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2011

Vol. 4 no.

Vol. 4 no. 22, 21 November 2011 issue

Turkey and Syria: From Friendship to War? 
Veysel Ayhan 

Turkey Falls Out with Russia: Another Sign of a Foreign Policy in Crisis 
Stephen Blank 

Vol. 4 no. 21, 7 November 2011 issue

The Latest KCK Arrests: One Step Closer To Breaking Point 
Gareth H. Jenkins

Turkish Foreign Policy in Evolution
Richard Weitz 

Vol. 4 no. 20, 24 October 2011 issue

Will Turkey Get a New Constitution that is a Societal Compact, and Not a Dictate of the State? 
Halil M. Karaveli 

Turkey’s Anti-PKK Operation Faces Major Obstacles
Richard Weitz 

Vol. 4 no. 19, 10 October 2011 issue

Turkey's New Constitution: A Last Chance to Solve the Kurdish Issue? 
Gareth H. Jenkins

Turkey's Foreign Policy "Revolution": Assuming a Neoconservative Mission in the Middle East? 
Halil M. Karaveli

Vol. 4 no. 18, 26 September 2011 issue

The Secret MIT-PKK Talks: Was a Turkish-Kurdish Peace Accord Ever Close? 
Halil M. Karaveli 

Erdogan's North African Tour: Turkey's Regional Aspirations and western Interests
Veysel Ayhan 

Vol. 4 no. 17, 12 September 2011 issue

Turkish-Israeli Relations: Empty Threats or a Looming Crisis? 
Gareth H. Jenkins

The View from Beijing: Growing Enthusiasm over Turkey 
Richard Weitz

Vol. 4 no. 16, 29 August 2011 issue

Erdoğan’s War: Will Turkey’s Most Powerful Leader Since Atatürk Succeed in Securing the Country’s Unity?
Halil M. Karaveli 

Will the CHP, Turkey’s Main Opposition Party, Ever Become a Relevant Political Alternative?
M. K. Kaya 

Vol. 4 no. 15, 15 August 2011 issue

Turkey and Syria: A Parting of Ways 
Richard Weitz 

Beyond Memory and Imagination: Civil-Military Relations and Turkey's New Authoritarianism 
Gareth H. Jenkins 

Vol. 4 no. 14, 11 July 2011 issue

Turkey Faces Difficult Challenges In A Volatile Foreign Policy Environment
Richard Weitz 

A Different Path: Assessing Turkey’s Foreign Policy In Latin America
Ariel S. Gonzalez Levaggi 

Vol 4 no. 13, 27 June issue

Fading Hopes, Rising Demands: Kurdish Problem Moves Closer to the Point of No Return
Gareth H. Jenkins 

Tough Times Ahead in Search for Turkey's Soul 
Kadri Gürsel 

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 4 no. 12, 13 June issue

Turkey's Urbanization: The Secret Behind the AKP's Third Consecutive Electoral Victory 
Andrew Finkel 

A Divisive Election in a Polarized Turkey 
M. K. Kaya 

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 4 no. 11, 30 May issue

Above the Threshold, Below the Belt: The Video Campaign Against the MHP 
Gareth H. Jenkins 

Whither Turkey-U.S. Arms Sales? 
Richard Weitz 

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 4 no. 10, 16 May 2011 issue
Is the AKP that "Vanquished" the Military Caught in the Trap of Militarism? 
Halil M. Karaveli 

Turkey's Economy: A Trump Card for the AKP in the June Elections 
Peter Laurens 

What the Columnists Say 

 



Vol. 4 no. 9, 2 May 2011

The AKP's Election Manifesto: The Silences that Ring Alarm Bells
Gareth H. Jenkins 

Will the Arab Uprisings Result in the Emergence of a Sunni Bloc Dominated by Turkey?
Ely Karmon

What the Columnists Say


Vol. 4 no. 8, 18 April 2011


The Nominations of Candidates for the June General Election: A Choice Between Status Quo and Renewal

M. K. Kaya 

The Potential Demise of the CFE Treaty: A Major Concern for Turkey
Richard Weitz 

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 4 no. 7, 4 April 2011

Will Turkey’s Next Constitution Be a Societal Covenant Imbued with Respect for Differences?
Halil M. Karaveli 

The Fading Masquerade: Ergenekon and the Politics of Justice In Turkey
Gareth H. Jenkins 

