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Türkiye’s Eastern Engagement: Framing and Focusing This Ambition Wisely Matters

As Türkiye prepares to commemorate in 2023 the centennial of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye, it is adapting to the realities of a multi-polar world order and exhibiting greater interest in the Global South.

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By Alper Coşkun
Published on Dec 15, 2022

Caucasus Strategic Perspectives

About the Author

Alper Coşkun

Senior Fellow, Europe Program

Alper Coşkun is a senior fellow in the Europe Program and leads the Türkiye and the World Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.

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    Turkey Has Two Key Interests in the Iran Conflict

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    Turkey Stakes its Claim in the Ukraine Peace Process

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Alper Coşkun
Senior Fellow, Europe Program
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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