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

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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.

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.

Recent Work

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