Türkiye in Focus

Weekly newsletter by TRT World Research Centre

In this week’s Türkiye in Focus, we highlight the following developments:

  • President Erdoğan’s visit to Italy is seen as a significant indication of strengthening ties between the two countries, as evaluated by researcher Şeymanur Yönt.
  • The tensions between the main opposition party and the People’s Alliance in domestic politics continue to brew.
  • The Kurdish conference in Syria drew criticism from Ankara.

 

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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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