Çağdaş Üngör on what Turkey and China want from Sino-Turkish relations

What this episode covers

Çağdaş Üngör, professor of political science and international relations at Marmara University, on Turkey-China ties. The conversation addresses the modern history of relations between the two countries, Turkish public perceptions of China, Ankara’s stance on China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority, and Beijing’s efforts to craft its message to Turkish public opinion. Üngör authored the paper “China Is Playing by Turkey’s Media Rules” for the Carnegie Endowment. She also wrote the paper “The ‘Chinese Vaccine’ and its Discontents: Turkey’s Public Debate on Sinovac during the COVID Crisis”, for the Middle East Institute. Become a member to support Turkey Book Talk. Members get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, transcripts of the whole archive, and over 200 reviews covering Turkish and international fiction, history and politics. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2998854&fan_landing=true