Sinan Ciddi: Why Biden Erdogan summit was canceled? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 May, 202414 May, 2024 After a series of mixed messages, a scheduled meeting between President Joe Biden and his … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Why Biden Erdogan summit was canceled?
Steven Cook and Sinan Ciddi: Post-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 April, 2024 Turkish politics is interesting again. For years, Turkey’s opposition was moribund. Then suddenly, last weekend, … Continue ReadingSteven Cook and Sinan Ciddi: Post-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here
Video panel: Turkey’s Local Elections: Outcome and Implications Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2024 In May 2023, Turkey held its national elections, where Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a third … Continue ReadingVideo panel: Turkey’s Local Elections: Outcome and Implications
Sinan Ciddi: Israel Should Boycott Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 January, 2024 Sinan Ciddi, a nonresident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Israel Should Boycott Turkey
Sinan Ciddi: Erdogan’s Hypocrisy Has No Boundaries! Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 December, 2023 Among the Muslim world, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likes to think of himself as … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Erdogan’s Hypocrisy Has No Boundaries!
FDD/Sinan Ciddi: Erdoğan’s Transactional Foreign Policy Should be Repaid in Kind Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 September, 2023 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in New York this week for the UN General … Continue ReadingFDD/Sinan Ciddi: Erdoğan’s Transactional Foreign Policy Should be Repaid in Kind
Sinan Ciddi: Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 202330 March, 2023 Turkey may have an opportunity to fix its relationship with Egypt, which it broke a … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel
Sinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Erdogan grasps desperately for Kurdish votes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 March, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded the number of political parties affiliated with his … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Erdogan grasps desperately for Kurdish votes
Sinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 20239 February, 2023 Turkey may have just experienced the most devastating natural disaster in its history. Ten provinces … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan
Sinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 February, 2023 The U.S. government will warn Turkey that it risks losing access to key markets if … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: U.S. Demands More Sanctions Enforcement From Turkey
Sinan Ciddi: The Istanbul Terror Attack Is More Than It Seems Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2022 The question of who is responsible for the terrorist attack in Istanbul’s Taksim Square is … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: The Istanbul Terror Attack Is More Than It Seems
Sinan Ciddi/FDD: The West should not appease Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 2022 A recent piece by Maximillian Hess in Foreign Policy magazine stumped many Turkey watchers, including myself, in … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi/FDD: The West should not appease Erdogan