Event Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 12PM Eastern
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came within a whisper of reelection on May 14. The runoff against rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is on Sunday. With Turkey’s economy in shambles even before a powerful earthquake in February, and wedged between NATO obligations and an increasing military relationship with Russia, many in the West wrote Erdogan off. It didn’t happen; and Erdogan’s AKP retains its plurality in the Parliament, albeit with fewer seats.
What are the Turkish people thinking?
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Mark Meirowitz, professor of humanities at the Maritime College of the State University of New York to look at Turkish society and priorities.
Please fill out the form below for event details. This presentation will be broadcast via Zoom video webinar; audio-only phone dial-in is also available. A recording will be posted to the JPC website after the live event.
