Daily Sabah
PKK announcement of withdrawal from Turkey has ramifications for Iraq, Syria
On October 26, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said it was withdrawing its fighters from Turkey. The withdrawal is part of a peace process that has seen the group say it will disarm...
Op-eds
SDF moves forward with integration into new Syrian security forces
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) based in eastern Syria are taking steps to integrate into the security forces led by the Syrian transitional government in Damascus. “The Syrian government...
Op-eds
Iraqi parliamentary candidate killed in car bombing
Safaa al Mashhadani, a Sunni Iraqi parliamentary candidate who served on the Baghdad Provincial Council, was killed by a car bomb, The National reported on October 15. Mashhadani, a candidate...
Op-eds
Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror
Memos
Bridging the Gap
Turkey Between East and West
Legislative Testimonies
Syria’s Assad Rebuffs Erdogan’s Effort to Normalize Ties
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the country’s parliament on August 25 that initiatives to revive relations with Turkey had not yielded “any results worth mentioning despite the seriousness and...
Policy Briefs
What can we expect from an Erdogan-Netanyahu meeting?
What could possibly go right, or wrong, in a meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu? Recent reporting suggests that the two...
Op-eds
Engines of Influence
Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan
Memos
Collusion or Collision?
Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin
Monographs
Iran Is More Than Persia
Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic
Monographs
Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Under Scrutiny
Irregularities Point to Erdoğan’s Manipulation of Financial System to Consolidate Power
Memos
War by Other Means
A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS
Monographs
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
Monographs
Religious Freedom in Turkey
Legislative Testimonies
Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan
Op-eds
The Prospect of U.S. Sanctions Exacerbates Turkey’s Political and Economic Risks
Turkey is experiencing one of the worst economic downturns in its history.
Memos
Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy
Western Nationals in Turkish Prisons
Monographs
Erdogan’s Weathervane Foreign Policy
On June 27, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would be normalizing relations with ...
Op-eds
Amid Violence and Chaos, Turkey Grapples With Turmoil From Within and Without
Turkey marked the 93rd anniversary of Victory Day in its 1922 War of Independence against Greece on Sunday. While many commercial and residential buildings were blanketed with the Turkish red fla...