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Op-Eds and Policy Briefs (in English)
- “Treasury Sanctions Egyptian Terrorists Harbored by Turkey” FDD Policy Brief, January 19, 2021.
- “Turkey’s Frantic Gold Rush Points to a Financial Crisis Ahead” The National Interest, January 8, 2021. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “CAATSA Sanctions Should Be Just First Step if Erdogan Does Not Change Course” FDD Policy Brief, December 16, 2020. [coauthored with Bradley Bowman]
- “Getting Erdogan’s Turkey Right: Reflections on Ambassador Jeffrey’s Exit Interview” FDD Insight, November 24, 2020.
- “Washington can Help Free Turkey’s Highest-Profile Prisoner of Conscience” Newsweek, November 23, 2020.
- “Biden and Erdogan: Five Potential Flashpoints in US-Turkish Relations” Balkan Insight, November 19, 2020.
- “Turkish bank rulings should be a wakeup call for global financial institutions” Al Arabiya, November 8, 2020. [coauthored with Jonathan Schanzer]
- “Turkey Fines Global Social Media Platforms in Desperate Bid to Stifle Online Dissent” FDD Policy Brief, November 6, 2020.
- “Zarrab Was Not the Only Iranian Ringleader to Exploit Turkey’s Permissive Jurisdiction” Radio Farda, November 3, 2020. [coauthored with Umut Can Fidan]
- “Testing NATO: Turkey’s Acquisition of Russian S-400 Air Defense System” FDD Infographic, October 27, 2020. [coauthored with Bradley Bowman and Scott D. Adamson]
- “Erdogan Meddles in Northern Cyprus Elections” FDD Policy Brief, October 14, 2020.
- “Turkish Public Lender Fails Again to Scuttle Iran Sanctions Evasion Case” FDD Policy Brief, October 7, 2020.
- “The United Nations: Erdogan’s Favorite Platform for Trolling the World” Newsweek, October 2, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “‘Blue Homeland’ and the Irredentist Future of Turkish Foreign Policy” War on the Rocks, September 30, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “Iran’s Turkey-Based Sanctions-Evasion Scheme More Extensive Than Previously Reported” FDD Policy Brief, September 23, 2020.
- “Pompeo’s Cyprus Visit a Sign of U.S. Reengagement in the Eastern Mediterranean” FDD Policy Brief, September 14, 2020.
- “The Plight of Iranians in Turkey” RealClearWorld, September 11, 2020. [coauthored with Behnam Ben Taleblu]
- “Turecký prezident svoju spriaznenosť s islamistami neskrýva” Hospodárske Noviny, September 11, 2020. (Slovakia)
- “Turkey Slams U.S. Decision to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo” FDD Policy Brief, September 4, 2020.
- “The Erdogan/Hamas Axis?” The Globalist, August 29, 2020.
- “Iran and Turkey sing from the same sheet of music against Israel-UAE rapprochement” The Hill, August 29, 2020. [coauthored with Behnam Ben Taleblu]
- “State Department Calls Out Erdogan’s Hosting of Hamas Terrorists” FDD Policy Brief, August 26, 2020.
- “China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur Oppression” The Diplomat, August 21, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “Joe Biden Will Be America’s Most Pro-Kurdish President” The National Interest, August 16, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “The Battle of Hagia Sophia: Erdogan’s Conquest of the Turkish Republic” The National Interest, August 9, 2020.
- “Erdogan’s Target in Hagia Sophia Stunt was Ataturk’s Legacy” Balkan Insight, August 4, 2020.
- “Trump Should Teach Erdogan a Lesson in Law, Not Corruption” Defense One, July 27, 2020. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Turkish Government’s Hagia Sophia Rhetoric Adds Insult to Injury” Providence, July 24, 2020. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir]
- “Turkey’s Bar Associations Become the Latest Target of Erdogan’s Iran-Inspired ‘Reform’” FDD Policy Brief, July 17, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “Declining Turkish-Iranian energy trade offers Washington an opportunity” The Hill, June 30, 2020. [coauthored with Behnam Ben Taleblu]
- “Turkey and Iran Orchestrate Joint Military Operations Against Kurdish Insurgents” FDD Policy Brief, June 26, 2020.
- “Washington’s Muted Response Emboldens Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy” FDD Policy Brief, June 19, 2020.
