The highlight of the Programme on Contemporary Turkey at SEESOX in 2016-2017 academic year was the workshop titled Turkey’s turmoil and the West’s conundrum: How should Europe and the US approach post-coup Turkey? The daylong workshop hosted eminent academics and experts on Turkey and the region. It consisted of three sessions that each focused on different aspects of the current turbulent period. The first session kicked off with a diagnosis of EU–Turkey relations, which undoubtedly form the essence of Turkey’s Western journey. The session attempted to analyse the recent developments that shaped bilateral relations, such as the EU–Turkey refugee deal and the possibility of freezing Turkey’s accession talks. The second session focused on the compatibility or divergence between the security interests and policies of the West and Turkey, with particular emphasis on the Russia–Turkey rapprochement and the spillover from the Syrian civil war. The third session discussed ways for the West to respond to Turkey’s increasing authoritarianism and human rights violations. The report of the workshop with in-depth analysis is available here.