Articles

Articles and Chapters (in English and German)

2022 “Engines of Influence: Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan” Research Memo. Washington, DC: Foundation for Defense of Democracies. [coauthored with Ryan Brobst]
2021 “Spectacles of Tolerance: The Precarity of Turkey’s Religious Minorities in the Era of Neo-Ottoman Delusions” Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Polity. Fall 2021, pp.44-51.
2021 “Will Erdogan Use the Threat of Afghan Refugee Flows to Extract Additional Concessions from the European Union?” in The Fall of Kabul – Geopolitical Implications. Wikistrat.
2021 “Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Under Scrutiny – Irregularities Point to Erdoğan’s Manipulation of Financial System to Consolidate Power” Research Memo. Washington, DC: Foundation for Defense of Democracies. [coauthored with Umut Can Fidan]
2021 “Turkey” in From Trump to Biden: The Way Forward for U.S. National Security, John Hannah and David Adesnik, eds. Washington, DC: Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pp.64-67. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
2020 “American Interests in the Eastern Mediterranean” in Defending Forward: Securing America by Projecting Military Power Abroad. Bradley Bowman, ed. Washington, DC: Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pp.49-52. [coauthored with Eric S. Edelman]
2020 “COVID-19 and Erdogan’s Power Consolidation” inFOCUS Quarterly, Vol.14, Issue 3, Washington, DC: Jewish Policy Center.
2019 “Science Cooperation: Bridging Regional Divides” in Multilateralism is Dead. Long Live Multilateralism! Hamburg: Körber Stiftung & Munich: Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz GmbH, pp.44-47. [coauthored with Nasser bin Nasser]
2019 “The Impact of Demographic and Digital Transformations on Turkey’s Governance Deficit” Governance In An Emerging New World Spring Series, Issue 519 Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution.
2019 “Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan” Current Trends in Islamist Ideology Vol.24, pp.5-23.
2019 “Turkey” in Midterm Assessment: The Trump Administration’s Foreign and National Security Policies. John Hannah and David Adesnik, eds. Washington, DC: Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pp.30-33. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
2018 “The Islamist Takeover of Turkish Media” in Digital Dictators: Media, Authoritarianism, and America’s New Challenge. Ilan Berman, ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, pp.53-76. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
2018 “The Limits of Erdoğan’s ‘Nation’” The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Perspectives Papers No. 724, Bar-Ilan University.
2016 “Turkey Needs a New Social Contract” Turkish Policy Quarterly Vol.15, No.1, pp.87-91.
2015 “Differential, Disguised and Deterritorialized: The State Funding of Religion in Turkey” in Public Funding of Religions in Europe. Francis Messner, ed. Surrey: Ashgate, pp.199-220. [coauthored with Zana Çıtak-Aytürk and Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir]
2014 “The Iconostasis in the Republican Mosque: Transformed Religious Sites as Artifacts of Intersecting Religioscapes” International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol.46, No.3, pp.489-512. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir and Robert M. Hayden]
2012 “Comprehensive Security in Turkey: The Rise of a Social Democratic Alternative” Turkish Policy Quarterly Vol.11, No.3, pp.55-62.
2012 “Zwischen Recht und Gnade: Der Kampf der Aleviten in der Türkei für Gleichheit und Religionsfreiheit” in Islam und Europa: Als Thema Der Deutsch-Türkischen Zusammenarbeit X: Rechte und gesellschaftlicher Einfluss religiöser Gruppen in Deutschland und der Türkei. Ankara: Deutsche Bothschaft Ankara, pp.197-204.
2012 “Turkish Republic” in Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa An Encyclopedia. Andrea L. Stanton, ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Vol.1, pp.365-366.
2011 “The Byzantine Mosque at Trilye: A Processual Analysis of Dominance, Sharing, Transformation and Tolerance” History and Anthropology Vol.22, No.1, pp.1-17. [coauthored with Robert M. Hayden, Hande Sözer and Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir]
2010 “Negotiating Insider and Outsider Identities in the Field: ‘Insider’ in a Foreign Land, ‘Outsider’ in one’s own Land” Field Methods Vol.22, No.1, pp.16-38. [coauthored with Ayça Ergun]
2010 “Work Strategies of Immigrants and the Construction and Circulation of Myths in London” Die Erde: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin. Vol.141, No.1-2, pp.15-29. [coauthored with Ellie Vasta]
2010 “Streit und Verhandlung: ein transnationaler Blick auf den Wandel des kollektiven Handelns der Aleviten” in Islam und Europa: Als Thema Der Deutsch-Türkischen Zusammenarbeit VIII. Ankara: Deutsche Bothschaft Ankara, pp.72-85.
