Created 04/27/2022
Type: Analysis
Theme: Conflict Sensitivity & Integration, Democracy & Governance, General, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, Program Monitoring
The victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the June 2018 elections has cemented the long-term trend of democratic decline and authoritarian consolidation in Turkey. This consolidation has coincided with, and contributed to, a sharp divergence from Turkey’s traditional strategic alignment with the United States. This brief provides an overview of recent developments and looks at how U.S. foreign policy should respond to the “New Turkey.”
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