Turkeyscope: Insights on Turkish Affairs

Turkeyscope is a thought-provoking publication of the MDC, which provides critical analysis of contemporary Turkish affairs. The publication features articles analyzing global and regional phenomena vis a vis Turkish foreign policy and their implications on Turkey and the region. It is edited by Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak.

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Erdoğan under Political Siege

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December 16, 2019

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, in the current issue of Turkeyscope, analyzes the latest moves of the emerging charismatic Turkish opposition figures challenging Erdoğan.

Turkey is Making Waves in the Eastern Mediterranean

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October 6, 2019

MDC intern Tess Geri writes about the effect of the natural gas reserves' discovery on the alliances and conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean, focusing on Turkey's actions to expand its naval presence in this area.

Time for route re-calculation for Turkish foreign policy

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September 13, 2019

Guest author Remzi Çetin discusses the imperative for Turkey to rethink its confrontationalist mode of foreign policy.

Authoritarianism Reloaded: The “New Turkey” under President Erdoğan

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August 4, 2019

Guest contributor Gülistan Gürbey tracks the authoritarian course of the "New Turkey".

What future for 15 July putsch attempt remembrance?

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July 7, 2019

Guest contributor Emre Gönen questions whether the anniversary of the 15 June coup attempt in Turkey will become widely commemorated.

From Christchurch to Turkey’s elections: A global symbiosis of antagonisms

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June 12, 2019

Contributing researchers Dr. Emrah Çelik and Dr. Paula Schrode examine how the same narratives are co-opted by anti-Islamic terrorists and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but for opposing ends.