Gökçe Bayindir Goularas is assistant professor of political science and international relations in the French department at Yeditepe University.Hakan Sezgin Erkan is assistant professor of political science and international relations at Yeditepe University

• Introduction Chapter 1. National Discourses as Frozen Conflicts, Heraklis MillasChapter 2. The Lausanne minorities in Greece and Turkey after 1999: Signs of Changes and Fields of Resistance, Konstantinos TsitselikisChapter 3. From excitement to boredom: Politics of Emotions and Turkish–Greek Friendship after 1999, Leonidas KarakatsanisChapter 4. The Impact of Tsipras Politics on Turkish–Greek Relations: A Media Analysis between January–August 2015, Isil Zeynep Turkan Ipek Chapter 5. The Role of Press on the Greek–Turkish Detente Process: The Analysis of Three Turkish Newspapers, Hakan Sezgin ErkanChapter 6. The Outlook on Turkish–Greece Economic Relations with a Special Emphasis on Post-1990 Era, Çagri Levent UsluChapter 7. The Role of Greece and Turkey as Energy Hubs in the Region, Natalya Ketenci Chapter 8. From ‘Imagined’ to ‘Virtual Communities’: Greek–Turkish Encounters in Cyberspace, Haris Theodorelis-RigasChapter 9. Civil Actors of Greek–Turkish Rapprochement, Gökçe Bayindir Goularas Conclusion

This overview of civil society and grassroots exchanges and initiatives is a major contribution in overcoming the dominant stereotypes about two identities perceived as separate and inherently antagonistic. Essential reading for all interested in penetrating behind the surface of the Greek-Turkish relationship during a period of geopolitical recompositions in the former ‘Eastern Question’ region.

Gökçe Bayindir Goularas is assistant professor of political science and international relations in the French department at Yeditepe University.Hakan Sezgin Erkan is assistant professor of political science and international relations at Yeditepe University

• Introduction Chapter 1. National Discourses as Frozen Conflicts, Heraklis MillasChapter 2. The Lausanne minorities in Greece and Turkey after 1999: Signs of Changes and Fields of Resistance, Konstantinos TsitselikisChapter 3. From excitement to boredom: Politics of Emotions and Turkish–Greek Friendship after 1999, Leonidas KarakatsanisChapter 4. The Impact of Tsipras Politics on Turkish–Greek Relations: A Media Analysis between January–August 2015, Isil Zeynep Turkan Ipek Chapter 5. The Role of Press on the Greek–Turkish Detente Process: The Analysis of Three Turkish Newspapers, Hakan Sezgin ErkanChapter 6. The Outlook on Turkish–Greece Economic Relations with a Special Emphasis on Post-1990 Era, Çagri Levent UsluChapter 7. The Role of Greece and Turkey as Energy Hubs in the Region, Natalya Ketenci Chapter 8. From ‘Imagined’ to ‘Virtual Communities’: Greek–Turkish Encounters in Cyberspace, Haris Theodorelis-RigasChapter 9. Civil Actors of Greek–Turkish Rapprochement, Gökçe Bayindir Goularas Conclusion

This overview of civil society and grassroots exchanges and initiatives is a major contribution in overcoming the dominant stereotypes about two identities perceived as separate and inherently antagonistic. Essential reading for all interested in penetrating behind the surface of the Greek-Turkish relationship during a period of geopolitical recompositions in the former ‘Eastern Question’ region.

Gökçe Bayindir Goularas is assistant professor of political science and international relations in the French department at Yeditepe University.Hakan Sezgin Erkan is assistant professor of political science and international relations at Yeditepe University

• Introduction Chapter 1. National Discourses as Frozen Conflicts, Heraklis MillasChapter 2. The Lausanne minorities in Greece and Turkey after 1999: Signs of Changes and Fields of Resistance, Konstantinos TsitselikisChapter 3. From excitement to boredom: Politics of Emotions and Turkish–Greek Friendship after 1999, Leonidas KarakatsanisChapter 4. The Impact of Tsipras Politics on Turkish–Greek Relations: A Media Analysis between January–August 2015, Isil Zeynep Turkan Ipek Chapter 5. The Role of Press on the Greek–Turkish Detente Process: The Analysis of Three Turkish Newspapers, Hakan Sezgin ErkanChapter 6. The Outlook on Turkish–Greece Economic Relations with a Special Emphasis on Post-1990 Era, Çagri Levent UsluChapter 7. The Role of Greece and Turkey as Energy Hubs in the Region, Natalya Ketenci Chapter 8. From ‘Imagined’ to ‘Virtual Communities’: Greek–Turkish Encounters in Cyberspace, Haris Theodorelis-RigasChapter 9. Civil Actors of Greek–Turkish Rapprochement, Gökçe Bayindir Goularas Conclusion

This overview of civil society and grassroots exchanges and initiatives is a major contribution in overcoming the dominant stereotypes about two identities perceived as separate and inherently antagonistic. Essential reading for all interested in penetrating behind the surface of the Greek-Turkish relationship during a period of geopolitical recompositions in the former ‘Eastern Question’ region.