Binali Yıldırım
Turkey’s Erdoğan reigns supreme at hypocrisy and double-speak
Erdoğan’s stance on the Gaza war is a façade, built on lies
Op-eds
Israel Should Boycott Turkey
Insult is continuously added to injury. Since the October 7 terror attacks on Israel, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used every opportunity to shore up his support for Hamas, while vilifying Jerusalem....
Op-eds
Turkey Could Become the Middle East’s Next Narco-State
If Turkey joins Syria and Lebanon as the third narco-state in the Eastern Mediterranean, this will only compound the region’s trafficking and money laundering problems, while also presenting illicit non-state actors greater opportunities to exploit.
Op-eds
Erdogan Escalates Turkish Campaign to Disenfranchise Six Million Pro-Kurdish Voters
Disenfranchising over 6 million pro-Kurdish voters and pushing some 40,000 party members out of democratic channels will hammer the final nail in the coffin of Turkey’s struggling democracy.
Op-eds
Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Under Scrutiny
Irregularities Point to Erdoğan’s Manipulation of Financial System to Consolidate Power
Memos
Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy
Western Nationals in Turkish Prisons
Monographs
As Turkey and US agree to disagree, Erdogan heads east
Turkey and the United States have failed to iron out differences in key areas of their relationship, including a visa dispute, during high-level talks that put a spotlight on tensions betwee...
Op-eds
Turkey’s Premier Visits Washington
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is in Washington this week...
Policy Briefs
Erdogan Builds a Parallel Budget
Co-written by Yagmur Menzilcioglu. Over the weekend, the Turkish government...
Policy Briefs
Ankara’s Influence: Asset or a Liability?
The Mosul operation, launched on October 17, has once again highlighted the complicated nature of Turkey’s involvement in the fight against the Islamic State (IS). Ahead of the offensive, T...
Op-eds
Lawmakers arrested in Turkey; car bomb kills 9
A huge car bomb killed at least nine people in the largest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast region Friday, shortly after authorities detained a dozen Kurdish lawmakers in rela...
Op-eds
Russia’s Middle East Offensive
Even before Russian bombers launched strikes into Syria from an Iranian air base last month, it was clear that one of President Barack Obama’s more dubious foreign policy legacies would be...
Op-eds
Joe Biden’s Challenge in Turkey
The stakes for Vice President Joe Biden’s travels this week...
Op-eds
Behind the Veneer of Cross-Party Unity, Erdogan Cements Power
All three of Turkey’s main opposition parties opposed the coup attempt on July 15, and the government has taken pains to show its gratitude. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...
Policy Briefs
Where U.S. Sees Crisis in Turkey, Iran Sees Opportunity
Iran was the first government to fully back Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Friday&rsqu...
Policy Briefs
Turkey needs a new social contract
A decade ago, Turkey was hailed as a success story due to its booming economy, proactive foreign policy and progress toward EU membership. Today the country is making headlines for different reas...
Op-eds
Notes on a Failed Coup
For your consideration, several observations regarding Turkey’s failed coup: By any measure, the incompetence of the coup plotters was simply flabbergasting. They...
Op-eds
Turkey’s Post-Coup Purges by the Numbers
Co-written by Yagmur Menzilcioglu A faction of the Turkish military attempted a coup d’état on Friday. Lacking support of the bulk of the armed forces, police, and...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Illicit Finance Trap
Co-written by Yagmur Menzilcioglu While not widely reported in the West, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım last month submitted to parliament a...