- “COVID-19 in Iran and Turkey: Mismanagement, Crackdowns, Economic Crises, and Corona-Diplomacy” FDD Insight, June 5, 2020. [coauthored with Saeed Ghasseminejad]
- “Why Erdogan Won’t Ask the IMF for Help” Foreign Policy, June 1, 2020. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Turkish Proxy Gains in Libya are No Cure for Ankara’s Growing Isolation” The National Interest, May 26, 2020. [coauthored with Varsha Koduvayur and Philip Kowalski]
- “Erdogan’s Fourth Attempt to Take Over Turkey’s Largest Private Bank” FDD Policy Brief, May 23, 2020.
- “Turkey the Only NATO Member Singled out in Annual Religious Freedom Report” Providence, May 12, 2020. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir]
- “Turkish Government Scapegoats LGBTI Community for COVID-19 Pandemic” Kathimerini, May 11, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] (Greece)
- “Trump Should not Fall for Erdogan’s S-400 Gambit” War on the Rocks, May 5, 2020. [coauthored with Luc Sasseville]
- “In Turkey, Erdogan’s crackdown on Kurds takes no coronavirus break” openDemocracy, April 28, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] (UK)
- “Will COVID-19 Restrain Erdoğan’s Syria Ambitions?” The Turkey Analyst, April 27, 2020. [coauthored with Luc Sasseville]
- “Covid-19: Erdogan trata de ocultar la extensión de la pandemia en Turquía” Revista El Medio, April 27, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] (Spain)
- “Erdogan’s COVID-19 Cover-up Hampers Turkey’s Coronavirus Response” FDD Insight, April 24, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “Bungled lockdown reflects failure of Erdogan’s coronavirus policy” The Jerusalem Post, April 20, 2020. (Israel)
- “The Coronavirus Will Destroy Turkey’s Economy” Foreign Policy, April 8, 2020. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Turkish Public Lender Pleads Not Guilty for Evading Iran Sanctions” FDD Policy Brief, April 3, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “Turkey’s leak of Istanbul killing shows unlikely marriage with Iran under strain” Al Arabiya, April 2, 2020. (UAE)
- “Attack on Turkish soldiers spotlights Ankara’s Idlib conundrum” Long War Journal, March 31, 2020 [coauthored with Luc Sasseville]
- “Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Turkey’s Approach to Displaced Syrians” The Global Observatory, March 30, 2020.
- “U.S. Court Exposes Turkey’s Role in Iran’s and Venezuela’s Sanctions Evasion Schemes – Again” FDD Policy Brief, March 19, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “Turkish Government Responsible for Torture, Arbitrary Killings, and Disappearances” FDD Policy Brief, March 17, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski]
- “As Erdogan’s reliance on Russia grows, NATO hopes to win back wayward Turkey” Al Arabiya, March 7, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] (UAE)
- “Erdogan Plots to Take Over Turkey’s Largest Private Bank – For the Third Time” FDD Policy Brief, February 14, 2020.
- “Turkish Casualties in Idlib Test Putin-Erdogan Alliance” FDD Policy Brief, February 7, 2020. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “U.S. Prosecutors Propose Massive Contempt Fine for Sanctions-Evading Turkish Bank” FDD Policy Brief, January 29, 2020. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “The Turkish-Qatari Axis Challenges Washington” The National Interest, January 22, 2020. [coauthored with Varsha Koduvayur]
- “Turkey’s elite unsure whether Soleimani was hero or war criminal” The Jerusalem Post, January 20, 2020. (Israel)
- “The Turkey-Russia Tango Over Syria and Libya” The Globalist, January 19, 2020. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “Turkish and Syrian Intelligence Chiefs Meet in Moscow” FDD Policy Brief, January 17, 2020. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “Turkish voters – and Putin – will restrain Erdogan’s Libya ambitions” Al Arabiya, January 15, 2020. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen] (UAE)
- “Turkey Must Stop Meddling in Armenian Church Affairs” Foreign Policy, January 14, 2020. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Turkey-Libya Maritime Border Deal Escalates Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean” FDD Policy Brief, December 10, 2019. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “Treasury Sanctions an Islamic State Network in Turkey – For the Third Time this Year” FDD Policy Brief, November 20, 2019. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “Erdogan and ISIS: Trump should not fall for the Turkish president’s public relations stunts” The Globalist, November 11, 2019.
- “Erdogan Labors to Explain Baghdadi and Family” FDD Policy Brief, November 8, 2019. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “Erdogan Continues to Reward Iran Sanctions Evaders” FDD Policy Brief, October 31, 2019. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen]
- “Trump’s Turkey Problem” Washington Examiner, October 24, 2019. [coauthored with Jonathan Schanzer]
- “Trump can get both Turkish and Kurdish support in Syria by negotiating peace deal” Fox News, October 22, 2019.
