Nienke van Heukelingen

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

New publication 📢📢! Over the past few months, @Andrewlebovich and I have thoroughly explored Turkey’s growing presence and influence in the Sahel. Learn more about our findings in the policy brief here: https://t.co/IbnBOLRaNX

[Andrew Lebovich @tweetsintheME]

Turkey’s foreign minister is leading a delegation to Niger tomorrow. For more context on Turkey’s role in Niger and the wider Sahel, read the paper @nvanheukelingen and I wrote on the subject last year: https://t.co/0gqonxLqeZ

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

Just in: Turkey expresses support for Rutte as NATO SG, according to sources within NATO.

[KAS Lebanon @KAS_Lebanon]

In cooperation with #KASGreece, we gathered key experts and stakeholders from politics and civil society as well as practitioners from the East #Mediterranean region and #Germany to discuss perspectives and challenges in managing #migration flows.

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

Links:

- https://t.co/gRnozVS4H1
- https://t.co/kgQvOwsmg6

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

EU's Council Conclusions from yesterday stressed the urgency of restarting Cyprus talks. Last January, UNFICYP reported a significant increase in military violations (by both sides) on the Island.

One cannot help but notice the potential correlation between these two occurrences

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

Ankara responded to the EU's Council Conclusions, which stated that the Council "attaches [...] importance to resumption of [...] the Cyprus settlement talks in further enhancing EU-Türkiye cooperation".

[Turkish MFA @MFATurkiye]

Regarding the Conclusions of the Extraordinary European Council of 17-18 April 2024 https://t.co/RhUErqEFyj

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

Announced today: Thomas Hans Ossowski will be the new EU ambassador to Turkey. He succeeds Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut (who is also German). 🇹🇷🇪🇺

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

Three Dutch aid organizations are pursuing legal action against the Dutch government over the EU-Turkey migration deal. They hold the Netherlands – which held the EU presidency at that time – accountable for violating Dutch, international and EU laws.

https://t.co/p7jH2K8qxH

[Clingendael Institute @Clingendaelorg]

Ask our experts anything about the EU.🇪🇺
In the run-up to the European elections, we want to address your questions with our experts via short videos. Curious about how the EU works or about EU policy in a particular area?

🔵Submit your question here: https://t.co/IFfMSDZwx1

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

@ArmoedeMaaktM PB gestuurd!

[Ebru Turhan @DrEbruTurhan]

Commission's 🇹🇷2023 Report published today. In short: Backsliding: 'gender equality', 'fundamental rights', 'judiciary'. Some progress: border management & org. crime. No progress:visa liberalization. Limited progress: Green Agenda.Only 10% alignment w.🇪🇺foreign & security policy

[Clingendael Institute @Clingendaelorg]

📢🆕 Clingendael Alert 📄 'Dealen met #Rwanda: Dilemma's bij bescherming van #vluchtelingen in derde landen'

@Monika_Sie & Francesco Mascini onderzochten welke rol Rwanda nu al speelt in vluchtelingenopvang en het doel en de effecten van een verdergaande deal, zoals het Verenigd Koninkrijk die nastreeft⤵️

https://t.co/BsbyaB5XKE

#migratie

[Turkey recap @Turkeyrecap]

Cligendael’s @nvanheukelingen and @tweetsintheME look at Turkey’s growing involvement in the Sahel, noting Ankara seeks to improve trade relations with and enhance its influence through arms sale, infrastructure projects, cultural programs and aid. [4/5]
https://t.co/3WiLQP7JFm

[Clingendael Institute @Clingendaelorg]

This year, our experts have carried out state-of-the-art research and shared their expertise in lots of events ☀

🔎 (Re)read and (re)watch some of our publications and videos of the first half of 2023.

https://t.co/NOUR8KIJIR

[CATS Network @CATS_Network]

«With or without Erdoğan, we need to talk about refugees again» 👉 @nvanheukelingen & @Friedrich_Cle from our network partner @Clingendaelorg shed light on one of the key issues discussed ahead of the 🇹🇷 presidential runoff on May 28: https://t.co/Cp0VWETzY8

#TurkeyStudies

[Friedrich C. Püttmann @Friedrich_Cle]

With the latest developments in 🇹🇷 this week, the issue of the Syrian refugees might decide the elections on Sunday — and a future deal with Assad and mass deportations are becoming ever more likely.

Here’s why and how 🇪🇺 should respond: https://t.co/hHAfgtEtub

@Clingendaelorg

[Gonca Tokyol @goncatokyol]

The mystery ended. Sinan Oğan, the Ata Alliance's presidential candidate, just announced that he'll support President Erdoğan in the second round of the elections.

[Gönül Tol @gonultol]

More reports of election fraud coming in. After objections, one parliamentary seat switched from AKP to Green Left Party in southern town of Urfa. Green Left Party reported similar cases where pro-Kurdish party secured zero votes in some of its strongholds while MHP secured many+

[Nienke van Heukelingen @nvanheukelingen]

The EU's response to the elections in Turkey, in which it mainly refers to the OSCE findings 👇🏼👇🏼

[European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas]

"The EU welcomes the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections that took place in Türkiye on Sunday 14 May."

Joint Statement by HR/VP @JosepBorrellF and Commissioner for Enlargement @OliverVarhelyi on the elections in 🇹🇷

https://t.co/Aut0AQXlko