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Turkey's centenary: Has Erdogan eclipsed Ataturk?

Turkey marked its 100th year as a republic on October 29th, and Turks have been debating the country's evolution and how it measures up to the vision of the deeply secular Kemal Ataturk. While celebrations focused on the previous 100 years, it is also clear that President Erdogan’s ambition is to usher in another century forged more in his own image. Ryan Gingeras, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and an expert on Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East history, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss this centenary and its broader implications, both within and outside Turkey.

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

Erdogan’s dreams of eclipsing Ataturk unfulfilled as Turkish republic turns 100

Turkey’s path of no return, away from the West

Eclipsing Turkey's centenary, Erdogan tells pro-Palestinian rally: Israel is occupier

PM Mitsotakis meets with SYRIZA leader Kasselakis in first encounter

Cyprus plans to send humanitarian aid directly to Gaza by ship, where UN personnel would receive it

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