Türkiye in Focus

Weekly newsletter by TRT World Research Centre

In this edition of Türkiye in Focus:

  • The strained U.S.-EU relations during the Trump administration have once again underscored Türkiye’s strategic significance for Europe, as analysed by researcher Burak Elmalı.
  • In the wake of İmralı’s February 27 call, notable shifts are unfolding in Türkiye’s domestic politics and regional landscape.
  • Researcher Mehmet Kılıç examined the tensions in Türkiye-Iran relations amid recent developments 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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