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Turkey: The Political Economy of Hagia Sophia

Turkish lira, as of recently, has been in a freefall, indicating the overall health of Turkish economy. Since the beginning of 2020, Lira has fallen by 20 per cent against US dollar. Its adverse impact on the economy and politics has, however, been largely absorbed by the euphoria of Hagia Sophia and the intense symbolism of return to Ottoman glory. Whereas Turkey’s Erdogan...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Hagia Sophia: Religion As Politics

Sultan Abdul Hamid II, in the face of a rising secular nationalism in the late 1800s, that culminated in the Young Turk movement, tried to restore the influence of the Ottoman Empire among Islamic nations and the Empire’s many peoples by stressing the importance of Islam and the Ottoman Caliphate, of the role of the Ottomans as the protectors of Islam...

Christopher Black

Turkey Decides to Fight against Social Media

Today, hardly anyone would argue that social media controlled by the US and its Western allies like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc., are becoming increasingly active in the internal life of many countries, provoking mass protests and political unrest time and time again. The Turkish leadership has recently begun to react quite sensitively to such...

Vladimir Danilov

In the Next Big Power Rivalry, Turkey Stands pro-US

Salman Rafi Sheikh

USA Attempts to Strangle Turkey with its “Friendly Embrace”

Valery Kulikov

On Turkey’s New Plans for Syria

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Erdogan Attacks EU with Refugees as COVID-19 Hits Turkey

Jim Dean

Why has NATO Failed to Exploit Turk-Russia “Tensions” in Syria?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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