Körber’s Annual Emerging Middle Powers Report is now out, featuring a contribution by @umitsahin and myself on middle powers and climate progress 👇 @koerber-ip.bsky.social koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
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Senem Aydın-Düzgit
@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations, Sabanci University; Director, Istanbul Policy Center; Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute for European Policy Making at Bocconi University
Körber’s Annual Emerging Middle Powers Report is now out, featuring a contribution by @umitsahin and myself on middle powers and climate progress 👇 @koerber-ip.bsky.social koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
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I had the privilege of presenting my book on Turkey and the Liberal International Order at LSE. Thanks to Katerina Dalacoura for chairing and to Senem Aydın-Düzgit and Ayla Göl for their generous and thought-provoking comments. You can listen to the discussion here: soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...
Turkey and the Liberal International Order: Hegemony, Contestation and the Politics of Articulation since 1919
The LSE Middle East Centre hosted the launch of 'Turkey and the Liberal International Order', a new book examining Turkey’s complex and evolving relationship with the liberal international order from
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Why have Turkey and Hungary become close political partners despite limited trade and little public demand for closer ties? My article argues that the answer lies in a common pushback against EU criticism and both regimes' regional ambitions beyond the EU. 1/4 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Stigmatized but not alone: illiberal coalition-building between Turkey and Hungary
This article examines how Turkey and Hungary cooperated to contest norms of the Liberal International Order (LIO) between 2013 and 2025. Drawing on the content analysis of semi-structured interview...
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💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey "national elections provide an ideal context to observe how foreign policy issues are domesticated by populist politicians in their contest for power" Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1360...
We attended the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Brighton last week. Along with an exhibit booth, we were on 4️⃣roundtables: ➡️ Ask me Anything: IR Journal Publishing ➡️ Meet the Editors ➡️ Maximizing Impact: Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences ➡️ Bridging Academia and Policy in a Changing World
📚 Join us tomorrow for the book launch of Turkey and the Liberal International Order. We'll explore Turkey's evolving relationship with the liberal international order, from the end of the First World War to today. www.lse.ac.uk/middleeastce...
@thomasmaddock.bsky.social asked @galipdalay.bsky.social and @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social if the EU and Türkiye can move from a more transactional relationship to a more co-operative one? in the latest @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social #podcast - listen here: buff.ly/MEKSCri 🇪🇺 🇹🇷
Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: The future of EU-Türkiye relations
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, the CER’s Clara Marina O’Donnell fellow (2025-2026) Thomas Maddock sat down with Galip Dalay, Senior Consulting Fellow, Turkey Initiative, Middle East...
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🎙️ Check out this episode of @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social podcast, where I spoke about EU-Türkiye relations with @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social and @galipdalay.bsky.social from @chmenap.bsky.social. 🌍We discussed defence cooperation, economic ties, and prospects of a more cooperative relationship.
Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing the EU's relationship with Türkiye, @thomasmaddock.bsky.social spoke with @galipdalay.bsky.social and @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social . 🎙️ Listen here: buff.ly/MEKSCri
Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: The future of EU-Türkiye relations
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, the CER’s Clara Marina O’Donnell fellow (2025-2026) Thomas Maddock sat down with Galip Dalay, Senior Consulting Fellow, Turkey Initiative, Middle East...
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🚨 TODAY 🚨 🛎️ #Webinar on Middle Eastern Policy & #EU Relations from 15:00–16:00 GMT 🔐 Turkey and the Making of Europe’s Security Architecture 🎙️ @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social & @serhatg.bsky.social explore Turkey’s role in shaping European security amid profound geopolitical change 📅 18 Mar #NATO
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🆕 #Webinar on Middle Eastern Policy & #EU Relations 🔐 Turkey and the Making of Europe’s Security Architecture 🎙️ @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social & @serhatg.bsky.social explore Turkey’s role in shaping European security amid profound geopolitical change 📅 18 Mar, 15:00–16:00 GMT #NATO #EuropeanUnion
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🆕 #Webinar on Middle Eastern Policy & #EU Relations 🔐 Turkey and the Making of Europe’s Security Architecture 🎙️ @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social & @serhatg.bsky.social explore Turkey’s role in shaping European security amid profound geopolitical change 📅 18 Mar, 15:00–16:00 GMT #NATO #EuropeanUnion
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We wrote for Harvard's Belfer Center on what the war in Iran means for middle powers 👇 www.belfercenter.org/quick-take/w...
What Comes Next? Iran Through a Middle Powers Lens
The recent conflict in Iran is having significant economic, diplomatic, and security repercussions around the world. In this collection, experts from a range of middle power countries examine how deve...
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💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey ‘Foreign policy in populist competitive authoritarianism is used to signal sovereignty gains and secure external backing to elevate status and bolster regime resilience’ Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🆕 #Webinar on Middle Eastern Policy & #EU Relations 🔐 Turkey and the Making of Europe’s Security Architecture 🎙️ @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social & @serhatg.bsky.social explore Turkey’s role in shaping European security amid profound geopolitical change 📅 18 Mar, 15:00–16:00 GMT #NATO #EuropeanUnion
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First publication of the year is now out! An edited volume on Interlingual Relations from the Univ. of Michigan Press with a chapter with Bahar Rumelili on “Transversing Civilizational Hierarchies? The Introduction of Latin Alphabet in Turkey”. And it is open access! press.umich.edu/Books/I/Inte...
