01959nam 2200409 450 991016280240332120230412123515.01-351-62393-11-4128-6473-9(CKB)3710000001044664(NjHacI)993710000001044664(EXLCZ)99371000000104466420230412d2017 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn Uncertain Ally Turkey under Erdogan's dictatorship /David L. PhillipsLondon :Transaction Publishers,2017.©20171 online resource (206 pages) illustrations1-4128-6545-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Domestic Issues -- 1 Erdogan -- 2 Secularism -- 3 Human Rights -- 4 Corruption -- 5 The Kurdish Question -- Part II. Regional Conflicts -- 6 The Iraq War -- 7 Zero Problems with Neighbors -- 8 The Syrian Quagmire -- 9 Terror Ties -- Part III. Crackdown -- 10 Consolidation -- 11 Under Siege -- 12 Ending Exceptionalism -- Acronyms -- Glossary of Individuals -- About the Author -- Index.Under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey has descended into a dictatorship, promotes the Islamist agenda, abuses human rights, limits freedom of expression in the press, and wages war against the Kurds. While Turkey has historically been important geopolitically, it has become an outlier in Europe and an uncertain ally of the United States.Uncertain AllyDiplomaticsDiplomatics.001.432Phillips David L.272908NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910162802403321An Uncertain Ally3086124UNINA