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Editor's Note Fall 2018

Editor's Notes


Editor's Note | Fall 2018

This issue of Insight Turkey comes with a different format and brings to its readers two different topics that require special attention when we consider the latest...

Muhittin Ataman

Change and Continuity in Turkey s June 2018 Elections

Articles


Change and Continuity in Turkey’s June 2018 Elections

In this paper, we first present a background to the watershed elections of 2018, describing the context preceding the elections. In order to explain the changes and...

Ali Çarkoğlu Kerem Yıldırm

Turkey s Comeback to Central Asia

Commentaries


Turkey’s Comeback to Central Asia

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Turkey emerged as an influential player in the Muslim and ethnically Turkic republics of Central Asia. Despite an...

Bayram Balcı Thomas Liles

The Silk Road between a Rock and a Hard Place

Commentaries


The Silk Road between a Rock and a Hard Place: Russian and Chinese Competition for Central Asia’s Energy

China’s displacement of Russian economic influence in Central Asia is generating great interest in Western academic and policy circles, but this research has, as yet,...

Morena Skalamera

Re-examining the Base The Political and Security Dimensions of Turkey

Re-examining the “Base”: The Political and Security Dimensions of Turkey’s Military Presence in Somalia
In late 2017, Turkey opened a facility to train the Somali National Army. Routinely described as...
Economic Power and International Security

Economic Power and International Security
International security theories generally identify economic power as the key determinant of...
Managing Democratization Achievements and Limitations in AK Party Era

Managing Democratization: Achievements and Limitations in AK Party Era
During its first two terms (2002-2012), AK Party adopted a range of constitutional...
Editor's Note Summer 2018

Editor's Note | Summer 2018
The European Union is a success story. It brought enemy countries together, combined their...
Editor's Note Spring 2018

Editor's Note | Spring 2018
The Gulf is a sub-region consisting of Saudi Arabia and five small states, namely Kuwait, Qatar,...
Editor's Note Winter 2018

Editor's Note | Winter 2018
Today, the world system is in a transition and experiencing a deep international crisis. The U.S....

 Articles

Kazakhstan s Multi-Vectorism and Sino-Russian Relations

Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vectorism and Sino-Russian Relations
Using the case of Sino-Russian competition over Central Asian energy and transportation networks,...
Reforming the Policymaking Process in Turkey s New Presidential System

Reforming the Policymaking Process in Turkey’s New Presidential System
The system of government in Turkey shifted from a parliamentary to an intrinsic presidential...
UK Strategy in the Gulf and Middle East after American

UK Strategy in the Gulf and Middle East after American Retrenchment
This paper considers the impact of the possible relative decline of the U.S. and its engagement...
Uzbekistan as a Gateway for Turkey s Return to Central

Uzbekistan as a Gateway for Turkey’s Return to Central Asia
After two decades of downhill diplomacy, Turkey and Uzbekistan have pledged to deepen bilateral...
The June 24 Elections On Political Change and the Future

The June 24 Elections: On Political Change and the Future of Turkey
On June 24, 2018, two elections that determine Turkey’s future took place. By focusing on the...
The Nature of the Libyan Crisis and Forthcoming Election

The Nature of the Libyan Crisis and Forthcoming Election
Libya, which ended the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, has been dragged into another...
The Visual Politics of Wars

The Visual Politics of Wars
In The Visual Politics of Wars, the contributors explore the concepts of journalism and mass...
East-West Migration in the European Union

East-West Migration in the European Union
Migration flows towards Europe, in other words, the migration crisis is a very delicate problem...
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism, edited by Tanja A. Börzel and Thomas Risse,...

 Review Article

The Great War in the Middle East

The Great War in the Middle East
Inspired by the centenary of World War I (WWI), a plethora of history books have been released...
Islam in the Balkans Globalization Europeanization Localization

Islam in the Balkans: Globalization, Europeanization, Localization
The study of European Islam is now experiencing an unprecedented revival. While most of its...
Arts Market and the State Cultural Policies in Introspect

Arts, Market and the State: Cultural Policies in Introspect
The field of cultural policies is novel and burgeoning; it harbors diverse and even contradictory...

The Visual Politics of Wars
In The Visual Politics of Wars, the contributors explore the concepts of journalism and mass...

East-West Migration in the European Union
Migration flows towards Europe, in other words, the migration crisis is a very delicate problem...

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism, edited by Tanja A. Börzel and Thomas Risse,...
PANEL Fault Lines in the European Union

PANEL | Fault Lines in the European Union
After the publication of its special issue “Fault Lines in the European Union: Brexit, Populism...
Call for Paper Politics of the Balkans and Future Perspectives

Call for Paper | Politics of the Balkans and Future Perspectives
We invite you to submit your paper on the recent political, economic and social crises in the...
PANEL Turkey and the Gulf Relations

PANEL | Turkey and the Gulf Relations
So what is the roadmap for Turkey in the recent Gulf crisis? What are the new opportunities and...
Call for Paper | Politics of the Balkans and Future Perspectives

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