Galip Dalay | 19 July 2016 | AR
Yet Another Instance of Islamic Exceptionalism? Tanks rolled down the street, state owned TV channels were taken over, dissenting media outlets were raided and silenced, president’s office was surrounded, the first ever democratically elected president [...]
Galip Dalay | 18 July 2016
When people of all persuasions stood against it, they turned a dark night into a bright morning for Turkish democracy. Now that the people have defeated this coup attempt, the politicians should remain vigilant and [...]
Mesut Ozcan | 18 July 2016
The fall of Mosul to ISIL in June 2014 shocked Iraq and the world. After the fall of this city, ISIL continued its advance for some months.
Basheer Nafi | 17 July 2016
Iran's tension with its Arab neighbours won't be ending any time soon The Iranian regional project is no longer just a geopolitical project but an ideological one too The dispute between Iran and most of [...]
Zeynep Koc | 17 July 2016 | AR
The night of the 15th of July has become a historical moment for Turkey. Turkish citizens, threatened by a group of Gulenist soldiers’ attempts to siege power via a coup, answered the call of President [...]
Mohammad Affan | 05 July 2016 | AR | TR
Different patterns of military hegemony and different strategies adopted by elected governments in resistance to this hegemony may be the main factors that explain the different outcomes between the successful military coup in Egypt 2013 and the failed coup attempt in Turkey 2016.
Galip Dalay | 03 July 2016 | AR | TR
Since the July 15, 2016 coup, Turkey has been living in what might be termed ‘momentous times’. Since then the country has been struggling to deal with the aftershocks of the failed coup
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 01 July 2016
“Refugees map” is an interactive platform to serve institutions and individuals assisting refugees around the world. It was designed in a form of an interactive map as shown in the following link: The website: www.refugeesmap.com.
Mariya Petkova | 01 July 2016
In the past two years, Europe has witnessed a surge of violence against refugees and asylum seekers. The continent’s mismanagement of the Syrian refugee crisis has led to security forces,
Galip Dalay | 29 June 2016
Regional geopolitics is shifting at an accelerated pace. While some of Turkey’s traditional security concerns and foreign policy challenges still linger, new threats are also emerging. Nevertheless
