A brisk and informative review of the Turkish political scene, particularly Ankara's foreign policy, through an examination of the recent political fortunes of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Lisa Anderson Foreign Affairs
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Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1.The Underdog
2.Erdogan’s Turkey at a Glance
3.Conqueror of Kemalism
4.The Many Faces of Erdogan
5.Erdogan’s Worst Enemy?
6.How Putin Won Erdogan’s Heart—and How Obama Lost It
7.Between Putin and Biden
8.Democratic Tsunami
9.Erdogan’s Game Plan
10.But Will He Succeed?
11.The Sultan’s Legacy
Index
Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute, USA.