Stuttgart : Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa)
Doi
Abstract
Turkey describes foreign cultural and educational policy as a key factor in its “2023 Vision” to mark the centenary of the Turkish Republic. In a 2017 speech, President Erdoğan remarked that Turkey must “exert strenuous efforts, study hard and sweat blood to obtain cultural power” (Presidency of The Republic of Turkey, 2017). In practice this has meant a greater focus on Islam in ECP, shifting focus away from Europe and toward the Middle East and Central Asia, and increasing state control over ECP as Turkey has become more authoritarian
