Talip Küçükcan
Talip Kucukcan is the Editor-in-Chief of Insigth Turkey. He received an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a PhD the University of Warwick. He teaches at the Institute for Middle East Studies at Marmara University, Istanbul. Professor Kucukcan works on Middle Eastern affairs, Turkey-EU relations, religion and politics. Professor Kucukcans publications include European Perceptions of Turkish Foreign Policy; Arab Image in Turkey; Politics of Ethnicity, Identity and Religion: Turkish-Muslims in Britain; EuroTurks and Turkey-EU Relations: The Dutch Case; Turks in Europe: Culture, Identity, Integration; State-Religion Relations in Europe.
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Foreign PolicyIs the Nuclear Deal with Iran Beginning of a...
An agreement that included almost all of the terms in the recent deal had been signed among Turkey, Brazil and Iran in 2010.
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Foreign PolicySolution Options in the Syrian Crisis
No matter which method is chosen for Syria, it will be neither rational nor realistic to expect a miraculous solution for the Syrian crisis.
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Domestic PolicyMuslim Democracy in Turkey: A Threat or An Opportunity?
In fact, the evidence suggests the contrary and that it is the Muslim democrats in the current government who initiated direct talks with the Kurds, the Alevis and the Roma people in Turkey for the first time in the Republic's history.
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Domestic PolicyUniversities and Democracy Culture
Just as universities cannot be the places where students resort and consecrate violence; universities are public places where one cannot limit students and academics right to protest.
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Foreign PolicyA New Era in Turkish-Russian Relations
Trade relations between Turkey and Russia indicate that divergence between these two countries regarding the resolution of the Syrian crisis has not deeply influenced the relations between the two.