Angle, Anchor, and Voice

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Turkey is already ‘part’ of this war

Israel’s regional strategy increasingly places Turkey within the logic of the war. The Kurds, meanwhile, are being pushed into an impossible position within that same design.
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Angle, Anchor, and Voice
Angle, Anchor, and Voice
Journalist and academic Ezgi Başaran’s commentary on current affairs, focused on Turkey and the Middle East, alongside recommendations for books, articles, and podcasts, as well as highlights from seminars at Oxford.
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