Hasan Kanbolat, Director of ORSAM
Sergei Bagapsh won again in the Dec. 12 presidential elections held in Abkhazia, which has declared a one-sided (de facto) independence from Georgia. While Bagapsh was the president of a state considered “de facto” independent, he is now the president of a state considered “de jure” since the August 2008 war.
Fulya Özerkan, Ankara - Hurriyet Daily News
A report launched late Wednesday by an Ankara-based think tank highlighted the need for engagement policies toward Abkhazia.
Hasan Kanbolat, Today's Zaman
During Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Tbilisi on Sept. 8-9, Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Ünal Çeviköz drove to the Abkhaz capital of Sukhum, where he met with Abkhaz officials.
DÖNDÜ SARIIŞIK, ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkish foreign policy’s dilemma on the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict is rising to the surface once more. ‘We certainly hope that Turkey will recognize Abkhazia. There are some positive signals," Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said following his talks with high-ranked Turkish diplomat Ünal Çeviköz.
Read more …Abhazia hopes swift recognition from TurkeyElizabeth Owen - EurasiaNet
High atop a mountain chain in western Turkey stands Mezit village, a hamlet founded in the 19th century by Abkhaz rebels on the run from Tsarist Russian troops. More than 130 years later, Mezit’s Abkhaz residents now have one goal -- to return to Abkhazia, where Russian troops are now a welcome presence.
Read more …Abkhazia’s Diaspora: Dreaming of HomeThe Signature Campaign for Trabzon-Sukhum marine and Istanbul-Sukhum flight transports
Lift the transportation embargo on Abkhazia!
Read more …The Signature Campaign for Trabzon-Sukhum marine and Istanbul-Sukhum flight transportsToday's Zaman, Suleyman Kurt, Ankara
A de facto embargo imposed by Turkey on Abkhazia is of no benefit to Turkey, Cumhur Bal of the Caucasus Federation has said, suggesting that the embargo has actually been harming Turkey's own citizens.
Read more …Embargo on Abkhazia harms Turkish citizensHurriyet -- Turkey will not hinder the resumption of maritime traffic with Abkhazia, Sener Gogua, the head of the Abkhaz parliamentary committee for links with fellow-countrymen, said on Friday, Russian Interfax agency reported.
Read more …Turkey not against resuming sea traffic with AbkhaziaŞafak Timur, Düzce – Turkish Daily News
With a smile on his face, an old gentleman wearing a cream suit and jeff cap held an Abkhaz flag in his wrinkled hands as he watched the cheerful crowd in a village in Turkey's northwestern province of Düzce celebrate Abkhazia's declaration of independence.
Read more …Turkish Abkhazians enjoying independence of their far away countryCihan Çelik, ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
Turkey's policy toward Georgia, seen by Turkey as key to becoming an energy corridor to Caucasian and Central Asian energy resources, is fundamentally flawed because it is based on NATO and US policies and contradicts its own regional strategy, experts say.
Read more …Dancing the fast Caucasian danceThe head of the Sukhum airport said that they would like to start work with Russia in the next month.
Abkhazia plans to restore regular flights between its capital, Sukhum, and some other countries including Turkey.
Read more …Abkhazia plans flights to Turkey, Russia