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Mehmet Ugur

Mehmet Ugur is Professor of Economics and Institutions and member of Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC) at the Department of International Business and Economics, University of Greenwich.

Why EU Should Not Upgrade The Customs Union With Turkey

Mehmet Ugur

Recent developments in EU-Turkey relations are revealing. The EU-Turkey high level meeting of May 2015 gave the green light for upgrading bilateral trade. Less than

EU-Turkey ‘Agreement’ On Syrian Refugees: An Illegal And Shameful Deal

Mehmet Ugur

I used to enjoy researching European integration because the subject struck me as a rich laboratory for distilling evidence on the dark undersides of national

Turkish Elections Or Political Economy Of State-orchestrated Violence

Mehmet Ugur

The results of the snap elections in Turkey have taken everybody by surprise. This is not because observers with a critical eye have failed to