No. 221: Security and Stability in Turkey

Author(s): Fabien Merz
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 221
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018

This CSS analysis contends that Turkey has witnessed a significant deterioration of stability and security in recent years. So what is behind this development and what might the future hold for Turkey’s stability? The article provides answers by looking at the driving factors that have contributed to Turkey’s current security situation, including 1) Turkey’s growing authoritarianism; 2) the 2016 military coup attempt and its aftermath; 3) jihadist terrorism related to the war in Syria, and 4) the reignition of the Kurdish conflict.

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Turkish Military Operations in Syria (Territorial Control as of January 2017)