Murat Aslan
Researcher, Security, Ankara
He graduated from War College on the field of Management in 1991. He assumed varying tasks and appointments in Turkish Armed Forces (TAF). He attended and graduated from Master’s Program (2010) and Ph.D. program (2017) in the International Relations Department of Middle Eastern Technical University. He preferred to be retired in February of 2017 to be involved in academic studies. He is accepted to the position of Assistant Professor in Hasan Kalyoncu University (Gaziantep) after he gave lectures in Başkent and Hasan Kalyoncu Universities. He focused on power, intelligence and propaganda conceptualizations and practices in the fields of defence and security studies. He is currently teaching in Hasan Kalyoncu University and Researcher in Security Studies Directorate of SETA.
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NewsYPG/PKK makes 12 attempts to target Turkey with drones
Turkish security forces thwarted attempts made by terror group from east of Euphrates River in Syria over past weeks
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OpinionDHKP-C facing extinction in Turkey
Operation leads to arrest of senior members of terror group, which is trying to become active in Europe with help of PKK
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Policy ReportSETA Security Radar | Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019
This work aims to provide a timely and accessible assessment of the challenges awaiting Turkey in 2019. Hence, SETA Security Radar: Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019 pertains to the following topics: Turkey’s role in Syria, Turkey’s counterterrorism strategy, Turkey’s military activism, the Turkish defense agenda, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, and Turkey’s bilateral relations with the United States and Russia.
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NewsOver 130 PKK terrorists neutralized in northern Iraq
Terrorists have been neutralized since launch of operation against terrorists in March 2018
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PerspectivePerspective | The Syria Catastrophe: Is There a Possibility...
What were the United States’ aim and strategy? In what direction is the U.S. strategy transforming? Is a compromise of both achievable if Turkey’s aim and strategy is taken?