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İbrahim Karataş
Associate Professor in International Relations
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İbrahim Karataş is an Associate Professor in International Relations, based in Istanbul, Turkey.
While Ankara has no desire to defend Iran, Turkish policymakers fear that the collapse or fragmentation of the Iranian state could produce security, migration, and economic crises that would hit Türkiye hardest.