CENTRE for TURKEY STUDIES - CEFTUS

Alevism has received increased attention in recent years due to Alevis’ increased social and political mobilisation. The position of Alevis has been one of the most complex and subsequently least addressed issues in Turkey. Conflicts,…
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The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) is excited to announce it will be partnering with Frontier Horizons to deliver specialised, in-depth analysis on issues affecting our areas of interest, namely Turkey Syria, Iran and the Kurdistan…
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EU-Turkey relations and the EU parliament resolution to call for freezing Turkey’s accession process The EU adopts a cautiously confrontational stance towards Turkey as the refugee crisis deal hangs in the balance while Europe’s far…
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Turkey’s incursion into Syria has radically changed the dynamic of the conflict and an end to the conflict in its current configuration might now be in sight. Russia has made little objection to Turkey’s incursion into Syria,…
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George Dyson, Head of Research at CEFTUS, spoke at an event organised by Bath University’s Middle East Awareness Society, about the failed coup in Turkey this summer. George explored the impact of the failed coup on Turkish society at the…
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In exchange for supporting President Erdogan's ambition to introduce a new constitution to Turkey featuring a president with executive powers, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has been able to steer government policy towards a more hard…
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17 November 2016, House of Commons This event organised in partnership with Friends of Turkey Group in the European Parliament was kindly hosted and chaired by Catherine West, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green. Geoffrey Van Orden,…
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Westminster Debate ‘Turkey’s Snap Elections and the Economy’ Joint Forum ‘Brexit, Turkey and the European Union’ CEFTUS and IPC Joint Forum ‘Post-Election Turkey’ Catherine West is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.…
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Bottom line up front: The Trump presidency offers a chance to narrow the distance that has grown between Washington and Ankara over the last years, while also likely to impact Turkey’s engagements in Syria and the geo-political order in…
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Turkey’s ambitions and concerns regarding energy hold huge significance for the country, its region and the world. In this report we are hoping to provide an overview of Turkey’s energy situation and its ambitions to become an energy hub or…
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