2010 “Westernization as Cultural Trauma: Egyptian Radical Islamist Discourse on Religious Education” Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, Vol.9, No.25, pp.111-132. [coauthored with Mehmet Ozan Aşık]
2010 “Internationalization of Social Sciences and Humanities in Turkey” in Internationalization of the Social Sciences: Asia – Latin America – Middle East – Africa – Eurasia. Michael Kuhn and Doris Weidemann (eds.). Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, pp.265-284. [coauthored with Sencer Ayata]
2009 “Alevis” Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. John L. Esposito, ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
2009 “Hacı Bektaş Veli” Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. John L. Esposito, ed. New York: Oxford University Press. [coauthored with Rabia Harmanşah]
2008 “Migration Policies and Integration in the European Union: Impacts on Society and Politics” in Challenges of Global Migration: EU and its Neighborhood. Ayşe Güneş-Ayata, ed. Ankara: Center for Black Sea and Central Asia (KORA), pp.43-54. [coauthored with Helga Rittersberger-Tılıç]
2008 “From Raindrops to Hailstones: Environments of Insecurity in the Case of Emigration from Turkey to London” in Rethinking Global Migration: Practices, Policies, and Discourses in the EU Neighborhood. Helga Rittersberger-Tılıç, Aykan Erdemir, Ayça Ergun-Özbolat and Hayriye Kahveci, eds. Ankara: Center for Black Sea and Central Asia (KORA), pp.177-186. [coauthored with Besim Can Zırh]
2008 “Social Dynamics of Global Terrorism and Prevention Policies: An Introduction” in Social Dynamics of Global Terrorism and Prevention Policies. Nilay Çabuk-Kaya and Aykan Erdemir (eds.). Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp.1-4. [coauthored with Nilay Çabuk-Kaya]
2007 “Work Strategies among Turkish Immigrants in London: Differentiating Irregularity and Solidarity” in Irregular Migration, Informal Labour and Community: A Challenge for Europe. Erik Berggren, Branka Likic-Brboric, Gülay Toksöz, Nicos Trimikliniotis (eds.). Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 2007, pp.294-313. [coauthored with Ellie Vasta]
2007 “Differentiating irregularity and solidarity: Turkish Immigrants at work in London”, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society Working Paper, No.42. University of Oxford. [coauthored with Ellie Vasta]
2006 “Book Review: The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology” International Sociology, Vol.21, No.6, pp.831-834.
2005 “Tradition and Modernity: Alevis’ Ambiguous Terms and Turkey’s Ambivalent Subjects” Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.41, No.6, pp.937-951.
2005 “An Interview on Alevism with Ambassador Kretschmer, Head of the European Commission Delegation to Turkey” Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.1, No.2. pp.23-30. [coauthored with Ahmet Kerim Gültekin]
2004 “Review of Philip Lewis’s Islamic Britain: Religion, Politics and Identity among British Muslims” International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol.36, No.1, pp.152-154.
2002 “Yılmaz Güney” in Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: Volume 2, Levinson, David and Karen Christensen, eds. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, p.463.
1999 “Review of Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey” The Middle East and South Asia Folklore Bulletin, Vol.16, No.3, pp.7-8.

Articles and Chapters (in Turkish)

2014 “İnternet’e Deli Gömleği yahut Türkiye’nin Yönetişim Açığı” [Straight Jacket for the Internet or Governance Deficit of Turkey] in Yeni Türkiye, Vol.56, pp.833-837. [coauthored with Muharrem Erdem]
2012 “Aleviler ve Türkiye’de Ayrımcılık” [Alevis and Discrimination in Turkey] in II. Uluslararası Tarihten Bugüne Alevilik Sempozyumu. Aykan Erdemir et al. eds. İstanbul: Horasan Yayınları, pp.265-281. [coauthored with Muharrem Erdem and Halil Karaçalı]
2012 “Hak ile Lütuf Arasında: Türkiye’de Alevilerin Eşitlik ve İnanç Özgürlüğü Mücadelesi” [Between Right and Favor: Alevis’ Struggle for Equality and Religious Freedoms in Turkey] in Türk-Alman İşbirliği Konusu Olarak İslam ve Avrupa X: Almanya ve Türkiye’de Dini Grupların Hakları ve Toplumsal Etkileri. Ankara: Almanya Federal Cumhuriyeti Büyükelçiliği, pp.205-211.