What the Columnists Say


Vol. 4 no. 6, 21 March 2011


Turkey's Regional Leadership in the Middle East: Principle or Realpolitik? 
Joshua Walker 

Nuclear and Gas Pipeline Woes Trouble Russian-Turkish Energy Partnership
Richard Weitz  

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 4 no. 5, 7 March 2011

Turkey Remains an “Angry Nation” but Could Still Serve as a Democratic Inspiration
Kerem Öktem 

Squaring the Circle: the PKK Return to Violence and Turkey’s Intractable Kurdish Problem
Gareth H. Jenkins 

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 4 no. 4, 21 February 2011

Turkey’s Polarized Climate Complicates Efforts to Deal with Past and Present Authoritarianism
Halil M. Karaveli 

Would Appointing a Turkish Diplomat to Head the OSCE Secretariat Help Anchor Turkey in the West? 
Richard Weitz 

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 4 no. 3, 7 February 2011

Turkey and the Middle Eastern Revolts: Democracy or Islamism? 
Halil M. Karaveli and Svante E. Cornell 

From Politicization to Monopolization: The AKP's New Judicial Reforms
Gareth H. Jenkins

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 4 no. 2, 24 January 2011

AKP Seeks to Control Society - But Can It? 
Halil M. Karaveli 

Turkish Influence in Iraq Surges 
Richard Weitz

Vol. 4 no. 1, 10 January 2011

Turkey and the EU: The Disappearing Vision
Gareth H. Jenkins

Seeking to Redesign Turkey, the AKP Resurrects State Tutelage
Halil M. Karaveli

What the Columnists Say

2010

Vol. 3 no. 22, 20 December 2010

After Military Tutelage: What Will the Emerging Turkey Look Like?
Halil M. Karaveli

Turkish National Security Policy: 2010 and Beyond
Richard Weitz

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 3 no. 21, 6 December 2010

Wikileaks Scandal Deprives Turkey’s Ruling Party Of Its Cherished American Cover
Halil M. Karaveli and M.K. Kaya

The AKP’s Cold War: Towards A Final Reckoning Between Erdogan And Gül?
Gareth H. Jenkins

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 3 no. 20, 22 November 2010

Turkey at Lisbon: the Missile Defense Compromise
Richard Weitz

The Prospect of Reformed Kemalists and Kurds Joining Hands Could Challenge the AKP's Hold on Power
M. K. Kaya and Halil M. Karaveli

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 3 no. 19, 8 November 2010

Changing of the Guard: Judicial Reforms Reinforce Concerns about the AKP’s Increasing Authoritarianism
Gareth H. Jenkins

The Leader of the “New CHP” Faces Daunting Challenge as He Sets Out to Reconcile Kemalism with Freedom
Halil M. Karaveli

What the Columnists Say


Vol. 3 no. 18, 25 October 2010

Turkey and China Establish Strategic Partnership
Richard Weitz 

The AKP Promotes Headscarf at the Expense of Societal Cohesion
Halil M. Karaveli

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 3 no. 17, 11 October 2010

Is Turkey’s Kurdish War About to End?
Halil M. Karaveli 

A Dream Adrift: Kiliçdaroğlu’s Faltering Attempts to Transform the CHP
Gareth H. Jenkins 

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 3 no. 16, 27 September 2010

Turkish-American Military Partnership Endures, But Ankara is Less Deferential to Washington
Richard Weitz

The Impact Of Turkey’s Constitutional Amendment Will Depend On The Implementation
Oskar Taxén

What the Columnists Say 

Vol. 3 no. 15, 15 September 2010

Referendum Victory Opens Way to Erdogan's Presidency
Halil M. Karaveli

Turkey's New "Deep State": A Movement Without a Mover
Gareth H. Jenkins

What the Columnists Say


Vol. 3 no. 14, 30 August 2010

What Is Turkey’s Referendum About?
Svante E. Cornell

Reducing Its Dependence on Foreign Arms Suppliers, Turkey Enhances Its Strategic Autonomy
Richard Weitz

What the Columnists Say


Vol. 3 no. 13, 5 July 2010

Preparing a 'Decisive Blow' to the PKK, Ankara May Only Be Postponing A Solution to the Kurdish Problem
Halil M. Karaveli

