How the Turkish military influences policydoi:10.1080/05679320108449654Adelphi Papers
There’s a different version of my life — one that seems much more likely — where I become a sailor in the Turkish military. That’s the path I was on for a long time, and it’s a very respectable one. A ton of my friends are still in marine school, but in my heart, I alw...
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