Türkiye in Focus

Weekly newsletter by TRT World Research Centre

In this week’s Türkiye in Focus, we explore the following key topics:

  • Bahçeli proposed a visit to İmralı Island as part of renewed efforts to address the Kurdish question.
  • The graduation ceremony of young lieutenants continues to spark controversy.
  • Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is on trial for insulting the President, amid ongoing leadership tensions within the CHP.
  • Opposition forces in Idlib launched a major offensive against regime targets in Syria.
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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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