Turkey
Turkey and COVID-19: Don't Forget Refugees
Kemal Kirisci, M. Murat Erdoğan Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 8:15 AM
Turkey will need help protecting refugees during the public health crisis.
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Turkey
Turkey’s Unpalatable Choices in Syria
Galip Dalay Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 8:00 AM
Turkey's hardline policy toward the Syrian Kurds has left Ankara with no good options.
Turkey
Can the Turkish Opposition Develop a Sustainable Kurdish Policy?
Galip Dalay Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Counterterrorism
Will Abandoning the Kurds Result in the Mass Release of Islamic State Fighters?
Robert Chesney Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 10:50 AM
The White House issued a stunning statement on Oct. 6:
Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by telephone. Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial “Caliphate,” will no longer be in the immediate area.
Turkey
Syrian Refugees in Turkey Need Jobs
Kemal Kirisci, Gokce Uysal Kolasin Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 8:50 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Turkey
Syrian Refugees in Turkey Need Better Access to Formal Jobs
Kemal Kirisci, Gokce Uysal Kolasin Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Eight years after Syrians began to flee en masse from the growing violence in their country, Turkey now hosts 3.6 million Syrian refugees. For the fourth year running, this makes Turkey the largest host, globally, of refugees.
Turkey
Why is Turkey Betting on Russia?
Galip Dalay Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 10:16 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Turkey
Erdoğan’s Tactical Gamble in Istanbul Proves a Strategic Mistake
Kemal Kirisci, Omer Taspinar Mon, Jul 8, 2019, 10:04 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Following a repeat mayoral election in Istanbul on June 23, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not quite so strong anymore. If there is one thing worse than losing a close election, it must be losing the same election twice—and the second time with a much wider margin.
Turkey
Protestors’ Suit Against Turkey Tests the Limits of JASTA
Ingrid Wuerth Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 4:32 PM
In May 2017, protests in Washington, D.C., against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended in violence by Turkish security officials.
Foreign Policy Essay
Turkey and the New Scramble for Africa: Ottoman Designs or Unfounded Fears?
Zach Vertin Sun, May 19, 2019, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Turkey has emerged as an important, but confusing, actor in the greater Middle East and beyond. Its policies have oscillated as its role has expanded, and it now plays an important role in the Horn of Africa as well as with its neighbors. Zach Vertin, a colleague in the Brookings Foreign Policy program, assesses the changes in Turkey's foreign policy and explains how the country's domestic politics and the ambitions of the Erdogan regime interact with the broader strategic realities the country faces.
Daniel Byman