TURKEY in the NEW CENTURY
Yazarı İSMAİL CEM
Speeches and Texts Presented at International Fora
(1995-2001) Expanded 2nd Edition
Published by Rustem Bookshop, September 2001,
PO Box 239, Nicosia,
Mersin 10, Turkey
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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This book has a particularity: It consists of my articles published by American and European press, letters written to foreign colleagues, and speech made at international fora. Therefore, from the outset I apologize for some deficiencies in my English. Furthermore, I have translated into English some of my work, which was originally written -or spoken- in French.
Nevertheless, I thought that my views as presented to an international audience or to a foreign interlocutor might make an interesting entity. That's how this book came about. I have added a lengthy introduction to this second edition: "A different approach to foreign policy". This was translated to English by a professional. Afew new items vere added to the second edition.
"Turkey in the New Century" covers the years 1995 -2001. This is the period when I was Minister of Culture, Chairman of the Turkish Group at the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe and Minister of Foreign Affairs. I have tried to avoid repetition. Therefore, several among the articles are excerpts. There is, however, no editing which alters the essentials.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: A New Approach to Foreign Policy 1
1 - An analysis of Traditional Foreign Policy
2 - Reshaping Basics in Foreign Policy
3 - Shortcomings and Opportunities
CHAPTER I: History, Culture & Politics
1 - Coexistence of Civilizations and Cultures as a Means to Achieve Peace
2 -"Is Turkey Culturally Pulling Away from Europe?"
3 - A History, which provides tor Opportunities as well as Problems
4 - Turkey, Europe, Eurasia
CHAPTER II: Turkey & the World
1 - Setting Sail to the 21st Century
2 - The Eurasian Dimension
3 - "Tour d'Horizon"
4 - The United States
5 - The Middle East
6 - Caucasus, Central Asia & Baku - Tblisi - Ceyhan
7 - For a Brave New Millennium
CHAPTER III: Nothing Can Justify Terror
1 - Over-Emphasizing Ethnicity Leads to Disasters in Europe
2 - An Anti-Islam Crusade?
3 - To End the illegal Immigration
4 - Terror and Assasinations are not "Democratic Rights"
5 - Democracy, Linguistic Freedoms and the National Security Council
6 - A Choice to make between Terrorists and their Victims
7 - Those Who Encourage Terrorism
8 - An Appeal of a Different Kind
CHAPTER IV: "If the Balkans Had Not Existed..."
1 - "...The West Would Surely Have Created One..."
2 - Balkans of Euro-Atlantic and Euro-Asian Dimensions
3 - Balkan Countries Should Have More Say on Balkan Matters
4 - Economic Perspectives tor the Balkans
CHAPTER V: Greece & Cyprus
1 - To be Fair in Cyprus
2 - Another Missed Opportunity
3 - An Act Of Self-Defence by Turkish Cypriots
4 - Q&A on Turkey, Greece, Cyprus
5 - Realities of Cyprus
6 - Russian S-300 Missilies: Latest "Fashion" in East Mediterranean
7 - What About the Turkish Minority in Greece?
8 - Problems and Achievements
9 - Through "Realism" and "Justice..."
10- Both Turkey and Greece have Gained from "Rapprochement''
11- "From Negative Anticipations to Positive Expectations"
CHAPTER VI: TheEuropean Union
1 - For EU, an Issue of identity and Vision
2 - Scenarios for EU's Luxembourg Summit
3 - European Security, WEU and EU
4 - Turkey and Europe: Looking to the Future from a Historical
Perspective
5 - EU's Conceptual and Political Horizons
6 - Making our Position Clear to EU
7 - An External Dynamic for Further Progress
8 - The Journey to Hope
CHAPTER VII: Redefining Turkish Foreign Policy
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
İSMAİL CEM
Foreign Minister of Turkey M.A. in Political Sciences, İsmail Cem is writer journalist and author of twelve books mainly on Turkish politics and social democracy. Since the 1970's, he has written a daily column in a number of newspapers. He is the former President of the Trade Union of Journalist and former General Director of Turkish Radio and Television. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1987 and became Minister of Culture in 1995. He was a member of, and later became the President of the Turkish Parliamentary Delegation at the Council of Europe as well as being the Deputy-Chairman of the Socialist Group of the Parliamentary Assembly. Minister of Foreign Affairs since June 1997, Cem is considered to have redefined Turkish Foreign Policy.
"TURKEY in the 21st CENTURY" has a particularty: It consists of İsmail Cem's articles, letters and speeches which were originally produced in English and French and published by the American and European press, or presented at international fora.
"I tought that my views, as presented to a foreign audience, might make an interesting entity" says Cem, "and that's how this book came about."
· History, Culture & Politics
· Turkey & the World
· Fighting Terrorism
· Tha Balcans
· Greece & Cyprus
· The European Union