Despite high ambitions about Turkey’s “central power” role in its surrounding regions, Turkish foreign policy has faced sizeable challenges in the Middle East and beyond. As war and conflict continued tearing apart several Middle Eastern countries, Turkey’s capacity to influence diplomatic developments declined; instead of offering solutions, it appeared in many cases to become part […]
The first 2015 issue of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies is now online. This issue includes a variety of pieces, including work by Cengiz Erisen who discusses the influence of incidentally raised emotions on political interest and threat perception with respect to the Syria crisis. Angelos-Stylianos Chryssogelos analyses the effects of a polarised two-party political system in Greece on Turkey’s EU […]
Few years since its rise to power, AKP gradually established a so-called “competitive authoritarian regime”, in order to consolidate and secure its political power. This regime is hybrid and it is based on liberal principles (absence of tutelary authorities, protection of civil liberties, universal suffrage, free elections etc.). It also provides for a reasonably fair […]
Twelve years since its rise to power, Turkey’s ruling Party of Justice and Development (AKP) has focused its attention to the implementation of a “grand project”, planned to boost AKP’s, its leader’s and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s dominance in Turkish politics. This “grand project” is the adoption of a new constitution, which will establish a presidential […]
Issue 14(2) deals with issues such as Turkey’s foreign policy and the impact of popular protests in authoritarian regimes. Ioannis Grigoriadis questions Turkey’s intension to play a key regional role due to future significant risks. Dilek Barlas and Yonca Köksal explore relations between Turkey and Bulgaria during the Inter-war period of 1923–1934 and its effects […]
The ninth issue of the Middle East Mediterranean Report is now available. This report deals with Turkey’s future challenges. Turkey Facing the Future: Politics in a Dynamic Society Turkey’s Test with Democracy – Senem Cevik The Future of Monotheistic Minorities in Turkey – Lakis Vingas
Τhink tanks have nowadays a major role in studying and understanding international relations and diplomacy issues as well as the political and social structures of every state. This working paper authored by Mr Pantelis Touloumakos analyses the role of 33 Turkish think tanks, their domains of interest, and their online publications. Emphasis has also been given […]
This book authored by Ioannis N. Grigoriadis is the first comparative study to examine the role of religion in the formation of Greek and Turkish nationalisms.The book argues that the shift to an increasingly religious paradigm in both countries can be explained in terms of the exigencies of consolidation and the need to appeal to grassroots elements and account […]