- “Lo de Erdogan en Siria es una campaña militar… y electoral” Revista El Medio, October 22, 2019. (Spain)
- “Turkey’s Syria campaign serves Erdogan’s electoral ambitions” Al Arabiya, October 20, 2019. (UAE)
- “Trump’s first mistake in Syria was ever trusting Erdogan” The Washington Post, October 17, 2019. [coauthored with David Adesnik]
- “Dans le conflit syrien, Trump a ruiné la crédibilité de l’Amérique” Slate, October 14, 2019. [coauthored with Eric S. Edelman]
- “Trump’s Capitulation to Erdogan Destroys U.S. Credibility” Foreign Policy, October 8, 2019. [coauthored with Eric S. Edelman]
- “Turquía acoge a terroristas y promueve el terrorismo” Revista El Medio, October 2, 2019. [coauthored with Jonathan Schanzer] (Spain)
- “Turkey is now a haven for terrorists and an enabler of terrorism” New York Post, September 23, 2019. [coauthored with Jonathan Schanzer]
- “Erdogan’s Russian Pipe Dreams” The Globalist, August 31, 2019.
- “Putin Plays Erdogan Like a Fiddle” FDD Policy Brief, August 30, 2019.
- “Erdogan Removes Kurdish Mayors from Office – Again” FDD Policy Brief, August 21, 2019.
- “Allegations of Iranian Cash Smuggling Stir Up Turkish Parliament” FDD Policy Brief, August 16, 2019.
- “Treasury’s Venezuela Sanctions Target the Tip of the Turkish Iceberg” FDD Policy Brief, July 26, 2019.
- “UN Report on Khashoggi Condemns Saudi Arabia, Criticizes Turkey” FDD Policy Brief, June 21, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Why Istanbul’s rerun is a battle for the soul of Turkey” openDemocracy, June 14, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (UK)
- “U.S. Stops Training Turkish Officers as F-35 Pilots” FDD Policy Brief, June 7, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Erdogan Releases Another U.S. Hostage Ahead of Trump Meeting” FDD Policy Brief, May 31, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- Erdogan confía en recuperar Estambul… gracias al ‘enemigo kurdo’” Revista El Medio, May 7, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (Spain)
- “Erdogan Makes Mockery of Elections” The Globalist, May 7, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Erdogan Gambles on Winning Back Istanbul, Kurdish Loyalties” FDD Policy Brief, May 6, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Congress Urges New Sanctions on Turkey” FDD Policy Brief, April 11, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s Pursuit of American F-35s and Russian S-400s” FDD Infographic, April 10, 2019. [coauthored with Bradley Bowman and Jonathan Schanzer]
- “Erdogan At a Crossroad” The Globalist, April 2, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Sonoro fracaso de Erdogan en las municipales turcas” Revista El Medio, April 2, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (Spain)
- “The Prospect of U.S. Sanctions Exacerbates Turkey’s Political and Economic Risks” FDD Research Memo, April 1, 2019. [coauthored with Jonathan Schanzer and Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “In Stunning Upset, Turkish Opposition Takes Ankara, Istanbul” FDD Policy Brief, April 1, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey Heads for its Dirtiest Election Yet” FDD Policy Brief, March 28, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Moldova’s Elections Show Putin’s Limits” RealClearWorld, March 7, 2019. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Moldova Tries to Break from Moscow’s Grip” The Globalist, February 23, 2019. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Erdogan’s Eyes on Turkey’s Largest Private Bank” FDD Policy Brief, February 7, 2019.
- “Turkey Doubles Down on Persecution of U.S. Consular Employees” FDD Policy Brief, February 1, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “What Does Turkey Hope to Gain in Syria?” The Global Observatory, January 30, 2019.
- “Trump’s Syria Pullout Plan Cannot Win Turkey Back” War on the Rocks, January 30, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s Erdogan Rushes to Maduro’s Defense” The Globalist, January 25, 2019.
- “Erdogan corre a socorrer a Maduro” Revista El Medio, January 25, 2019. (Spain)
- “Erdogan Rushes to Maduro’s Defense” FDD Policy Brief, January 24, 2019.
- “Erdogan’s Anti-Semitism Will Sink Turkey’s Economy” Foreign Policy, December 24, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Trump’s Gifts to Turkey Repeat Mistakes and Set Bad Precedents” Defense One, December 20, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “AKP Eyes Alevi Voters – Again and to No Avail” FDD Policy Brief, November 30, 2018.
