CPRS Turkey

Türkiye Barış ve Güvenlik Çalışmaları

Turkey occupies a critical geopolitical position between Europe, the Middle East and the Caucasus. It has a burgeoning economy and strong private sector; a rapidly strengthening democracy and vibrant civil society; and membership of a wide range of organisations from NATO and the OECD to the Islamic Conference, G20 and candidacy to the EU.

Turkey is a pivotal player not only in regional but global affairs. It is an important peace broker in regional conflicts, a leading country for peacekeeping operations and has been a generous donor for disaster response around the world. However, Turkey is also a country trying to merge its Islamic heritage into broader structures and models of western liberal democratic governance.

To deal with the legacy of its Ottoman heritage and nation-state building policies of the Republic, Turkey needs to address a number of fundamental socio-cultural and development challenges. Furthermore, Turkey’s internal stability is affected by a protracted armed conflict based on Kurdish separatism.

With these issues in mind, the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies (CPRS) at Coventry University is home to an innovative research group that seeks to explore a wide range of conflict and peace related matters with specific reference to Turkey