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Can Erdogan return to Democracy?

Putin's defeat in the invasion of Ukraine is about to result in the collapse of the Russian...
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The religious consequences of the Russian assault

On January 5, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople based in Istanbul has granted the autocephaly, in...
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A Review of Cengiz Aktar’s “The Turkish Malaise”

With 20 straight years of the AK Party regime, especially since the 2011 elections when it received...
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Can Turkey return to the West once again?

This paper will make the claim that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will force Turkey to return its...
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Why are Former Turkish Generals Backing Russia in the Ukrainian War?

Traditionally, retired soldiers in Turkey have always been in line with and supporters of the official policy...
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Resetting EU-Turkey relations?

Short of any solid Western bond, the government of Ukraine has taken steps to hasten the country’s...
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The Ankara-Yerevan Normalization

After the end of the 44-day Karabakh war, Ankara thought that relations with Armenia could now normalize....
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The Future of Turkish-Armenian Relations

In the past two years, there have been rapid and very important developments in the Caucasus, which...
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