The implications of violent conflict between the PKK and the Turkish Republic

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Sep 13, 2024

A sea of opportunities: Exploring cooperation between Turkey and the West in the Black Sea

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Atlantic Council Turkey Programs

In the political sphere, the interests of Turkey and the West in the Black Sea largely overlap.

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The implications of violent conflict between the PKK and the Turkish Republic

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Aug 28, 2024

Turkey wants to end the war in Ukraine—and might have a formula to do it

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Rich Outzen

Turkey would play a role in a cease-fire and post-war arrangement, drawing on a history of balance and deterrence in the Black Sea region.

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The implications of violent conflict between the PKK and the Turkish Republic

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Jul 8, 2024

Turkey’s emerging and disruptive technologies capacity and NATO: Defense policy, prospects, and limitations

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Can Kasapoğlu and Sine Özkaraşahin

An issue brief exploring Turkey’s defense technological ecosystem and leveraging its capabilities for the benefit of NATO.

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Sep 10, 2015

The implications of violent conflict between the PKK and the Turkish Republic

By Aaron Stein

Members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) killed two police officers in Urfa on July 22, purportedly in retaliation for an Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) inspired suicide bombing of a leftist meeting in the border town of Suruç. In response, Turkey struck PKK bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and southeastern Turkey. This prompted a sharp […]

Syria Turkey

In the News

Sep 9, 2015

Hof: Obama, Open Your Eyes

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof writes for Foreign Policy on the Obama administration’s Syria policy and its connection to the current migrant crisis:

Syria Turkey

In the News

Sep 8, 2015

Stein: The Bell Tolls for Turkey and the PKK

By Aaron Stein

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein cowrites for Al Jazeera on the violence in Turkey between the government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK):

Turkey

In the News

Sep 6, 2015

Tanchum on Eni’s Gas Discovery

By Micha'el Tanchum

Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal quotes Eurasian Energy Futures Inititive Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum on the benefits of Eni’s gas discovery to Turkey and Israel: 

Israel North Africa

In the News

Sep 3, 2015

Stein on Turkey, Post-Iran Deal

By Aaron Stein

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein joins The American Interest podcast to discuss Turkey’s nuclear future following the Iran nuclear agreement:

Turkey

New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2015

Europe Grapples with the Migrant Question

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As war and poverty fuel surge in migration, Europe debates immigration, integration, and identity As the world faces its biggest migrant crisis since World War II, governments across Europe are struggling to find a solution to a situation that is as much about integration and identity as it is about immigration. The European Union (EU) […]

Africa European Union

In the News

Sep 3, 2015

Stein on Erdogan’s PKK Crackdown

By Aaron Stein

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the political motivations of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s targeting of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK):

Turkey

In the News

Aug 28, 2015

Stein on Turkey’s Fight against the PKK

By Aaron Stein

POLITICO quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on how Turkey’s fight against the PKK could affect Turkish-US cooperation against ISIS in Syria: 

Syria Turkey

In the News

Aug 28, 2015

Stein on Rising Violence in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

Business Insider quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the volatile situation in Turkey as Ankara targets PKK-affiliated groups: 

Turkey

MENASource

Aug 27, 2015

Turkey’s Counterterrorism Policies: Targeting ISIS and the PKK

By Aaron Stein

Turkey has recently launched a large-scale anti-terror campaign targeting Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) networks and suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)—a US, EU, and Turkish designated terror group.

Syria Turkey
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Jeffrey Hovenier

Nonresident senior fellow

Europe Center

Croatian Europe & Eurasia

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Mark Mowrey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Atlantic Council Turkey Program

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Ozgun Ozguven

Executive Business Owner, Ozguven

Millennium Leadership Program

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Yerevan Saeed

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Energy & Environment

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Elliot Ackerman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Defense Policy

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Defne Arslan

Senior Director, Atlantic Council In Turkey

Atlantic Council Turkey Program

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