Interlingual Relations
International politics is often conducted in two languages or more, and since no two languages are exactly the same, what is possible to say in one language may be impossible to say in another. Transl...
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Bilim Akademisi etkinlikleri “Türkiye’de ve Dünyada Akademik Özgürlükler” başlıklı panelle devam ediyor. Senem Aydın Düzgit, Şebnem Gümüşçü ve Berk Esen bizimle olacak. @berkesen.bsky.social @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social @sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social Ayrıntılar: bilimakademisi.org/bilim-akadem...
Bilim Akademisi Paneli: Türkiye’de ve Dünyada Akademik Özgürlükler - Bilim Akademisi
Demokratik gerileme, dünyanın pek çok bölgesinde siyaseti ve toplumsal yaşamı dönüştürürken, bu dönüşümün en kırılgan alanlarından birini üniversiteler oluşturuyor. Akademik özgürlükler nasıl hedef al...
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"Democracy does deliver," Director of Istanbul Policy Center @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social highlights at the #EPCAnnualConference. Data and science show that democratic societies deliver better health, better education, better economy...
Our middle powers project at the @belfercenter.bsky.social has now published its first reports, including mine on Turkish foreign policy 👇
🚨 Now Published: Middle Power Case Studies Amidst great-power rivalry between the U.S. and China, a growing group of “Middle Power” countries are rising in prominence and potential, challenging the international order. Through the Belfer Center's Middle Powers project, we interrogate this trend.
On Turkey, @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social examines how foreign policy issues were instrumentalized by Pres Erdoğan & the AKP in the May 2023 elections, finding populist politicization through the discursive metanarrative of status elevation & external sponsorship www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in Turkey
In populist competitive authoritarian regimes, the distinction between the domestic and the foreign has become increasingly more porous. Yet we have limited knowledge about how populist politicians...
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🎧 Interview Alert! @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social joins @williamarmstrong.bsky.social on @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social to discuss her article Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in #Turkey turkeybooktalk.com/2025/11/11/s...
Senem Aydın-Düzgit on foreign policy weaponisation in Turkish domestic politics
Turkey Book Talk #257 – Senem Aydın-Düzgit, professor of international relations at Sabanci University and director of the Istanbul Policy Centre, on her article “Foreign Policy as Domestic P…
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Latest episode, from last week 📌📌 Senem Aydın-Düzgit (@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social) on the weaponisation of foreign policy in Turkey's domestic politics 👇👇 turkeybooktalk.com/2025/11/11/s...
Senem Aydın-Düzgit on foreign policy weaponisation in Turkish domestic politics
Turkey Book Talk #257 – Senem Aydın-Düzgit, professor of international relations at Sabanci University and director of the Istanbul Policy Centre, on her article “Foreign Policy as Domestic P…
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I very much enjoyed talking to @williamarmstrong.bsky.social for @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social on the domestic use of foreign policy in Turkish politics. based on my latest article for SESP. Thank you for the invite!
New episode 🚨🚨 Senem Aydın-Düzgit (@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social) on how Erdogan uses foreign policy, defence policy and strongman diplomacy to burnish his reputation and consolidate domestic support 👇👇 turkeybooktalk.com/2025/11/11/s...
New episode drops tomorrow 👇👇 Senem Aydın-Düzgit (@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social) on the weaponisation of foreign policy in Turkey's domestic politics Stay tuned 📌📌 turkeybooktalk.com turkeybooktalk.substack.com
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡 #Turkey ‘approaching foreign policy as a solely external matter... may run the risk of attributing it marginal significance in electoral contests where populists compete for power’ Read the article by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How do international crises help authoritarians? I wrote for the Project Syndicate 👇
@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social shows how Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine helped strengthen the domestic legitimacy of autocrats in Hungary and Turkey in the run-up to pivotal elections. bit.ly/49ppgKl
@senemaydndzgit.bsky.social shows how Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine helped strengthen the domestic legitimacy of autocrats in Hungary and Turkey in the run-up to pivotal elections. bit.ly/49ppgKl
How International Crises Help Authoritarians
Senem Aydın-Düzgit shows how Russia’s war against Ukraine strengthened the domestic legitimacy of regimes in Hungary and Turkey.
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Glad to see this finally in print. For those who are interested in the populist use of history and its relationship to foreign policy 👇
How does foreign policy fuel populist authoritarianism? In my latest piece, I explore this question through the case of Turkey’s May 2023 elections.👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in Turkey
In populist competitive authoritarian regimes, the distinction between the domestic and the foreign has become increasingly more porous. Yet we have limited knowledge about how populist politicians...
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Pınar Bilgin ve Gülşah Çapan Hocalarımızın yeni projelerini Cuma günü İPM’de dinleme şansı bulduk. Türkiye’nin ilk yüz yılına güvenlik kavramı penceresinden bakan heyecan verici bir çalışma. Bulgularını merakla bekliyoruz
IPM’de Tübitak 1001 projemizin tanıtım sunumunu yaptık bugün. @zgc.bsky.social @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social