Turkish policy in Syria: Divining intent and options for the United States

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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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Turkish policy in Syria: Divining intent and options for the United States

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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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Turkish policy in Syria: Divining intent and options for the United States

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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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MENASource

Nov 16, 2018

Turkish policy in Syria: Divining intent and options for the United States

By Aaron Stein

Turkey was once the main sponsor of the Syrian opposition’s effort to topple Bashar al Assad. However, beginning in late 2016, Turkish policy has shifted following the Russian defeat of Turkish backed proxies in Aleppo. This change in policy sparked a reassessment of Turkish strategy away from the overthrow of the regime and towards close cooperation with Russia and competition with the United States.

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In the News

Nov 16, 2018

Bryza Quoted in TRT World Online on Possible Extradition of Fetullah Gulen

By Matthew Bryza

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Turkey

In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Dagres Quoted in the Hill on Turkey

By Holly Dagres

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Turkey

In the News

Nov 5, 2018

Stein In Foreign Policy: U.S.-Turkish Ties May Be Cut for Good in Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Nov 4, 2018

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Cyprus Wants Turkey to be Involved in Regional Energy Plans

By Charles Ellinas

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Turkey

SyriaSource

Oct 29, 2018

In Istanbul, geopolitical maneuvering but no progress

By Aaron Stein & Faysal Itani

A summit held in Istanbul on Saturday failed to produce any breakthroughs in the core disagreements over the Syrian conflict. It did however have notable geopolitical implications that affect each of the four attendees Russia, Germany, and France, and Turkey – two of whom are new to an effort created to manage Russia and Turkish interests in Syria. Significantly, the United States took no part in the meeting despite the presence of two major European allies and NATO partner, Turkey.

Syria Turkey

In the News

Oct 29, 2018

Stein Quoted in Al Monitor on Turkey’s Attack on Kurdish Militants

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

Inflection Points

Oct 20, 2018

How Turkey gains from the grisly drama over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

By Frederick Kempe

The most worrisome aspect of the Khashoggi affair and its aftermath, says one well-informed Western diplomat in Turkey, is the glimpse it provides into an unraveling world order constructed by the U.S. and its allies, and the jungle that appears to be growing in its place.

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MENASource

Oct 19, 2018

Murder in Istanbul and the Turkish Saudi rivalry

By Aaron Stein

On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi national living in self-exile in the United States, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. That was the last time he was seen alive.

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Event Recap

Oct 17, 2018

Refugee remedy from Turkey

By Verda Özer

“The refugee crisis has totally been invented”, said Laura Batalla. As the co-author of the report entitled “Toward Long-Term Solidarity with Syrian Refugees? Turkey’s Policy Response and Challenges”, published by the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY (AC), Batalla emphasized the misperception among Europeans about Syrian refugees in her speech during the presentation of the report in […]

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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 in Turkey

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Elliot Ackerman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Defne Arslan

Senior Director, Atlantic Council In Turkey

Atlantic Council in Turkey

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Ilker Baburoglu

CEO, MedTrade

Millennium Leadership Program

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Dimitar Bechev

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

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