About Galip Dalay

Senior associate fellow at Al Sharq Forum and Al Jazeera Center for Studies. He previously worked as a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin and as a political researcher at SETA Foundation in Ankara. He is a regular contributor to German Marshall Fund of the United States' on Turkey policy brief series, and a columnist for Middle East Eye. Research Interests: Turkish Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy, Regional Kurdish politics, Political Islam, and Radical Movements.
18 Jul, 2018

How will Turkey’s foreign policy change under the new system?

Galip Dalay | 18 July 2018

How will Turkey's foreign policy change under the new system? On July 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey's first elected president with executive powers. His outright victory in the first round of the June [...]

How will Turkey’s foreign policy change under the new system?2022-11-14T13:12:16+03:00
21 Feb, 2018

From Astana to Sochi: How de-escalation allowed Assad to return to war

Galip Dalay | 21 February 2018

As many experts have pointed out, the Russian-backed Astana process, rather than leading to a reign of peace, presented the opportunity for the Syrian government to redesign and restructure the conflict in its favour. Putting [...]

From Astana to Sochi: How de-escalation allowed Assad to return to war2020-08-11T12:52:56+03:00
23 Jan, 2018

The politics behind Turkey’s Afrin operation

Galip Dalay | 23 January 2018

On Saturday, Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-majority province of Afrin in northwestern Syria. Alongside earlier artillery shelling of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) positions, the air bombing was only a prelude to the ground operation which began the following day. With this, Syria's highly complex [...]

The politics behind Turkey’s Afrin operation2020-08-11T12:52:57+03:00
27 Dec, 2017

Despite the Euphoria in Baghdad, Iraq’s Revival is far from Secure

Galip Dalay | 27 December 2017

Haider al-Abadi's victories over Islamic State and the pushback against Kurdish independence have given rise to optimism about the future, but Iraq's leader has yet to begin building a new inclusive country In 2017, Iraq [...]

Despite the Euphoria in Baghdad, Iraq’s Revival is far from Secure2020-08-11T12:53:00+03:00
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