Turkey has traditionally favoured a policy of maintaining the status quo in its foreign relations in the Middle East and has placed limits on its own engagement with the region. Today however, it finds itself more deeply involved in Middle East politics than ever before. There is a tendency to associate this deep engagement with the domestic troubles the country is experiencing, particularly as regards to the Kurdish conflict and Turkish policy towards Kurds in Syria.
This event marks the launch of a collection of papers that were presented at a workshop aimed at untangling Turkey’s domestic politics and foreign policies in the Middle East under the current rule. Cengiz Çandar and Zeynep Kaya offer insights into significant changes now unfolding in Turkish, Syrian and Kurdish politics.
Event Details
Speakers: Cengiz Çandar, Radikal; Zeynep Kaya, LSE
Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE
Date: Monday 18 April 2016
Time: 18.00 - 19.00, followed by a drinks reception.
Event Hashtag: #LSETurkey
Location: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Attendance: Registration for this event is now closed.
Speakers
Cengiz Çandar is a Turkish journalist, senior columnist, and a Middle East expert. He is the author of bestseller Mesopotamia Express- A Journey in History (2012), which has been translated into various languages, including Kurdish (Sorani) and Arabic.
Zeynep Kaya is Research Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre. She is currentlyleading a research project examining at the role of international actors in enhancing women's rights after military intervention, focusing on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She is also working on her book titled The Idea of Kurdistan: International Norms and Nationalism.