Turkey is facing a crisis on multiple levels. Tensions over Syria and gas in the Eastern Mediterranean threaten to permanently damage relations with the country’s traditional western allies. Meanwhile, a crackdown continues on academics and…
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03 September  2019 Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London Book Launch: "Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey" with Hannah Lucinda Smith The Centre for Turkey Studies is delighted to invite you to the launch…
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26 March 2019 Committee Room 12 House of Commons Westminster Debate "Who is 'we the people'?" Elif Shafak in conversation with Rachel Shabi On March 26th, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted Turkey’s most widely read female…
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12 February  2019 House of Lords Book Launch: ''How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship" with Ece Temelkuran On February 12, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted a public forum and book launch  in the…
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29 January 2019 Committee Room 15 House of Commons Westminster Debate 'Seeking a new politics in opposition to the authoritarian-populist trend in Turkey' On January 29, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted a public forum in the…
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24 January 2019 Committee Room 6 House of Commons Westminster Debate ''Entrepreneurship and the Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey and Egypt" On January 24, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted a public forum in the House…
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20 November 2018 Houses of Parliament In this public forum, the Centre for Turkey Studies invited Yasemin Inceoglu to speak on the media coverage of hate speech in Turkey. The event was kindly hosted and chaired by Dan Carden, MP for…
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1 November 2018 Unite the Union Book Launch with Halil Karaveli 'Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Ataturk to Erdogan' The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS)  hosted the talk by Mr Halil Karaveli at Unite the Union on his new…
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