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In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Ezgi Akin is Al-Monitor’s correspondent in Anakara and associate editor of the Turkey Pulse. Prior to joining Al-Monitor, she covered the foreign policy beat in the country for over a decade, working for various Turkish media outlets as well as international media. Akin is a Fulbright alumna.
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In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
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Ezgi Akin
In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
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Ezgi Akin
In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
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