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Ilter Turan, a professor of political science at Istanbul's Bilgi University, said the ruling party now had political capital to spend, though hard debate awaits.

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"In this game of brinksmanship accidents can happen, not least because parts of the Israeli government are prone to high risk-taking," says Professor Ilter Turan, professor of international relations at Istanbul's Bilgi University.

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"One possible explanation for Monday's announcement is that those talks failed," said Ilter Turan, professor of political science at Istanbul's Bilgi University.

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Yaman Akdeniz, an Internet expert at Bilgi University, says he is concerned because the sites that will be blocked will remain confidential.

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But while Mr. Erdogan will likely keep more drastic measures against Damascus in reserve, Turkey is by now committed to removing Mr. Assad, according to Ilter Turan, professor of international relations at Istanbul's Bilgi University.

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Shafak has taught at various universities around the world, including Ýstanbul Bilgi University, the University of Michigan, the University of Arizona, and Istanbul Bahcesehir University.

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To have three of your neighbors as either Iran, or in the case of Iraq and Syria supported by Iran, should not be comforting for Turkey, said Soli Ozel , professor of international relations and political science at Bilgi University, in Istanbul.

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They certainly won't stop buying oil from Iran, said Soli Ozel , professor of international relations and political science at Bilgi University in Istanbul.

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Ankara also has to consider "how Iran might try to come to the rescue of the Syrian government, and how that could create problems for Turkey and the allies," said Ilter Turan , professor of political science at Bilgi University in Istanbul.

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Yaman Akdeniz, an Internet expert at Bilgi University, says he is concerned because the sites that will be blocked will remain confidential.

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