1. As the World Chides Erdogan, He Finds Support at Home.
- Author
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KINGLEY, PATRICK, Ewing, Jack, Stevis-Gridneff, Marina, Hubbard, Ben, and Gall, Carlotta
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NATIONALISM , *PRESIDENTS , *TURKEY-United States relations ,TURKISH politics & government, 1980- ,UNITED States military relations ,SYRIAN foreign relations, 1971- - Abstract
The article reports on the view that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gain more support at home while his country faces several challenges. Topics discussed include the heightened nationalism of Turkish people, Erdogan's efforts to break the Syrian Kurds' militia following the move of the U.S. to withdraw its troops in the border, and some of the challenges facing Turkey including American sanctions, the indictment of a state-owned bank and the rise in support for the Kurdish cause.
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- 2019