- “Erdoğan’s Interests Converge with Putin in Moldova’s Gagauzia” The Turkey Analyst, November 29, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Turkey-Israel Relations: Flourishing Trade but Little Trust” The Brief, November 29, 2018. [coauthored with David May]
- “Trump Waives Iran Sanctions for Turkey” Foreign Policy, November 12, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “The Embattled Ecumenical Patriarch Caught Between Russia and Turkey” Providence, October 31, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “The Khashoggi Murder and Erdogan’s Naked Truth” The Globalist, October 25, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “How Conspiracies Sustain One-Man Rule in Turkey and Beyond” The Brief, October 18, 2018.
- “Turquía y el caso Jashogui” Revista El Medio, October 17, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner] (Spain)
- “Pastor Brunson is free. But the West still needs a policy on Erdogan’s hostages.” The Washington Post, October 15, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Khashoggi Crisis Holds a Mirror to Turkey” The Globalist, October 12, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Khashoggi Crisis Holds a Mirror to Turkey” FDD Policy Brief, October 12, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Turkey’s Walking Dead: Zombie Companies Lurk Around Every Corner” War on the Rocks, October 8, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “Conspiracy and cronyism: Turkey’s economic spiral” The Interpreter, September 14, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “The Machiavellian VIRTUs” The American Interest, September 7, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “The Pastor is Not the Only U.S. Hostage in Turkey” War on the Rocks, August 23, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “The Fallout of Qatar’s Bailout” The American Interest, August 17, 2018. [coauthored with Varsha Koduvayur]
- “Turkey’s Economy Czar Fails to Save the Lira” Hardnews Foreign Policy, August 16, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (India)
- “Turkey’s perfect storm” Politico Europe, August 11, 2018.
- “Turkish Economy Minister Fails to Save Currency” FDD Policy Brief, August 10, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “How Russia Plans to Get Turkey on Its Side” The National Interest, August 8, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner]
- “U.S. Sanctions on Turkish Ministers Require Recalibration” The Globalist, August 8, 2018. [Coauthored with Gönül Tol]
- “Treasury Sanctions Top Turkish Officials” CSIF Policy Brief, August 2, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkish Court Takes a U-Turn, Releases American Pastor to House Arrest” FDD Policy Brief, July 25, 2018.
- “Turkey’s Refusal to Release American Pastor Elicits Strong Bipartisan Reaction” FDD Policy Brief, July 19, 2018.
- “The Brunson farce” WORLD, July 17, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkish Elections: A Win That Cannot Be Stolen” The Globalist, June 23, 2018.
- “Turkish Elections: A Win That Cannot Be Stolen” FDD Policy Brief, June 22, 2018.
- “Islamic State’s Turkish executioner killed in Deir Ezzor” Long War Journal, June 15, 2018.
- “Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy: Why We Need a Transatlantic Response” The Globalist, June 4, 2018. [coauthored with Eric S. Edelman]
- “Turkish Banker Sentenced for Iran Sanctions-Busting Scheme” FDD Policy Brief, May 18, 2018.
- “Turkey’s Case Against U.S. Pastor Gets Even More Bizarre” FDD Policy Brief, May 8, 2018.
- “US State Department Report Exposes Turkey’s Human Rights Abuses” Providence, May 3, 2018. [coauthored with Deniz Yüksel]
- “Turkey’s Snap Elections” War On The Rocks, April 21, 2018.
- “Turkey’s president is holding Americans hostage. Why aren’t we doing anything about it?” The Washington Post, April 15, 2018. [coauthored with Eric S. Edelman]
- “Turkey Abused Western Dual-Use Technology to Inject Spyware” FDD Policy Brief, March 14, 2018. [coauthored with Trevor Logan]
- “Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Life Sentence for U.S. Pastor” FDD Policy Brief, March 13, 2018.
- “Catholic Church in Turkey Attacked – Again” FDD Policy Brief, March 9, 2018.
- “Handling Turkey’s Erdogan: What Washington can learn from Russia” The Hill, February 14, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Tillerson Goes to Turkey amid Sanctions Talk in Washington” FDD Policy Brief, February 13, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Los límites de la ‘nación’ de Erdogan” Revista El Medio, February 5, 2018. (Spain)
- “Turkish Civil Society Also a Casualty of Erdogan’s Afrin Campaign” FDD Policy Brief, February 1, 2018.
