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Jun 19, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Sanctions on Turkey: Reconciling Washington’s Diverging Views
Despite the deep-seated problems roiling the bilateral relationship, U.S. legislators need to understand the potentially dire geopolitical consequences of putting heavy pressure on a fellow NATO member.
Jun 1, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
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U.S. Could Stop Turkey, Not Yet a Moscow Ally, From Caving to Russia
Washington can address Ankara's deep security concerns via Kurdish withdrawal from the Manbij pocket and ironclad guarantees against Russian aggression.
May 25, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
May 23, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
How Nativism in Turkey Is Stifling Democracy
According to President Erdogan's worldview, the 40 million Turkish citizens who oppose him stand for alien and imported interests, signaling much discord ahead.
May 11, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Apr 26, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
How President Erdogan Is Turning Turkey into Putin's Russia
Erdogan’s repressive policies are steadily driving out the educated and business classes needed to achieve his goal of transforming the country into a great power.
Apr 24, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Apr 19, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
How Erdogan Wins
Turkey will formally begin a new era in June, with the president becoming the ultimate head of state, government, police, army, and the ruling party.
Apr 19, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Apr 5, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Turkish-Russian-Iranian Summit: Limits to a Tripartite Entente
Although any attempts at coordinated action will be hampered by historical rivalries and modern disagreements, Moscow and Tehran can still use the Ankara meeting to harm U.S. interests in Syria.
Apr 3, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Anna Borshchevskaya
Nader Uskowi
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Mar 4, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
In Long-Secular Turkey, Sharia Is Gradually Taking Over
Erdogan will not declare Islamic law overnight, but his steady empowerment of the country's religious directorate is a disturbing omen.
Feb 16, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Time for Tillerson to Repair U.S. Ties with Turkey
The secretary has a chance to turn the deteriorating relationship around if he can convince Ankara that the U.S.-YPG alliance is winding down.
Feb 15, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
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Turkey: A Partner in Crisis
As part of a special screening event, two experts joined the producers of a new PBS investigation to discuss Turkey's 2016 coup crisis and ongoing struggles with authoritarianism.
Feb 13, 2018
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David Heidelberger
MacDara King
Lisel Hintz
Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
How Europe Lost Turkey
The Turkish people are responsible for the health of their own democracy, but it's high time the EU accepted its share of political and economic blame for encouraging Erdogan's most illiberal instincts.
Feb 12, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
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NATO Leaders Need to Have a Frank Talk with Turkey's President -- Behind Closed Doors
By helping Erdogan break his authoritarian habit now, Washington and Paris can prevent the nightmare scenario of a Turkey crippled by its own self-destructive tendencies.
Jan 26, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Will Turkey Call Early Elections?
The next domino in Erdogan's consolidation of power may soon fall, and Washington should view any short-term spike in his nationalist rhetoric through this domestic political lens.
Jan 11, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
To Save Turkey's Democracy, the Country's Opposition Must Offer Erdogan a Grand Bargain
If Erdogan does not compromise with Turkey's forty-million-strong opposition, Kurdish nationalists and other factions could spark widespread unrest.
Jan 8, 2018
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Soner Cagaptay
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Dec 28, 2017
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Soner Cagaptay
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