LEADER 01959nam 2200409 450 001 9910162802403321 005 20230412123515.0 010 $a1-351-62393-1 010 $a1-4128-6473-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000001044664 035 $a(NjHacI)993710000001044664 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001044664 100 $a20230412d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn Uncertain Ally $eTurkey under Erdogan's dictatorship /$fDavid L. Phillips 210 1$aLondon :$cTransaction Publishers,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (206 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-4128-6545-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aUnder 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. 517 $aUncertain Ally 606 $aDiplomatics 615 0$aDiplomatics. 676 $a001.432 700 $aPhillips$b David L.$0272908 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162802403321 996 $aAn Uncertain Ally$93086124 997 $aUNINA