What are the new Turkish government’s foreign policy priorities?
Video duration 28 minutes 00 seconds
President Erdogan’s third term in office puts him in a unique position between NATO and Russia.
The return of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Turkey means that a crucial player in the geopolitics of Europe and the Middle East will stay on for another five years.
A flexible approach and pragmatism sometimes put him in a unique position: Turkey has the second largest army in NATO, but is the only member that maintains cordial relations with Russia.
So what to expect from Erdogan’s third term?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
guests:
Dmitry Babich – political analyst, Rossiya Segodnya news agency
Seda Demiralp – Associate Professor, Isik University, Istanbul
Steven Erlanger – New York Times chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe