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Rainer Hermann - Where is Turkey Headed?
Rumi ForumRainer hermann talks about the past and future of Turkey. He covers the rise of Erdogan and his AKP as well as the future direction of the country under Erdogan's leadership. Domestic issues such as press freedom, fair and free elections, corruption cases, crackdown on government critics, and Erdogan's persecution of Gulen movement and foreign policy challenges such as the rise of ISIS, the collapse of zero problems policy and the troubled relations with US and the EU is covered, Synopsis of the talk: Turkey is a pivotal country: It is one of the few countries with a functioning democracy, it Read moreShow less
Rainer hermann talks about the past and future of Turkey. He covers the rise of Erdogan and his AKP as well as the future direction of the country under Erdogan's leadership. Domestic issues such as press freedom, fair and free elections, corruption cases, crackdown on government critics, and Erdogan's persecution of Gulen movement and foreign policy challenges such as the rise of ISIS, the collapse of zero problems policy and the troubled relations with US and the EU is covered,
Synopsis of the talk: Turkey is a pivotal country: It is one of the few countries with a functioning democracy, it links the West with the turbulent Middle East, and it has been a reliable partner in NATO in difficult times. But Turkey is also a pivotal country in crisis: Under President Tayyip Erdogan it is drifting towards authoritarian rule, being neither a good partner for the West nor having leverage in the Middle East. Inside it becomes less democratic, internationally it becomes more isolated.
Biography:
Rainer Hermann, an international expert on the Middle East and long time correspondent for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, will present his analysis of the current affairs in Turkey with prospects for change and the challenges before the West. He has recently published a new book, Where is Turkey Headed, Blue Dome Press: New York, 2014, which is a comprehensive examination of the changes the last decades of Turkish politics have witnessed. He will be available to sign books at the end of the event.
Rainer Hermann has been working as a journalist in Turkey and the Middle East for more than twenty years. As correspondent of the national German daily “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” he has been living in Istanbul from 1991 until 2008, then he moved to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Since 2012 he is an op-ed editor at the daily’s headquarter in Frankfurt, Germany. Rainer Hermannhas studied economics and Middle Eastern studies in Freiburg (Germany), Rennes (France), Basel (Switzerland), and Damascus (Syria). He has an M.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies. In Germany he has published most recently “The Gulf States” (2011), in March his new German book “Final Destination Islamic State? State Failure and Religious War” will be on sale.
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Synopsis of the talk: Turkey is a pivotal country: It is one of the few countries with a functioning democracy, it links the West with the turbulent Middle East, and it has been a reliable partner in NATO in difficult times. But Turkey is also a pivotal country in crisis: Under President Tayyip Erdogan it is drifting towards authoritarian rule, being neither a good partner for the West nor having leverage in the Middle East. Inside it becomes less democratic, internationally it becomes more isolated.
Biography:
Rainer Hermann, an international expert on the Middle East and long time correspondent for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, will present his analysis of the current affairs in Turkey with prospects for change and the challenges before the West. He has recently published a new book, Where is Turkey Headed, Blue Dome Press: New York, 2014, which is a comprehensive examination of the changes the last decades of Turkish politics have witnessed. He will be available to sign books at the end of the event.
Rainer Hermann has been working as a journalist in Turkey and the Middle East for more than twenty years. As correspondent of the national German daily “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” he has been living in Istanbul from 1991 until 2008, then he moved to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Since 2012 he is an op-ed editor at the daily’s headquarter in Frankfurt, Germany. Rainer Hermannhas studied economics and Middle Eastern studies in Freiburg (Germany), Rennes (France), Basel (Switzerland), and Damascus (Syria). He has an M.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies. In Germany he has published most recently “The Gulf States” (2011), in March his new German book “Final Destination Islamic State? State Failure and Religious War” will be on sale.
See full event here:
http://rumiforum.org/where-is-turkey-headed/
http://www.rumiforum.org, http://rumiforum.blogspot.com,
http://www.youtube.com/user/RumiForum, http://twitter.com/#!/rumiforum
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rumi-Forum/270743316210
http://picasaweb.google.com/110222538312634006729
