{"id":33608,"date":"2022-03-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliamep.lncdoo.com\/events\/diadiktyaki-syzitisi-i-strofi-tis-tourkias-stin-evrasia-h-asia-os-enallaktiki-tis-dysis\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T16:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:35:34","slug":"diadiktyaki-syzitisi-i-strofi-tis-tourkias-stin-evrasia-h-asia-os-enallaktiki-tis-dysis","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/events\/online-discussion-turkeys-pivot-to-eurasia-asia-as-an-alternative-to-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Online discussion: “Turkey’s Pivot to Eurasia-Asia as an Alternative to the West”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Medyascope<\/strong> and the Turkey Program of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)<\/strong> joining forces and start a joint webinar project. The aim of these webinars is to foster a more informed and sophisticated debate in seven important areas.<\/p>\n

Turkey\u2019s pivot to Eurasia has emerged as one of the most controversial questions of Turkish policy debates. Turkey\u2019s position in a \u201cpost-Western world\u201d is widely debated, as Asia emerges as the world\u2019s new demographic and economic focal point. The shift of global production patterns as well as domestic political struggles have challenged Turkey\u2019s two-century-long strategy of seeking cultural, economic and political integration with the West starting with Selim III, continuing with Tanzimat and culminating with Atat\u00fcrk. This is not only reflected in the popularity of anti-Western thinkers like Necip Faz\u0131l K\u0131sak\u00fcrek, but also in the increased influence of a group of \u201cEurasianist\u201d retired officers who view Turkey\u2019s future not in NATO but in building strategic partnerships with China and Russia. On the other hand, Turkey\u2019s economic and political links with the West remain too strong to be ignored, and the risks of an abrupt shift remain high. This webinar will explore how realistic this pivot is and how it could affect Turkey\u2019s domestic and foreign policy, as well as global strategic trends.<\/p>\n

Moderator:<\/p>\n

Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis<\/strong> is an Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair of European Studies at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University and a Research Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation of European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP). His research interests include late Ottoman and republican Turkish politics and history with a focus on nationalism and democratization.<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/p>\n

Dr. Habibe \u00d6zdal<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor in International Relations at Istanbul Okan University. Dr. Ozdal has focused the majority of her research on Russia and the Eastern Europe with particular reference to the Russian domestic and foreign policy, Turkey-Russia relations, and Ukraine politics. Dr. Ozdal has authored and co-authored book chapters, articles and reports on Russian foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations and Turkey-Russia relations for various organizations. Dr. Ozdal has also carried out extensive fieldworks across the region including Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan.<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. \u015eaban Karda\u015f<\/strong> is a faculty member at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at TOBB ETU. He has published scholarly articles and book chapters on Turkish domestic and foreign policies, human rights, energy policies and international security and has been an occasional contributor to Turkish and international media.<\/p>\n

Mr. Suat K\u0131n\u0131kl\u0131o\u011flu<\/strong> is a former member of the Turkish Parliament. Until recently, he was a CATS fellow with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs SWP (2019-2020). Mr. K\u0131n\u0131kl\u0131o\u011flu was an academic visitor at Oxford University\u2019s St. Antony\u2019s College Middle East Center from 2018 to 2019. In 2014 he became a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C and in 2015 he was resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago where he delivered lectures on Turkey. Mr. K\u0131n\u0131kl\u0131o\u011flu served in the Turkish Parliament from 2007 to 2011.<\/p>\n

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Watch the discussion here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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