Turkey

Turkey is a longstanding NATO ally and member of the transatlantic community, strategically occupying the alliance’s southeastern flank. As an important ally in a turbulent region, Turkey has a crucial role to play in tackling many of the world’s most pressing challenges such as the war in Syria and relations between the West and Russia. Turkey is also a valuable partner for Washington on energy cooperation, business, regional relations, and migration.

Turkey: Managing tensions and options to engage

Report Sep 13, 2024

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

By Atlantic Council Turkey Programs

In the political sphere, the interests of Turkey and the West in the Black Sea largely overlap.
Defense Industry Defense Technologies
Turkey: Managing tensions and options to engage

TURKEYSource Aug 28, 2024

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

By 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.
Conflict Europe & Eurasia
Turkey: Managing tensions and options to engage

Issue Brief Jul 8, 2024

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

By Can Kasapoğlu and Sine Özkaraşahin

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

Programs

The Atlantic Council IN TURKEY, which is in charge of the Turkey program, aims to promote and strengthen transatlantic engagement with the region by providing a high-level forum and pursuing programming to address the most important issues on energy, economics, security, and migration.

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Content

Issue Brief

Nov 2, 2017

Turkey: Managing tensions and options to engage

By Aaron Stein

This new issue brief argues that the United States should craft a realistic Turkey policy, given the current state of tensions over regional policy and the entrenchment of authoritarianism and illiberalism in Turkey.

Politics & Diplomacy Turkey

MENASource

Nov 2, 2017

Turkey’s presence in Afrin changes the Syria equation (again)

By Aaron Stein

The Turkish government, along with Iran and Russia, met this week in Astana, Kazakhstan to discuss events in Syria and the enforcement of four-de-escalation zones spread across Syria. In the previous Astana meeting in September 2017, the three sides agreed on a plan to send up to 500 Turkish troops into Idlib to man checkpoints, […]

Syria Turkey

In the News

Oct 16, 2017

Stein Quoted in Al-Monitor on Deteriorating Ties between US and Turkey

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Oct 14, 2017

Matthew Bryza Joins TRT World to Discuss Trump’s Turkey Policy

By Matthew Bryza

Watch the full discussion here.

Turkey

In the News

Oct 12, 2017

Stein in The Hill: US-Turkey Alliance Will Survive — With Scars

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Oct 11, 2017

Bryza Joins The Newsmakers to Discuss US-Turkey Visa Restrictions

By Matthew Bryza

Watch the full discussion here.

Turkey United States and Canada

In the News

Oct 11, 2017

Bechev in Aljazeera: Erdogan in the Balkans: A Neo-Ottoman Quest?

By Dimitar Bechev

Read the full article here.

Turkey

MENASource

Oct 11, 2017

Behind the US-Turkey visa row

By Adham Sahloul

On Sunday, the Trump Administration suspended non-immigrant visas for Turkish citizens. Students, patients seeking American medical treatment, tourists, and business travelers from Turkey will be denied entry until further notice. A previous argument indicated that US President Donald Trump is closing America’s doors to the world—be it with travel bans for mostly Muslim-majority countries, a […]

Turkey

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Stein Quoted in The National on US Visa Suspensions for Turkish Citizens

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Oct 6, 2017

Stein Joins Medyascope.tv to Discuss Turkey-Iran Relations

By Aaron Stein

Watch the full discussion here.

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Experts

Fellow

Elliot Ackerman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Defense Policy

Expert

Defne Arslan

Senior Director

Atlantic Council Turkey Program

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Ilker Baburoglu

CEO, MedTrade Energy & Commodities

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Michael Bociurkiw

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine International Organizations

Fellow

Lesley Chavkin

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Jonathan R. Cohen

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Greece Iraq
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