2010 “Çatışma ve Müzakere: Alevi Kolektif Eyleminin Dönüşümüne Ulusaşırı Bakış” [Conflict and Negotiation: A Transnational Look at the Transformation of Alevi Collective Action] in Türk-Alman İşbirliği Konusu Olarak İslam ve Avrupa VIII. Ankara: Almanya Federal Cumhuriyeti Büyükelçiliği, pp.86-96.
2010 “Ekonomik (ir)Rasyonalite ve Göçmenlerin Yatırım Örüntüleri: New York’taki Yağlıdereliler” [Economic (Ir)Rationality and Investment Patterns of Immigrants: Yağlıdere in New York] Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13, No.2, pp.144-182. [coauthored with Görkem Dağdelen and İlhan Zeynep Karakılıç]
2009 “Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiyesi’nde Alevi-Bektaşi Örgütlenmeleri” [Alevi-Bektashi Organizations in Republican Turkey] in Geçmişten Günümüze Alevi-Bektaşi Kültürü. Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, ed. Ankara: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları, pp.168-177.
2009 “Mahalle Baskısı” [Neighborhood Pressure] in Mahalle Baskısı Var mı Yok mu? Ruşen Çakır and İrfan Bozan, eds. Istanbul: Doğan Kitap. pp.163-167.
2008 “1980 Sonrası Türk Sosyal Bilimlerinde Etnisite Kavramı” [The Concept of Ethnicity in post-1980 Turkish Social Sciences] in V. Ulusal Sosyoloji Kongresi: Türkiye’de Güncel Toplumsal Sorunlar. Ercan Geçgin, ed. Ankara: Sosyoloji Derneği, pp.201-212. [coauthored with Selahattin Erhan]
2007 “İnançsal Mekanlarda Maddi ve Manevi Kültürel Mirasın Korunması” [Protection of Material and Cultural Heritage in Religious Sites] in GAP Bölgesinde Alevi-Bektaşi Yerleşmeleri ve Şanlıurfa Kültür Mozayiğinde Kısas Sempozyumu. Istanbul: Cem Vakfı Yayınları, pp.243-247. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir].
2007 “Ayrımcılığın Kültürel Altyapısı: Zihniyet Değişimi için Yeni Yaklaşımlar” [The Cultural Infrastructure of Discrimination: New Approaches for Changing Mentalities], in Aleviler, Ayrımcılık ve İnsan Hakları: Ayrımcılıkla Mücadelede Bir El Kitabı. Cahit Korkmaz, ed. Ankara: Hacı Bektaş Veli Anadolu Kültür Vakfı, pp.5-12.
2007 “İnançsal Mekanlarda Esnek Koruma: Maddi ve Manevi Kültürel Mirasa Bütüncül Yaklaşım”, Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, no.10. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir]
2006 “Sünnilik Bildirgesi Gereksinimi: Türkiye’de Din-Devlet İlişkileri Sorunsalında Ezber Bozmak” [The Need for a Sunni Manifesto: Thinking outside the Box when it comes to state-religion relations in Turkey], Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, No.9, pp.6-12.
2006 “Turnanın Semahı ve Ezoterizmin Zamanı: Bektaşi ve Alevi Zaman Kavrayışları” [Ritual Dance of the Crane and the Time of Esoterism: Bektashi and Alevi Time Conceptualizations] Cogito, Vol.46, pp.260-279. [coauthored with Rabia Harmanşah]
2006 “Tartışma: Dünyada ve Türkiye’de İstihdamsız Büyüme Sorunu – Sosyal Demokrat Seçenekler” [Discussion: The Problem of Growth without Employment – Social Democratic Alternatives], in Sosyal Demokrat Düşünce Platformu: Kitap 3. Erol Tuncer and Hanife Yurtseven, eds. Ankara: Sosyal Demokrasi Derneği, pp.204-206, 221-223.
