Publication

This paper takes stock of Turkey’s domestic and foreign policies in the wake of the failed July 2016 coup. The text’s author reminds us that the large number of arrests and dismissals that have occurred since the attempted coup has raised concerns in the West, particularly regarding the state of the Turkish Armed Forces. Meanwhile, Ankara’s condemnation of Western politicians for their passive response to the attempted putsch has further exacerbated existing tensions. Given these problems, the author concludes that the EU and the US need to devise new political and security-based strategies that will salvage their relations with Turkey.