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Dr. Ahmet Erdi Öztürk is an associate professor of politics and international relations at London Metropolitan University. He is also working as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at Coventry University in the UK and GIGA in Germany (between 2021-2023), an associate researcher (Chercheur Associé) at Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes, and a Non-Resident Scholar with ELIAMEP’s Turkey Program. ....
Author: Ahmet Erdi Ozturk This recently published book explores, from a historical perspective, Turkey’s current political maneuvers and religious leverages in the Balkans under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It presents Albania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia as case studies of Turkey using soft and hard policy instruments in the region. Author Ahmet Erdi Ozturk, an associate professor at London Metropolitan University and Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at Coventry University in the UK and the German Institute for Global and Area Studies, wrote the book after a study in several Balkan countries that took more than three years to complete and included interviews with almost 130 high-ranking individuals. ....
3:20: What does history tell us about Turkey’s relationships with Balkan countries? 7:50: In the northern Balkans, many people express Turkish identity or at least an affinity with it. Yet at the same time there’s the sentiment of being left behind if not betrayed by Turkey. What is the significance of this paradox? 11:10: How is religion being projected and negotiated by Turkey in the Balkans? 18:05: To what extent does President Erdoğan have a religious identity or is he a power politician using and actually manipulating religion to gain advantage at home or abroad? 22:45: What was the catalyst for Erdoğan’s shift in approach in 2013? ....