Volume XVI Spring 2011

This particular special issue, featuring five articles, examines both Turco-Italian perspectives on regional and global issues as well as bilateral relations between the two countries. This issue looks at the current state of Turkish-Italian relations, the changes in the nature of this relationship, and the potential areas of cooperation on regional and global issues, particularly security in the Middle East and North Africa. In this issue, Roberto Aliboni presents an overview of the current state of economic and political cooperation between Turkey and Italy, with a special emphasis on the Mediterranean and Middle East regions.The joint article by Margherita Marcellini and Özgehan Şenyuva deals with Italian public opinion and the representation of Turkey by the Italian media and offers insights into the link between public opinion and media agenda setting. Ebru Şule Canan - Sokullu provides an extensive analysis on Italian public attitude towards Turkey and its membership to the EU, based on her detailed analysis of Eurobarometer data. And Çiğdem Üstün focuses on a crucial element within Turkish-Italian relations as she analyzes the role and importance of the energy sector in the equation.

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