Articles by Mehmet Bardakçı

November 25, 2020

The West is worried about Turkey’s drift towards Russia heralding the birth of a new strategic partnership. It needn’t be

Mehmet Bardakçı

Despite the growing accord between Moscow and Ankara, a relationship that has grown ever closer over the past three decades, a new strategic partnership is unlikely to develop in the near future, writes Mehmet Bardakçı, due to significant differences over geostrategic interests, the lack of a mutual social base to the relationship, and the limited capacity of Russia as an economic partner

Mehmet Bardakçı

Independent Researcher

Mehmet has worked at many universities in Turkey and elsewhere.

He gained a BA in international relations from Bilkent University and a PhD in political science at Duisburg-Essen University.

Mehmet's research interests, on which he has published widely, include Turkish politics and foreign policy, EU politics, and Middle Eastern politics.

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