Veysel Kurt
Researcher, Strategy, İstanbul
Veysel Kurt, a graduate of International Relations Department of Uludag University, received his MA in Political Science Program from Istanbul University in 2009. Kurt hold PhD degree from Istanbul University Political Science and International Relations department with thesis titled: “Military and Politics in Authoritarian Arab Regimes: Egypt and Syria in Comperative Perspective”. He still focuses on international security, proxy war in the ME.
Directors
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OpinionRussia, Iran planning to declare victory over Idlib
Regime leader Assad wants to claim victory over Idlib to prove he has Syrian lands under his control, says analyst
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OpinionElections, power struggles and the future of Iraq
Regardless of what coalition forms in Iraq, the new government will face the problem of ensuring political stability, government control over non-government groups and encouraging normalization among different ethnic and sectarian elements
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OpinionA New Challenge for Turkey – US Relations: Gülen’s...
It is meaningless to condemn the coup attempt without taking action against the leading putschist. A decisive step by the US government to change the negative perception held by the Turkish public would be the extradition of Gülen to Turkey.
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Domestic PolicyAfter the Failed Coup: Whither Turkey?
Turkish people from different political backgrounds, President Erdoğan and the government stood in harmony against those who wanted to establish a dictatorship through military power
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PerspectiveMain Tenets of a Failed Coup Attempt
How was the coup attempt supposed to work? How did it fail? How did the process of fighting against the coup work?