Dr. Ilke Toygür Profile picture
Director, Global Policy Center & Professor of Geopolitics of Europe (@iespega) | Mercator Fellow | Senior Associate @csiserep | @tepsaeu Board Member
Feb 3, 2022 9 tweets 3 min read
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This article, published as a part of European Democracy Hub @Carnegie_Europe, has led to a lot of debate. Soon we will be organising roundtable discussions, but in the meantime i would like to share some observations: 1/ First of all I am very grateful that people took the time to read it and discuss it with me publicly or privately. The core aims of finding ways to contribute to EU-Turkey relations & democracy in Turkey are shared by many. 2/
Nov 26, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
This morning i was a guest at @euronews commenting on #Turkey - EU relations and what is next. They have asked me about the challenges President Erdogan is facing in the domestic and international arena and if the relations could be repaired 1/ Erdogan is facing a tough time both in domestic politics and also in the international arena. He doesn’t have the majority at home, needs to rely on ultranationalist MHP. In international relations, according to many, he is a challenger, desiring to change the status-quo. 2/