- “Landmark NY Trial Proves Turkish Government Complicity in Iran’s Sanctions-Busting” FDD Policy Brief, January 3, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s Premier Visits Washington” FDD Policy Brief, November 9, 2017.
- “Erdogan’s Power Grab Continues with Municipalities” FDD Policy Brief, October 31, 2017.
- “Referendum Triggers Turkish Vitriol against Kurds – and Jews” FDD Policy Brief, September 29, 2017.
- “Why is Turkey so disjointed over the Iraqi Kurds” The Washington Post, September 21, 2017.
- “Turkish Officials Charged in Iran Sanctions-Busting Case” FDD Policy Brief, September 15, 2017.
- “Turkish Public Lender Joins Erdogan’s Washington Lobbying Spree” FDD Policy Brief, September 1, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey Trumps Up the Charges against the Imprisoned U.S. Pastor” FDD Policy Brief, August 25, 2017.
- “Turkey’s Drift from the West: From Transactionalism to Hostility” War on the Rocks, August 17, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s economy: The next casualty of Erdoğan’s state of emergency” Politico Europe, August 13, 2017.
- “Istanbul’s Iconic Synagogue Besieged by Islamist Nationalists” FDD Policy Brief, July 21, 2017.
- “La democracia turca, gran víctima del golpe de 2016” Revista El Medio, July 7, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (Spain)
- “Turkey Defies Coup, But Not One-Man Rule” FDD Policy Brief, July 14, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Millions Demand Justice in Turkey” FDD Policy Brief, July 11, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s Patchwork Foreign Policy” Foreign Affairs, July 5, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Why Turkey Chose Qatar” The National Interest, June 25, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “A Turkish TV blockbuster reveals Erdogan’s conspiratorial, anti-Semitic worldview” The Washington Post, May 15, 2017. [coauthored with Oren Kessler]
- “Turkish Airstrikes Complicate Campaign Against IS” FDD Policy Brief, April 27, 2017.
- “Referéndum en Turquía: vulnerabilidad de Erdogan y denuncias de fraude” Revista El Medio, April 18, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s Inconclusive Referendum” FDD Policy Brief, April 17, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkish Referendum Passes: Erdogan Solidifies Power” The Cipher Brief, April 15, 2017.
- “U.S. Arrests Senior Turkish Banker for Sanctions-Busting” FDD Policy Brief, March 28, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s bizarre witch hunt against the media” The Washington Post, March 2, 2017. [coauthored with Cenk Sidar]
- “Erdogan Builds a Parallel Budget” FDD Policy Brief, February 10, 2017.
- “Los flamantes socios de Erdogan: Irán y Rusia” Revista El Medio, February 2, 2017.
- “Erdogan’s Newfound Partners: Russia and Iran” FDD Policy Brief, January 31, 2017.
- “Erdogan’s Further Consolidation of Power Would Cement Turkey’s Demise” The Huffington Post, January 26, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey’s Diplomatic Collision Course” The Cipher Brief, December 23, 2016.
- “Turkey’s Dubious Case against a U.S. Pastor” FDD Policy Brief, December 16, 2016.
- “Ankara’s Turkmen House of Cards” War on the Rocks, December 1, 2016. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Los cristianos, chivos expiatorios en Turquía” Revista El Medio, November 21, 2016.
- “Turkey’s Latest Scapegoats: Christians” The Globalist, November 20, 2016.
- “Turkey’s Latest Scapegoats: Christians” FDD Policy Brief, November 18, 2016.
- “La enseñanza secular, en el punto de mira de Erdogan” Revista El Medio, November 16, 2016. [coauthored with Yağmur Menzilcioğlu]
- “Erdogan’s New Target: Secular Education” FDD Policy Brief, November 15, 2016. [coauthored with Yağmur Menzilcioğlu]
- “Erdogan’s Latest Crackdown–and How Turkey’s Chaos Plays to Extremists’ Strengths” The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2016.
- “Ankara’s Influence: Asset or a Liability?” The Cipher Brief, November 4, 2016.
- “Erdogan’s Blitz on Turkey’s Republic Day” FDD Policy Brief, November 3, 2016 [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “An Opening for Erdogan to Shift Turkey’s Course?” The Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2016.
- “Las minorías, chivo expiatorio en la Turquía post intentona golpista” Revista El Medio, August 24, 2016.
- “Joe Biden’s Challenge in Turkey” The Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2016.
- “After the Coup: Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities” The Globalist, August 22, 2016.
- “Coup Attempt Sparks Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities” FDD Policy Brief, August 19, 2016.
