Turkeyscope: Insights on Turkish Affairs

The Eurasian vector in Russian-Turkish relations

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April 23, 2018

Timur Akhmetov analyzes the factors leading to increased Russian-Turkish cooperation.

Turkish-Israeli Economic Relations in a Period of Turbulence and Political Uncertainty

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March 15, 2018

Guest author Menashe Carmon, chairman of the Israel-Turkey Business Council and Chamber of Commerce & Industry, analyzes the state of Israel-Turkey economic relations.

Erdoğan and His Allies: A Populist Legitimacy

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February 14, 2018

Ceng Sagnic analyzes the relationship between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) practice of forging alliances with both Islamist and ultranationalist groups, and the party’s efforts to build heavily-armed forces against the probability of renewed coup attempts.

Turkey and two Middle Eastern ‘quasi-states’: Turkish relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Palestinian National Authority

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December 17, 2017

Guest author Dr. Francis Owtram analyzes Turkey’s foreign policy vis-à-vis the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Palestinian Authority.

My Rival Is My Teacher: Erdoğan in the Footsteps of Atatürk

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November 15, 2017

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's use of grandiose building projects as a means of emulating Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and for laying the groundwork for future political alliances.

Ankara’s Muted Response to the Kurdistan Region’s Independence Referendum and the International and Regional Context

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October 23, 2017

Kurdistan24 Washington D.C correspondent Dr. Laurie Mylroie contributes with an article focusing on the September 2017 Kurdish independence referendum.

Through Turkish Eyes: How the West Lost Turkey

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October 23, 2017

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the latest crisis between the United States and Turkey, traces the roots of the rift between Turkey and the West, and explains the current Turkish foreign policy conception.

Turkey-KRG Relations Revisited: Potential for Crises

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October 1, 2017

Ceng Sagnic analyzes the potential for a renewed crisis between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region given the latter’s rising bid for independence.

Turkey: A Social Media Story

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October 1, 2017

Djene Rhys Bajalan from Missouri State University and Michael Brooks, an award-winning talk show host in the United States, contributes with an article focusing on social media and online communications technology in Turkey.

AKP's White Revolution

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August 16, 2017

MDC Researcher Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the Justice and Development Party's radical reforms in education and its proposed marriage regulation

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