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  • Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
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  • Member of the Executive Board of the Turkish-British Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group
  • Secretary General of the Turkish-Dutch Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Suat KINIKLIOGLU
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Tel: +90 312 420 5840
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Activities/Events

This Israeli Government Has Gone Too Far
By Suat KINIKLIOĞLU
June 2, 2010

ANKARA — I am the only Turkish politician who has visited Israel since Israel unleashed the Gaza War, and since the Davos incident between Israeli President Shimon Peres and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the differences between our countries.

I have many friends in Israel and I did not hesitate to visit Israel when an invitation was extended to me by an Israeli think-tank. I maintained my optimism that Turkey and Israel would be able to mend their differences despite their disagreements over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

However, Monday was a turning point for me and my nation’s 72 million citizens. On Monday Turkey was shocked to watch Israeli commandos raiding a Turkish flotilla loaded with medical supplies, toys and food bound for Gaza, killing at least nine peace activists in the process.

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A Little Respect, Please
Suat KINIKLIOĞLU
23 January 2010

ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey and Israel are at loggerheads again, and this should come as no surprise.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon recently staged a rebuke of the Turkish ambassador in Tel Aviv over the contents of a Turkish television show. Israel subsequently apologized, but this will go down as yet another milestone in the ongoing tension between Turkey and Israel.

Despite some Israeli and American efforts to paint Turkey’s objections to Israeli policies as anti-Semitic, people in the business of statecraft understand very well where Turkey is coming from. They recognize that disagreements between Turkey and Israel are likely to continue provided there is no recognizable change in issues such as improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the complete and immediate freezing of settlements and the overall posture of Israel toward the peace process if one can still talk about such a process.
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It's now or never in Cyprus
Yazan Suat KINIKLIOĞLU
Monday, 14 September 2009

Cyprus is back on the international agenda, with leaders of the island's rival Greek and Turkish communities engaged in intense negotiations to resolve the divided country's status. But, although talks are under way, the international community is, not surprisingly, tired of dealing with the issue. After all, the Cyprus conflict has dragged on since 1974, wearing out UN secretary generals and special representatives of all sorts, as well as bringing down governments in both Greece and Cyprus.
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Getting Back to Work Following the U.S.-Turkey Visit
Yazan Suat KINIKLIOĞLU
Pazartesi, 13 Nisan 2009

With President Obama's symbolic visit now one week behind us, hard work for both Turkey and the United States lies ahead in dealing with the challenges presented by the world economy, Afghanistan, Iraq, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, religious extremism, border disputes, energy concerns and countless other issues. And while we may not agree on the best approach to every situation, we agree on two major things. First, no country in the region is better equipped to play a central role than Turkey. And second, the time to pursue real solutions to these urgent problems is now.
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ImageRegarding Soner Cagaptay's Feb. 2 op-ed, "Turkey's Turn From the West":
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