Sinem Adar on Turkey's role in a fracturing Western alliance

Turkey Book Talk by William Armstrong

Jul 21, 202638:51Society & Culture

Sinem Adar, head of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, returns to the podcast. The conversation takes stock of Turkey’s international profile and domesti...

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