The Devil in the Detail: Turkey's Ergenekon Investigation Enters Its Fourth Year
Gareth H. Jenkins

What the Columnists Say

Vol. 3 no. 14, 21 June 2010

The PKK Insurgency Enters A New Era
Halil M. Karaveli

Medvedev's Visit Marks New Stage in Russian-Turkish Energy Partnership
Richard Weitz

What the Columnists Say


Vol. 3 no. 11, 7 June 2010

Turkish Hubris: Has the AKP Government Overreached in its Foreign Policy? 
Svante E. Cornell 

Kılıçdaroğlu Jettisons the Jargon of Secularism but Surrenders to Nationalism 
Halil M. Karaveli 

What the Columnists Say 


Vol. 3 no. 10, 24 May 2010

With a New CHP Leader, Turkish Politics Enters a New Era 
Gareth H. Jenkins

Turkey Joins Brazil in Gambit to Avert Iran Sanctions 
Richard Weitz 

What the Columnists Say 



Vol. 3 no. 9, 10 May 2010

No Longer "Convergence of Aspirations": the AKP and the Kurdish BDP Part Ways over Constitutional Overhaul
Halil M. Karaveli

The Security Goals of the EU and NATO Require Turkey's Role to be Addressed 
Richard Weitz 

What the Columnists Say
 


Vol. 3 no. 8, 26 April 2010

Violence against Politicians in Turkey Raises the Specter of Destabilization 
Halil M. Karaveli 

Turkey Bucks the International Trend with a Rise of Anti-Americanism 
Gareth H. Jenkins 

What the Columnists Say 



Vol. 3 no. 7, 12 April 2010

The Future of NATO's Nuclear Weapons on Turkish Soil
Richard Weitz 

Lessons from the Turkish-Armenian Protocols 
Joris Gjata

What the Columnists Say 



Vol. 3 no. 6, 29 March 2010
Turkey's Constitutional Amendments: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 
Gareth H. Jenkins

The Turkish Nationalist Opposition and Its Foreign Policy Views 
Halil M. Karaveli and M. K. Kaya

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Vol. 3 no. 5, 15 March 2010

Implications of the Failed Turkish-Armenian Normalization Process 
Svante E. Cornell

Turkey's Missile Defense Challenges 
Richard Weitz

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Vol. 3 no. 4, 1 March 2010


Waiting for Basbug: The Aftermath of the Sledgehammer Operation Detentions
Gareth H. Jenkins

Will the Reversal of the Regime of Military Tutelage Encourage a Reinvention of Turkey's Secular Camp?
Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 3 no. 3, 17 February 2010


Turkey's Position between Iran and the West is Proving Increasingly Difficult to Sustain
M. K. Kaya and Halil M. Karaveli


Turkey's Efforts to Support Afghanistan's Reconstruction
Richard Weitz

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Vol. 3 no. 2, 1 February 2010

Though Military is Marginalized, Turkey's Liberalization Remains Elusive
Halil M. Karaveli

Is Time Running Out on Cyprus Reunification?
Gareth Jenkins

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Vol. 3 no. 1, 18 January 2010

As Dogan Yields, Turkish Media Freedom Plummets
Svante E. Cornell

Turkey and Russia Deepen Energy Partnership
Richard Weitz

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2009

Vol. 2 no. 23, 21 December 2009

After the DTP Closure: From Dialogue to Monologue?
Gareth H. Jenkins

Could Turkey's "Glasnost" Establish Equality as the Founding Principle of the State?
Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 2 no. 22, 7 December 2009

Not Yet Lost: Turkey's Foreign Policy and the West
Hüseyin Bağcı

Demographics Account for Turkey's Growing Clout

Rafis Abazov

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Vol. 2 no. 21, 23 November 2009


The AKP, Seeking to Reinvent Turkey, is Forced to Tread Carefully
M. K. Kaya

Defense against Documents: The Turkish Military's Rearguard Action
Gareth Jenkins

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Vol. 2 no. 20, 9 November 2009

Turkey and the IMF: What Delays the Deal?
Joris Gjata

Islamic Conservative and Nationalist Views on Jews and Israel: Another Convergence of Perceptions?
Halil M. Karaveli and M. K. Kaya

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Vol. 2 no. 19, 26 October 2009

