Marc Pierini

Carnegie Europe

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Visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe focusing on the Middle East and Turkey from a European perspective; former European Union ambassador to Turkey

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was not on the ballot, but Sunday's parliamentary election was widely seen as a referendum on his leadership and his ambition for more political…

A Political Upset in Turkey Means New Uncertainty in the Middle East

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was not on the ballot, but Sunday's parliamentary election was widely seen as a referendum on his leadership and his ambition for more political…

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