- Burak Bekdil
- July 27, 2021
- Paper No. 2106
How sustainable will the Aegean Seaโs peaceful summer of 2021 prove to be? For Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan, the primary reason for peace in the Aegean has been the threat of further Western sanctions amid Turkeyโs ongoing economic descent. But his election campaign for the 2023 race could drive him back to his bullying, aggressive self in terms of regional policy to consolidate conservative and nationalist votes.