[CANCELLED] Talk by Nicolas MONCEAU: “The evolution of laiklik (secularism) in AKP-led Turkey: social perceptions, ideological polarisation and official ideology”.

Nicolas Monceau, who holds a PhD in political science, is a university professor of political science at the University of Bordeaux, where he heads two Master’s programmes: ‘Global Security’ and ‘Political Analysis’ (one of which is run in partnership with Galatasaray University in Istanbul). As an associate researcher at the French Institute of Anatolian Studies – Georges Dumézil in Istanbul, he has published numerous books and articles on Turkey, particularly on domestic and regional politics, and relations with the European Union and Russia. He recently published : “ Erdogan’s Turkey: from strategic competitor to indispensable partner in European defence ”, Le Rubicon, 21 January 2026 (https://lerubicon.org/turkey-erdogan-from-strategic-competitor-to-indispensable-partner-in-european-defence/) ; French Perceptions of European Defence and Türkiye’s role: From Ally to Strategic Competitor?, CATS Network Paper, SWP, No. 19, 19 June 2025 and co-edited (with Bayram Balci, CERI-Sciences Po): Turkey: A Century of Change in State and Society, Palgrave, 2023 and Turkey, Russia and Iran in the Middle East: Establishing a New Regional Order, Palgrave, 202