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Jean-François Pérouse

Professor and researcher, University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès.

Turkey: The “Reconquest” of Hagia Sophia, a Bad Movie Jean-François Pérouse · July 2020 On 19^th July, President Recep Tayyib Erdoğan took himself to Hagia Sophia to check on preparations for the first Friday prayer, which was to coincide—what a historical clash!—with the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne (24 July 1923), the foundation of Turkish territorial sovereignty regained (…)
Istanbul and the AKP: Springboard, Showcase and Ali Baba’s Cave Jean-François Pérouse · May 2019 The election of Ekrem İmamoğlu, candidate of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) for mayor of Istanbul was finally cancelled, after unbelievable government pressure. It will be held again on June 23 and, for economic, political and symbolic reasons, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan decided that he could not (…)