
Mustafa Kutlay
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Senior lecturer, City University of London; senior scholar, Istanbul Policy Center | political economy, Turkish politics & foreign policy, global South
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https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/mustafa-kutlay 18-04-2018 22:44:17
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Zappa Zamanlar İPM Özel 3. sayısı dün Aposto da yayınlandı: aposto.com/i/demokrasinin… Bu bültenimize 2024 seçimler yılı demokrasiye ne kadar hizmet etti sorusuyla başladık. Tuğçe Erçetin 16 Ocak 2025’te Medyascope ta yayımladığımız “Nasıl bir dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?”

AB çalışanlara soru: Üyelikle sonuçlanmamış olsa bile, iyi ki o süreci üyelik olacakmış gibi sürdürmüşüz diyebilir miyiz? Misal gümrük birliği olmasa bugün dünyanın 4bir köşesine ihracat yapan bir ülke olur muyduk? Sinan Ulgen Çiğdem Nas Selim Kuneralp Mustafa Kutlay DışPolitikadaKadınlar/WomenInForeignPolicy güven sak



Turkey's middle power dilemma foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkeys… Mustafa Kutlay

Balanced analysis of Turkish foreign policy by Mustafa Kutlay in Foreign Affairs: foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkeys… Reinforces my arguments on Turkey's "multi-alignment" strategy from "The Second World" (2008) and its strong tilt towards Asian diplomatic and economic clubs from "The Future is

In an increasingly transactional world, Turkey’s economic exposure to rival blocs brings heightened risk, writes Mustafa Kutlay. “Turkey cannot afford to lose access to Russian gas, Chinese goods, European markets, or the American dollar.” foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkeys…



From Mustafa Kutlay City Int Politics Is transactionalism inherently good for middle powers? Focusing on the Turkish case, Mustafa discusses the trade-offs and overlooked costs of a transactional foreign policy: foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkeys…


🚨Final reminder🚨 07 June 10:30-16:00 BATAS Symposium #LSETürkiye Don't miss the chance to listen and engage with our speakers, including Emel Akçalı aslı kandemir Mustafa Kutlay Digdem Soyaltin-Colella Lady Elif Toker Ozge Zihnioglu Dr Tuğçe Bıçakçı Syed @basakkale Register: lse.ac.uk/contemporary-t…

Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's Batas Symposium at #LSETürkiye LSE European Institute. womenalsoknowstuff Note almost all female panels!✌️ First panel on changing global politics and foreign policy with Emel Akçalı Mustafa Kutlay Digdem Soyaltin-Colella Ozge Zihnioglu


As global politics grow more uncertain, middle powers like Turkey are opting for issue-based partnerships and 'multi-alignment' policies. However, 'the idea that transactionalism is inherently good for middle powers is a delusion,' I argue in this piece: foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkeys…

Very pleased to chat with Turkey Book Talk about middle powers in an uncertain world, viewed through the lens of Turkish foreign policy. Based on my recent Foreign Affairs piece. Podcast link: turkeybooktalk.com/2025/07/22/mus…