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Erdogan's Balkan tour

Last week Turkish President Erdogan set out on a tour of the Balkans, visiting Albania and Serbia. The tour kicked off in Albania, with Erdogan gifting a number of drones and inaugurating the largest mosque in the Balkans - which was funded by Turkey. The second leg took him to Serbia, where Turkey made a diplomatic comeback in 2017. Thanos Davelis caught up with expert Dimitar Bechev last week while Erdogan was wrapping up his visit to Belgrade. We looked into Erdogan’s Balkan tour, and broke down Turkey’s broader agenda in the region.

Dimitar Bechev is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, where he focuses on EU enlargement, the Western Balkans, and Eastern Europe, and he is the author of the bookTurkey under Erdogan.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Erdogan inaugurates mosque in Albania, pledges military drones as he begins Balkan tour

Turkey, Serbia Eye Cooperation On Production Of Military Drones

Androulakis celebrates reelection as PASOK leader, vows to end New Democracy’s dominance

Androulakis re-elected PASOK leader

US has not met its commitments, says Greek defense minister

Dendias highlights Greece’s military progress

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