Where Turkey is Heading?

... strategic target. I do not see any future dramatic change of Turkey’s direction in this regard. Despite all counter efforts, Turkey’s heading towards a free, democratic, pluralist, civil, open society based on market economy will continue. Will protests have any effect on Turkey’s relations with Russia? One can probably draw parallels between Erdogan and Putin’s personal styles. But the policies they conduct, and the historical context are very different. During Erdogan’s rule Russian-Turkish relationship have improved a lot – our trade volume, investments, tourism activities ...