Türkiye in Focus

Weekly newsletter by TRT World Research Centre

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

  • Partisan politics dominated the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day celebrations.
  • The terror-free Türkiye process continues to garner significant political and societal support. This week, we focus on the stance of smaller parties.
  • The 6.2-magnitude earthquake has sparked renewed debates on urban planning and preparedness in Istanbul.
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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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