The main factors of the formation of Turkey: from a medium power state to a strong regional state
Keywords:
Turkey, Power, State power, region powerAbstract
The aim of the paper is to highlight the fundamental factors that help Turkey increase its political and economic influence on the international arena and make it a regional power, and to analyze the political figure of Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself, what role he plays in the formation of Turkey as a powerful regional state.References
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