Türkiye in Focus

Weekly newsletter by TRT World Research Centre

In this week’s edition of Türkiye in Focus, we delve into the following topics:

  • Devlet Bahçeli’s parliamentary speeches continue to influence the political climate, placing the Kurdish question at the forefront of Türkiye’s agenda.
  • Researcher Çağdaş Yüksel provided an analysis of what a potential second term for Donald Trump could mean for Türkiye.
  • President Erdoğan participated in the Turkic States Organisation meeting held in Kyrgyzstan. 
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Ömer Sevim
Ömer Sevim
Ömer Sevim is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. After graduating from Boğaziçi University Department of Sociology, he completed his master's degree in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham. His areas of interest can be listed as media discourse analysis, neoliberalism, immigration and European studies.

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