Turkey’s War in Syria: Of Kurds and Ways

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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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Turkey’s War in Syria: Of Kurds and Ways

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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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Turkey’s War in Syria: Of Kurds and Ways

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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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New Atlanticist

Jul 27, 2015

Turkey’s War in Syria: Of Kurds and Ways

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deal envisages creation of ‘safe zone’ in Syria, allows US jets to use Turkish base A landmark agreement between the United States and Turkey—that allows US jets to use a Turkish air base to launch strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants and envisages the creation of a “safe zone” in war-ravaged […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Oct. 9, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 27, 2015

Turkey Requests Emergency NATO Meeting

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of all 28 NATO Allies, will meet on Tuesday 28 July, following a request by Turkey to hold consultations under article 4 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 27, 2015

Ricciardone on ISIS and Turkey

By Francis Ricciardone

Charlie Rose interviews Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone in a segment on Turkey’s complicated conflict against both ISIS and the Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK): 

Turkey

In the News

Jul 27, 2015

Stein on Turkish Airstrikes Against Kurdish Rebels

By Aaron Stein

Bloomberg Business quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the recent Turkish airstrikes targeting not only ISIS militants, but Kurdish rebels as well:

Turkey

In the News

Jul 27, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey Joining Anti-ISIS Fight

By Francis Ricciardone

US News and World Report quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on why, despite Turkey joining the anti-ISIS fight, a true alliance between Turkey and the United States to tackle the Syrian problem is still evasive:

Syria Turkey

In the News

Jul 25, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey Expanding Air Campaign

By Francis J. Ricciardone

The National quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on Turkey expanding its cross-border strikes against ISIS in Syria to include Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq:

Iraq Syria

In the News

Jul 24, 2015

Stein on Turkey’s Anti-ISIS Measures

By Aaron Stein

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on Turkey wading into the battle against ISIS in Syria, while launching a broad security crackdown at home:

Syria Turkey

In the News

Jul 24, 2015

Stein on Turkish Bases in War against ISIS

By Aaron Stein

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on why Turkish bases could be a game-changer in the US-led campaign against ISIS:

Turkey

MENASource

Jul 23, 2015

Turkey’s Returning Fighter Problem

By Aaron Stein

On Tuesday July 20, Şeyh Abdurrahman Alagöz allegedly detonated a suicide vest in the Kurdish majority town of Suruç, killing thirty-two members of a leftist organization linked to the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP).

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In the News

Jul 21, 2015

Stein on ISIS in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

The Associated Press quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on how Monday’s bombing shows that Turkey is a vulnerable target for ISIS:

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Yevgeniya Gaber

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Atlantic Council in Turkey

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Evanna Hu

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Andrea Montanino

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