Is the Turkish-Israeli Alliance Over?
Barry Rubin

Turkey's "Kurdish Opening" Faces New Challenges
Gareth Jenkins

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Vol. 2 no. 18, 12 October 2009

Rhetoric and Reality: The AKP's Liberal Vision
Halil M. Karaveli

The "Eastern Dimension" in Turkish Foreign Policy Grows
M. K. Kaya

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Vol. 2 no. 17, 28 September 2009

Third Ergenekon Indictment Reinforces Concerns about Turkish Judicial System
Gareth H. Jenkins

A Growing Convergence of Perception: The Military and the AKP
Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 2. no 16, 14 September 2009

Fusing Statism and Religious Conservatism: Is the AKP Introducing a More Formidable Version of Semi-Authoritarianism?
Halil M. Karaveli

Normalizing Turkish-Armenian Ties: Will Davutoglu's Gamble Pay Off?
Svante E. Cornell and M. K. Kaya

Vol. 2 no. 15, 31 August 2009 Issue

Turkey and the EU: How to Save the Day Before December
Gareth Jenkins


Turkish Government Evades Confronting Structural Problems
M. K. Kaya

Vol. 2 no. 14, 17 August 2009 Issue

After Putin Visit, Turkish-Russian Ties Set to Develop Further
M.K. Kaya

Ankara's New 'Kurdish Opening': Narrow Room for Maneuver
Halil M. Karaveli

Vol. 2 no. 13, 3 July 2009 Issue

Growing Intolerance threatens Turkey's National Cohesion
Halil M. Karaveli

America's Withdrawal from Iraq: Implications for the Kurdish Issue in Iraq and Turkey
Tülin Daloglu

Vol 2. no 12, 19 June 2009 Issue

General Staff Wages Two-Front Battle, Against Coup Plotters and Gülenists
Halil M. Karaveli

Iranian Crisis Catches Turkish Government Off Guard
Svante E. Cornell

Vol. 2 no. 11, 5 June 2009 Issue

Vision or Illusion? Ahmet Davutoglu's State of Harmony in Regional Relations
M. K. Kaya and Halil M. Karaveli

Turkish-American Relations: Easing Relations, Uncertain Future
Tülin Daloğlu


Vol. 2 no. 10, May 22, 2009 Issue

Süleyman Demirel's Odyssey from Conservatism to Secularism
Halil M. Karaveli

Ankara's Growing Realism on the Nabucco Project
M.K. Kaya and Svante E. Cornell

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Vol. 2 no. 9, May 8, 2009, Issue

The AKP Reasserts its Conservative Core with Cabinet Reshuffle
M.K. Kaya

Turkey's Liberals, Religious Conservatism, and Kemalism
Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 2 no. 8, April 24, 2009 Issue

The Power of the Gülen Movement Causes Concern after New Arrests in the Ergenekon Case
Halil M. Karaveli

The AKP's Foreign Policy: The Misnomer of "Neo-Ottomanism"

Soner Çağaptay

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Vol. 2 no. 7, April 10, 2009 Issue

Local Election Results Reveal a Fractured Turkey
M. K. Kaya and Halil M. Karaveli

Erdogan, Azerbaijan and the Armenian Question
Svante E. Cornell

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Vol. 2, no 6, March 27, 2009 Issue

Turkish President's Iraq Visit Marks Thaw in Turkish-Iraqi Relations
M. K. Kaya

Government's Struggle for Hegemony Fuels Doubts about the AKP's Democratic Values
Orhan Bursali

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Vol. 2 no. 5, March 13, 2009, Issue

Government Pride and Populism Threaten to deepen Recession in Turkey
Gareth Jenkins

Turkey's Ambiguous Role as a Bridge between the West and the Muslim World
M. K. Kaya and Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 2. no. 4, February 27, 2009 Issue

Islamic-Western Embrace Fuels Eurasianism in Turkish Military
Halil M. Karaveli

The Decline of Freedom of Expression in Turkey
Tülin Daloğlu

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Vol. 2 no. 3, February 13, 2009 Issue

The Politics of Personality: Erdogan's Irascible Authoritarianism
Gareth Jenkins

The MHP's Turkish-Islamic Synthesis Could Challenge the AKP's Hegemony
M.K. Kaya and Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 2 no. 2, January 30, 2009 Issue

