Turkey-KRG Relationship: Mutual Interests, Geopolitical Challenges
| AnalysisThis analysis outlines the main drivers of the relationship between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government.
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AnalysisNational Energy and Mining Policy of Turkey
By Erdal Tanas Karagöl By İsmail Kavaz By Salihe Kaya By Büşra Zeynep ÖzdemirThe analysis examines the National Energy and Mining Policy of Turkey along the lines of security of supply, indigenization, and foreseeable market. It concentrates on the goals and objectives of this policy.
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AnalysisThe Road to July 15 in the Turkish Armed Forces and Combat Effectiveness in Its Aftermath
By Murat Yeşiltaş By Murat AslanAnalysis will scrutinize the challenges and probable courses to steer the TAF out of the current dilemmas, and will offer a perspective on the combat readiness and the transformation of the civil-military relation in the post-July 15 Turkey.
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AnalysisOne Year after July 15 Turkey’s Fight against Terrorism
By Sibel Düz By Rıfat Öncel By Necdet ÖzçelikTurkish security institutions faced a series of security challenges following the July 15 coup attempt in 2016. One of these challenges was terrorist organizations testing the combat readiness of the Turkish security forces. The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) are the main security institution fighting terrorism within and beyond Turkey; their combat readiness was questioned due to the imminent discharge of 44% of the generals and admirals as a result of their involvement in the coup attempt. This paper aims to illustrate the combat readiness of the Turkish security forces in regard to their counterterrorism strategies against the PKK and DAESH in the past year, one year after the coup attempt of July 2016.
Bu Konuda Daha Fazla
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EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement: Too Big to Fail
By Lesley Dudden By Kadir ÜstünThe analysis outlines the process through which the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan (JAP) on refugees came into being and examines the impact of the agreement, including its challenges and successes.
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US-Israel Relations in the Trump Era
By Geoffrey AronsonThe purpose of this analysis is to reflect on how a Trump presidency will influence the course of US relations with the State of Israel.
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Turkey’s Quest for a National Missile Defense System
By Merve SerenThe main theme of this study is in response to Turkey’s desire to build a systemic and high-tech integrated national air-missile defense system against perceived risks and potential threats.
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Constitutional Framework of Executive Presidency in Turkey
By Serdar Gülener By Nebi MişThe analysis will examine the outstanding features of the constitutional design in pursuit of executive presidency in addition to the historical background of the transformation.
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Is Islamophobia the New Antisemitism?
By Ivan KalmarThis analysis examines the relationship between two forms of hatred, Islamophobia and antisemitism.
