North Carolina

August 26, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir |

State Department Calls Out Erdogan’s Hosting of Hamas Terrorists

The State Department registered its strong objection yesterday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hosting of two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on August 22. This is the first time the State Department...

May 5, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Luc Sasseville

Trump Should Not Fall For Erdogan’s S-400 Gambit

Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent two military planeloads of medical aid to the United States, alongside a letter praising “the spirit of solidarity” he has displayed during...

January 20, 2020 | David May |

War by Other Means

A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS

October 17, 2019 | David Adesnik, Aykan Erdemir

Trump’s first mistake in Syria was ever trusting Erdogan at all

President Trump’s deficient understanding of Muslims, many of whom are at the forefront of the fight against radical Islamism, leads him to see threats where none exist. It also prevents him from recognizing...

June 19, 2019 | Eric B. Lorber |

Credibility Gap: China’s FATF Presidency

May 31, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir, Merve Tahiroglu

Erdogan Releases Another U.S. Hostage Ahead of Trump Meeting

Turkey on Wednesday night released Serkan Golge, a Turkish-American dual citizen imprisoned on dubious terrorism charges, hours af...

April 19, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir |

Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan

January 31, 2019 | LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, John Hannah, David Adesnik, Clifford D. May

Midterm Assessment

The Trump Administration's Foreign and National Security Policies

August 13, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkey’s perfect storm

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, came to power on the heels of the 2001 financi...

August 2, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, Merve Tahiroglu

Treasury Sanctions Top Turkish Officials

In an unprecedented move against a NATO ally, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions yesterday against two Turkish cabinet ministers...

July 25, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkish Court Takes a U-Turn, Releases American Pastor to House Arrest

In response to an appeal by U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson’s attorney, a Turkish court...

July 19, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkey’s Refusal to Release American Pastor Elicits Strong Bipartisan Reaction

A Turkish court refused yesterday to release U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, detained for 21 months on...

May 31, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, Eric S. Edelman

Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy

Western Nationals in Turkish Prisons

May 8, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkey’s Case Against U.S. Pastor Gets Even More Bizarre

U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson had his second hearing before a Turkish court on Monday after sitting in a Turkish prison for the last 18 months...

April 19, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir

North Carolina Pastor Starts Trial In Turkey. Here’s Why That Matters

A U.S. pastor held in Turkey on dubious terror charges began trial Monday, rejecting accusations of aiding an Islamist movement and spying against Turkey’s government. ......

April 16, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, Eric S. Edelman

Turkey’s president is holding Americans hostage. Why aren’t we doing anything about it?

On April 16, an American pastor unjustly detained in a Turkish prison for 18 months will&n...

March 13, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir

Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Life Sentence for U.S. Pastor

A Turkish prosecutor today demanded a life sentence for U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson on charges of &...

February 13, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, Merve Tahiroglu

Tillerson Goes to Turkey amid Sanctions Talk in Washington

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to visit Turkey o...

December 22, 2017 | Boris Zilberman |

This Christmas, Remember Imprisoned Pastor Andrew Brunson

Pastor Andrew Brunson will be spending his second Christmas in a Turkish jail, unfairly held by the Erdogan government on...

November 30, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Marxist-Leninist Party Sues German Banks Over BDS Account Closures

The Marxist-Leninist Party in Germany filed a lawsuit against the Deutsche Bank and the Postbank on Wednesday in the West German city of Essen, claiming the closure of the party's bank accou...