mediterranean - and underlines its determination to apply sanctions to Turkey. On the other hand, the EU has agreed "to launch a positive politi­cal EU-Turkey agenda with a specific emphasis on the modernisation of the Customs Union and trade facilitation, people-to-people contacts, High level dialogues", and "con­tinued cooperation on migration issues". The essential condition to kick off this new agenda is to sustain the "constructive efforts to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus". Based on joint research conducted by six European think tanks, we suggest that the EU should explicitly separates the accession framework from the modernisation of the Customs Union. Additionally, we lay out a framework for the negotiations on a modernised Customs Union. (author's abstract)