Tyler Stapleton

Director of Congressional Relations at FDD Action

FDD Analysis

If the Saudis want a nuclear arsenal, Trump’s new deal might just give it to them

July 31, 2026 | Andrea Stricker,  Tyler Stapleton
Washington Examiner

US Treasury sanctions Turkish Hamas financiers as Erdogan presses for F-35s

July 27, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton
FDD's Long War Journal

We paid $3 billion for Lebanon’s army to make excuses for Hezbollah

July 24, 2026 | Tyler Stapleton,  David Daoud
Washington Examiner

China Is Helping Erdogan Build a Surveillance State

July 23, 2026 | Tyler Stapleton,  Sinan Ciddi
Real Clear World

Selling the S-400 to Qatar or the UAE Solves Turkey's Problem, Not Washington's

July 10, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton
Insight

Why is Washington going soft on the Turkish banks enabling Iran’s terrorism?

March 11, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton,  Max Meizlish
The Hill

What Washington Can Do To Slow Turkey's Despotic Turn

July 15, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton
Newsweek

Erdogan Attempts to Rally the Muslim World Against Israel

June 18, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton
Policy Brief

Erdogan’s private military company looks to raise an Islamist army

September 27, 2024 | Tyler Stapleton,  Sinan Ciddi
FDD's Long War Journal

Turkey should prove it is ready to embrace NATO

September 26, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton,  Endy Zemenides
Ekathimerini
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In the News

Did the "No Jets for Turkey" campaign just get a boost from the Trump Administration?
August 21, 2025 | Tyler Stapleton
The Greek Current
Is Turkey's Eurofighter deal a win for Erdogan?
July 25, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton
The Greek Current
The man tasked with solving all of Turkey’s problems
June 16, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi,  Tyler Stapleton
The Greek Current
Foiled terror plot highlights how Turkey enables Hamas
July 30, 2024 | Tyler Stapleton,  Sinan Ciddi
The Greek Current
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