Absent institutionalized defense industrial cooperation with the EU, the gap between Ankara’s strategic autonomy rhetoric and its defense industrial capabilities may widen.
Research
Serhat Güvenç
Professor of International Relations
- Kadir Has University
June 25, 2026
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