2006 “Ozan Figani ve Teslimi Baba ile Londra’da Göçmen ve Alevi Olmak Üzerine Söyleşi: İkinci Bölüm” [Interview with Ozan Figani and Teslimi Baba on Being Immigrant and Alevi in London: Part Two] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.2., No.8, pp.106-110.
2006 “Ozan Figani ve Teslimi Baba ile Londra’da Göçmen ve Alevi Olmak Üzerine Söyleşi: Birinci Bölüm” [Interview with Ozan Figani and Teslimi Baba on Being Immigrant and Alevi in London: Part One] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.2, No.7, pp.55-65.
2006 “Mütekevvin Alevilikler: Kent Koşullarında Dönüşen Cem Uygulamaları” [Nascent Alevisms: Transformation of Congregational Ceremonies in Urban Conditions] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, vol.2, no.6, pp.60-68.
2006 “Sosyal Demokrasi ve Yeni Göç: Türkiye’de Ezber Bozmak” [Social Democracy and New Migration: Challenging Stereotypes in Turkey] Sosyal Demokrat Açılım, no.3, pp.15-17.
2005 “Aleviler ve Topluma Eklemlenme Sorunsalı” [Alevis and the Problematic of Incorporation to Society] in Türkiye’de Çoğunluk ve Azınlık Politikaları: AB Sürecinde Yurttaşlık Tartışmaları. Ayhan Kaya ve Turgut Tarhanlı, eds. Istanbul: Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı, pp.127-144. [coauthored with Tahire Erman]
2005 “İlahiyat Kökenli Araştırmacıların Alevilik ve Bektaşilik Üzerine Çalışmalarında Öz-Düşünümsellik” [Self-reflexivity in the Works of Researchers of Theology Background on Alevism and Bektashism] in Uluslararası Bektaşilik ve Alevilik Sempozyumu I: Bildiriler ve Müzakereler. Isparta: SDÜ İlahiyat Fakültesi, pp.195-201.
2005 “Güvenlik ve Bilim Arasında İnanç: Bektaşilik ve Alevilik Sempozyumunun Ardından” [Faith in-between Security and Scholarship: After the Bektashism and Alevism Symposium] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.1, No.4, pp.90-94.
2005 “Kent Koşullarında Dönüşen Cem Uygulamaları” [The Transformation of Alevi Congregational Ceremonies in Urban Conditions] in Alevi Tören ve Ritüelleri: Cem, Cenaze, Kurban. Ankara: Hacı Bektaş Veli Anadolu Kültür Vakfı, pp.297-303, 314-316.
2005 “Alevi Kimliği” [Alevi Identity] in Konferanslar 2004-2005. Ankara: Hacı Bektaş Veli Anadolu Kültür Vakfı, pp.96-100, 123-125, 133-136.
2005 “Tarih ve Kimlik” [History and Identity] in Konferanslar 2004-2005. Ankara: Hacı Bektaş Veli Anadolu Kültür Vakfı, pp.58-62, 86-88.
2005 “Avrupa Komisyonu Türkiye Temsilcisi Büyükelçi Hansjörg Kretschmer ile Alevilik Üzerine Görüşme” [An Interview on Alevism with Ambassador Kretschmer, Head of the European Commission Delegation to Turkey] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.1, No.2, pp.15-22. [with Ahmet Kerim Gültekin]
2005 “Avrupa Komisyonu Raporlarında Aleviler” [Alevis in the European Commission Reports] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.1, No.2, pp.5-14.
2005 “Pinhan Tarih: Alevilik, Antropoloji ve Arkeoloji” [Secret History: Alevism, Anthropology and Archaeology] Kırkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs, Vol.1, No.1., pp.89-94. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir]
2001 “Alevi Nettaşlar: İnternet’te Folklor ve Antropoloji’nin Sınırlarını Zorlamak” [Alevi Netizens: Pushing the Boundaries of Folklore and Anthropology Online] Halkbilimi, Vol.14, pp.58-61.
2001 “Nüfus Cüzdanlarındaki Din Bölümü ve Türk Muhafazakarlarının Bilinçaltı” [The Religion Section in Identity Cards and the Subconscious of Turkish Conservatives] Kızıldeli, Vol.4, pp.58-59.
2001 “Önsöz” [Foreword] in Bir Türk Diplomatın Gözüyle Avrupa Birliği. Funda Tezok. Istanbul: Institut für Türkisch -Europäische Studien, pp.3-4.