Hasan Kosebalaban | 10 August 2016
This paper discusses the start of a new chapter in Turkish-Israeli relations in the context of the new Middle Eastern strategic landscape. The growing regional influence of Iran since 2003,
Dimitar Bechev | 09 August 2016 | AR
Russia and Turkey find themselves in the same boat, so it's only rational for them to de-escalate tensions.Are Russia and Turkey about to mend ties and put behind them the spat over the downed SU-24 [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 06 August 2016
The first confirmation that there was a coup attempt against the democratically-elected Turkish government was a military force taking control of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation headquarters and broadcasting a statement announcing that a coup had taken place.
Chris Doyle | 04 August 2016 | AR | TR
Britain is facing its most challenging foreign policy crisis since the Second World War after voting to leave the European Union. Divorcing Brussels would always be a major step, but is now even more so, as no British leader has yet to articulate a clear vision and strategy for the future.
Omar Ashour | 01 August 2016 | TR
On the night of 15 July 2016, Turkey witnessed its bloodiest coup attempt in the history of the Republic. The very essence and symbols of Turkish democracy came under bombardment for the first time. But despite its brutality and seriousness,
Omer Aslan | 31 July 2016 | TR
On July 15th a group of soldiers inside the Turkish military—ordinarily an expert executioner of military coups d’état - carried out the seventh coup attempt in Turkey’s checkered history.
Basheer Nafi | 30 July 2016 | AR
The coup attempt not only targeted Turkey but was meant to put an end to the dynamic of democratic change in the region as a whole Two weeks ago, Turkey was subjected to a coup [...]
Omar Ashour | 21 July 2016 | AR
The lessons for Egypt are numerous and they will certainly affect the future of democratization in that country. "The Turkish Army Topples Erdogan", said the red headline of Al-Ahram's front page, the leading state-owned Egyptian newspaper [...]
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 [...]
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.
