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CEFTUS Online Talk 'Turkey, US And What's Next For Syria' With James Jeffrey and Sir David Logan During much of the past four years, the US-Turkey relations were tense due to several policy disagreements. While the Trump…
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On November 26, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted the renowned Turkish journalist Cengiz Çandar. The online talk 'Biden's USA and Erdoğan's Turkey' was chaired by Dr Ayşe Zarakol of Cambridge University. Mr Çandar discussed the recent…
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9 Oct 2017 House of Commons The Centre for Turkey Studies held a public forum with former US Ambassador to Turkey James F. Jeffrey. This forum was kindly hosted by Virendra Sharma MP (Ealing Southall) and chaired by Sir David Logan,…
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27th July 2017 A Turkish military operation against Kurdish militants in Syria is becoming increasingly likely, but such a move faces a variety of challenges. Turkey has stepped up its presence in Syria ahead of possible military…
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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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While remaining firmly committed to NATO, Turkey also hopes to gain by strengthening links with Russia and China in an increasingly multipolar world. Ankara is balancing traditional alliances with new opportunities by strengthening…
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By Gabriella Twinning The latest bombing at a wedding party in the eastern border city of Gaziantep, along with bombings of military and police vehicles in Van and Elazig, should have sent shockwaves through Turkish society. However,…
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16 November 2015, House of Commons The Centre for Turkey Studies, in partnership with the Centre for Kurdish Progress organised a debate with keynote speakers Dr Cengiz Gunes, Associate Lecturer at the Open University, Mr…
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Monday 19 October 2015, House of Commons In partnership with the Centre for Kurdish Progress, this event was kindly hosted by Diane Abbott MP and the debate was chaired by Telegraph Journalist, Raziye Akkoc. The keynote speakers…
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