Pinar Tremblay

Al Monitor / California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Columnist for Al Monitor and a lecturer at California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Turkey is a NATO partner and a key American ally in the Middle East. At one point President Obama even saw President Erdogan as a role model for Muslim leaders. Not anymore.

The uneasy alliance between Turkey and the US

Turkey is a NATO partner and a key American ally in the Middle East. At one point President Obama even saw President Erdogan as a role model for Muslim leaders. Not anymore.

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Turkey is both the historic "crossroads of Europe and Asia" and a powerful presence in the Middle East.

Is Turkey the Next Dictatorship?

Turkey is both the historic "crossroads of Europe and Asia" and a powerful presence in the Middle East.

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