Erdoğan’s Turkey. The Narrow Ridge Between the West, Russia and Neo-Ottoman Aspirations.
TURIN, Campus Luigi Einaudi, Università degli Studi of Turin – Circolo dei Lettori
Dopo il referendum del 16 aprile 2017, Erdoğan ha ottenuto poteri pressoché assoluti. Continua lo Stato di Emergenza, proclamato a seguito del tentativo di colpo di Stato del 15 luglio scorso, con arresti incessanti.
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