About Bekir Aydogan

Bekir Aydoğan is an Erbil-based journalist focusing on Iraqi Kurdistan. He holds a Master of Arts from Exeter University’s Department of Politics and International Relations of the Middle East where he wrote his dissertation on Iraqi Kurdish politics. Twitter: @bekir_aydgn
17 Sep, 2024

The Delicate Balance in Kirkuk: What Does the Future Hold for the Governorate?

Mehmet Alaca Bekir Aydogan | 17 September 2024 | AR

The Provincial elections held in Kirkuk on December 18, 2023, after an 18-year hiatus, brought relative hope to the city’s conflict-ridden coexistence. However, the controversial governorship election held eight months later showed that Kirkuk [...]

The Delicate Balance in Kirkuk: What Does the Future Hold for the Governorate?2024-09-17T16:38:03+03:00
17 Jun, 2022

After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran?
Will Electoral Defeats in Lebanon and Iraq truly harm Iranian regional interests?

Mehmet Alaca Bekir Aydogan | 17 June 2022

After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran? what stands next for lebanon after key elections Suffering a deep economic crisis with 80 percent of its population living below the poverty line, only 41 percent [...]

After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran?
Will Electoral Defeats in Lebanon and Iraq truly harm Iranian regional interests?2022-06-22T12:14:35+03:00
18 Mar, 2022

Political Representation of Iraq’s Minorities: Tool for Dominant Parties?

Mehmet Alaca Bekir Aydogan | 18 March 2022

Ethnic and religious minorities are given official quotas both in Iraqi and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) parliaments. While the given quotas are limited to certain numbers, some of the minorities do not have any quotas

Political Representation of Iraq’s Minorities: Tool for Dominant Parties?2022-09-27T12:00:49+03:00

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