Erdogan Announces Presidential Candidacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week formally announced his candidacy for re-election to a third consecutive term. The announcement aims to compel the Nation Alliance, an electoral coalition...
Alevism
Spectacles of Tolerance: The Precarity of Turkey’s Religious Minorities in the Era of Neo-Ottoman Delusions
Excerpt Turkey watchers continue to debate whether neo-Ottomanism, an ideological proclivity to exalt and revive an imagined Ottoman past and its traditions of religio-political authority and domination,...
Op-eds
Congress Joins European Allies in Targeting Erdogan’s Far-Right Partners
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on September 23 that includes an amendment requiring the secretary of state to submit a report assessing whether Turkey’s Grey Wolves — a far-right militant...
Policy Briefs
The Middle East’s religious minorities are facing extinction. The world must act.
Pope Francis began his first-ever papal trip to Iraq on Friday, marking a watershed moment in relations between the Catholic Church and the Middle East. Yet for all the optimism of the Pope’s message,...
Op-eds
AKP Eyes Alevi Voters – Again and to No Avail
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state should pay the...
Policy Briefs
How Conspiracies Sustain One-Man Rule in Turkey and Beyond
By exploiting Turkey’s long-held prejudices, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is able to maintain his grip on power, argues Aykan Erdemir.
Op-eds
How Conspiracies Sustain One-Man Rule in Turkey and Beyond
By exploiting Turkey’s long-held prejudices, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is able to maintain his grip on power, argues Aykan Erdemir
Op-eds
After the Coup: Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities
Turkey’s July 15 abortive coup has produced a show of cross-party support for the country’s elected government. All three major opposition parties explicitly denounced the attempt, an...
Op-eds
Coup Attempt Sparks Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities
Turkey’s July 15 abortive coup has produced a show of cross...
Policy Briefs
Turkey: An Unreliable Ally?
As Turkey continues to face a deteriorating security environment, The Cipher Brief sat down with Aykan Erdemir, a former member of the Turkish parliament and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation...
Op-eds
The Turkish Kristallnacht
A belated commemoration — 60 years lat...
Op-eds
Turkey – Where Everyone Believes God is On Their Side
Six days after Turkey reluctantly joined the US war effort against ISIS with its ...
Op-eds
Turkey Risks Relapse into ’90s Violence
A specter is haunting Turkey. Suicide bombers, assassins and an alphabet soup of terrorist organizations seem to have brought back the carnage of the 1990s. The rapid ...
Op-eds
Turkish Grey Wolves Target ‘Chinese’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing came at an awkward time. So far this month, Turkish ultranation...
Op-eds
Turkey’s False Spring
Turkey’s recent June elections have produced a religiously diverse parliament th...
Op-eds
A Resurgent Terrorist Threat in Turkey
Turkey has long fought Kurdish insurgents within its borders, and the country now faces a severe jihadist threat in part due to Ankara’s reckless policy of allowing jihadists to exploit its...
Op-eds
Alawites and Alevis: What’s in a Name?
Co-authored by Soner Cagaptay Tensions are rising on the Turkish-Syrian border, as Turkey recently became the first country to take direct military action against the al-As...