The AKP Reaffirms Committment to the EU Process
M.K. Kaya

Turkish Society Increasingly Marked by Intolerance toward "the Other"

Halil M. Karaveli

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Vol. 2, no. 1, January 16, 2009 Issue

Turkey Divided over Meaning of Ergenekon Investigation
Halil N. Karaveli

Ankara and the Crisis in the Middle East: Domestic Considerations
M. K. Kaya

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2008



December 19, 2008 Issue

Turkish Liberals Disenchanted with AKP, but Soul-Searching Has Yet to Come
Halil M. Karaveli

Regeneration of Traditional Islamists Challenges the Political System
M. K. Kaya

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December 5, 2008 Issue

Turkey on the Brink of Economic Crisis
M.K. Kaya

The CHP's Overture to Conservatism: Toward a Re-Arranged Political Landscape?
Halil M. Karaveli

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November 21, 2008 Issue

The Season of the AKP's Disorientation
Haluk Sahin

Kurdish Problem Forces Erdogan to Shift to the Right
M. K. Kaya

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November 7, 2008 Issue

Turkey in the Security Council: What Role Could It Play?
M. K. Kaya

Interview with Metin Heper

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October 24, 2008 Issue

Turkish Constitutional Court Sets Framework for Politics
By Svante E. Cornell

Ergenekon Trial: Breaking with the Deep State Past, or Are the Tables Simply Turned?
By Halil Magnus Karaveli

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October 10, 2008 Issue

PKK Provokes Rise of Ethnic Turkish Nationalism
By Halil Magnus Karaveli

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September 26, 2008 Issue

Turkish Political Corruption: The AKP, Too?
By M.K. Kaya

Revamped CHP Catches the AKP Off Balance
By Halil Magnus Karaveli

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September 12, 2008 Issue

In the shadow of Kenan Evren
By Halil Magnus Karaveli

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August 29, 2008 Issue

Turkish Military and Islamists Reconciled?
By Halil Magnus Karaveli

Turkey and the Georgian War: A Bungled Initiative
By M.K. Kaya and Svante E. Cornell

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July 18, 2008 Issue

Is a Secular Center-Right Viable?
Finding a Place: the PKK's Efforts to Remain Relevant

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July 4, 2008 Issue (Click HERE for PDF)
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The Turkish Military's Puzzling Silence

June 20, 2008 Issue (Click HERE for PDF)
- Interview with Suleyman Demirel
- What Went Wrong with Turkey's Moderate Islamists?

 

June 4, 2008 Issue (Click HERE for PDF)
- Politics, Media and Power
- Where Did the Secular Republic Fail?

 

May 21, 2008 issue (Click HERE for PDF)
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Redefining Secularism? AKP Challenges Turks' Modern Religiosity

May 8, 2008 issue
- The CHP Congress, Leeadership Cults, and Turkish Democracy

April 23, 2008 issue (Click HERE for PDF)
- Will Clinging to Atatürk and the EU save the AKP?
- Turkey's Energy Policy between Political Crises

April 9, 2008 issue: (Click HERE for PDF)
- What animates Turkey's secular opposition?
- Turkey and the EU: Beyond the Cyprus Imbroglio

March 26, 2008 issue: (Click HERE for PDF)
- Challenging Times for Turkey's Democracy
- Foreign Policy Implications of the Turkish Crisis

 

March 12, 2008 issue:
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Erdogan's Towering Role in the AKP

February 22, 2008 issue:
- Turkey in 2007: Key Developments
- Can Turkey's Regime Crisis be Diffused?




The Turkey Analyst

The Turkey Analyst is a publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center, designed to bring authoritative analysis and news on the rapidly developing domestic and foreign policy issues in Turkey. It is published weekly, and includes a topical analysis, as well as translations and summaries of selected Turkish news reports. It is edited and compiled under the supervision of Svante E. Cornell, Halil M. Karaveli, and M. K. Kaya.

The analyses appearing in the Turkey Analyst are unsigned, being the consensus view of the three Editors. The Turkey Analyst occasionally publishes signed guest analyses, which are normally solicited.

The Joint Center
The Joint Center, created in 2005, is the product of the merger of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and the Silk Road Studies Program, at the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy.

The Turkey Initiative
The Joint Center launched a Turkey Initiative in 2006 in order to improve understand of Turkish domestic and foreign affairs in Europe and the United States.

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