Merve Tahiroglu

July 30, 2018 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Merve Tahiroglu

Turkey Vows to Defy U.S. Sanctions on Iran – Again

As the August 6 deadline approaches for the reinstatement of U.S. sanctions on Iran, Turkey...

February 14, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, Merve Tahiroglu

Handling Turkey’s Erdogan: What Washington can learn from Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin knows to handle his fellow authoritarian leaders; he relentlessly applies leverage to extract concessions. This is a lesson that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...

March 29, 2017 |

Islamic State Poses a Growing Threat in Turkey, a Key NATO Ally, FDD Study Finds

(Washington, D.C., March 29, 2017) – As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares to travel to Ankara on Thursday, a new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) finds th...

March 29, 2016 | Eric S. Edelman |

Erdoğan ya Politikalarını Değiştirmeli ya da İstifa Etmeli

Translation by Merve Tahiroglu, view original article here.  Türkiye, Cumhurba&#35...

February 3, 2016 | Merve Tahiroglu, Jonathan Schanzer

Ankara’nın Başarısızlığı: Türkiye Arap Baharını nasıl kaybetti

Translation by Merve Tahiroglu, view original article here. Bundan beş yıl önce h...

April 9, 2015 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

Pragmatism Trumps Principles on Erdogan’s Iran Visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Iranian capital on Tuesday amidst rising tension between Ankara and Tehran....

December 9, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

AQ Leader’s Arrest Highlights Turkey’s Terror Problem

A joint U.S.-Turkish operation last month led to the capture of a senior...

November 19, 2014 |

New Report Chronicles Flow of Jihadists, Money to the Islamic State from Turkey

WASHINGTON - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today released a new report chronicling the terrorism financing, weapons smuggling, illegal oil sales, and fighters streaming from southeast...

October 10, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer, Merve Tahiroglu FDD Research

Türkiye’yi NATO’dan çıkartma vakti mi?

FDD Research

September 17, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

Iranian Leverage over Turkey?

The Turkish daily Taraf published a blockbuster article Tuesday alleging that Iran has been blackmailing Tur...

September 15, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

Turkey’s State-Owned Bank Probed By the New York Fed

The United States Federal Reserve launched a probe last week into the New Y...

July 28, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

Turkey’s Flotilla Charity Seeks Renewed Confrontation with Israel

The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), the Turkish charity that organized the ill-fated flotilla to the Gaza Strip in 2010, appears to be preparing for round two – this time with the hel...

July 18, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

Gaza Conflict Reveals Anti-Semitic Undercurrent in Turkey

Violent protestors gathered yesterday in front of the Israeli embassy in Ankara and the consulate in Istanbul. Protesters in Istanbul...

June 4, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu |

Watch Turkey’s Prime Minister Apparently Going Ballistic On Protestors

It hasn't been an easy week for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and now...