Türkiye in Focus

Weekly newsletter by TRT World Research Centre

In this edition of Türkiye in Focus, we discuss the following highlights of the week:

  • President Erdoğan visited the MHP leader to discuss key domestic developments.
  • Significant subjects were examined during Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani’s visit to Türkiye.
  • President Erdoğan’s phone call to Özgür Özel after he was attacked at Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s funeral was viewed as a temporary lull in political tensions.
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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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