- “The Turkey-Russia reset” Politico Europe, August 10, 2016. [coauthored with Boris Zilberman]
- “Turkey needs a new social contract” Hürriyet Daily News, July 19, 2016. (Turkey)
- “The Creeping Pakistanization of Turkey?” The Globalist, July 9, 2016.
- “Erdogan’s Weathervane Foreign Policy” The Cipher Brief, July 8, 2016.
- “Erdoğan’s New Assault on Turkey’s Judiciary” FDD Policy Brief, June 24, 2016.
- “Protesting Turkish Students Push Back on Erdoğan” FDD Policy Brief, June 17, 2016.
- “Turbulence ahead for the business climate in Turkey” Global Risk Insights, June 1, 2016.
- “Erdoğan’s Reckless Referendum Ploy” FDD Policy Brief, May 19, 2016.
- “Turkish Prime Minister Falls Victim to Palace Coup” FDD Policy Brief, May 5, 2016.
- “Real Rapprochement with Israel Requires Turkey to Tackle Anti-Semitism” The Times of Israel, April 7, 2016. (Israel)
- “Erdogan’s Washington Visit Overshadowed by Sanction-Buster’s Arrest” FDD Policy Brief, March 30, 2016 [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Erdogan’s Tactics in Turkey–and Challenges in Washington” The Wall Street Journal – Think Tank, March 29, 2016. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Can Terror-Stricken Turkey Be the EU’s Security Bulwark?” Turkish Policy Quarterly, March 25, 2016. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (Turkey)
- “Turkish Experts Comment on E.U.-Turkey Deal” Middle East Institute – Room for Debate, March 21, 2016.
- “Refugee crisis: Turkey not the ultimate solution” Business Report, March 7, 2016. (South Africa)
- “EU Refugee Crisis: Turkey as an Effective Partner?” The Globalist, March 6, 2016.
- “Erdogan’s War on Media Enters a New Phase” FDD Policy Brief, March 4, 2016.
- “A turning point for Turkey’s Kurds and parliamentary democracy” openDemocracy, February 24, 2016. (UK)
- “PKK Offshoot Claims Ankara Attack” FDD Policy Brief, February 19, 2016.
- “The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Can Turkey be an Effective Partner?” Civis mit Sonde, February 2016. (Germany)
- “Divisions within Turkey’s Opposition Extend Erdoğan’s Rule” FDD Policy Brief, February 10, 2016.
- “Erdoğan Gags Turkey” Politico Europe, December 2, 2015.
- “Een open huis” Nexus, 70. December 2015. (The Netherlands)
- “Non c’è fine all’autoritarismo” Il Foglio, November 5, 2015. (Italy)
- “Judy Asks: Can Democracy Be Rescued in Turkey?” Carnegie Europe, November 4, 2015.
- “6 Takeaways from the Turkish Elections” Politico Europe, November 2, 2015.
- “Erdoğan’s Boomerang” Politico Europe, October 28, 2015.
- “After Ankara, Cover-Ups and Conspiracies” Politico Europe, October 15, 2015.
- “The Turkish Kristallnacht” Politico Europe, September 7, 2015.
- “Kurds Mark Milestone by Joining Turkish Cabinet” FDD Policy Brief, September 2, 2015. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey – Where Everyone Believes that God is On Their Side” NOW, August 27, 2015. (Lebanon)
- “Turkey Risks Relapse into ‘90s Violence” Politico Europe, August 17, 2015.
- “Turkey: Coalition or Snap Elections” FDD Policy Brief, August 12, 2015. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “Turkey and Qatar: An Asymmetric Partnership That Harms Ankara” Ahram Online, August 3, 2015. [coauthored with Emre Çalışkan] (Egypt)
- “Turkish Grey Wolves Target ‘Chinese’” Politico Europe, July 30, 2015. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]
- “The ISIS Attack and Turkey’s Islamist Kurds” NOW, July 29, 2015. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] (Lebanon)
- “Turkey’s False Spring” The National Interest, July 28, 2015.
- “A Shift to a ‘Knowledge Economy’ Could Transform the Middle East” Business Insider, July 9, 2015. [coauthored with Oren Kessler]
- “Europe Needs Greece” Politico Europe, June 25, 2015.
- “Turkey Thwarts Erdoğan” Politico Europe, June 11, 2015.
- “Security in Turkey: The Rise of a Social Democratic Alternative” Hürriyet Daily News, January 2, 2013. (Turkey)
- “Is ‘Tolerance’ the Straight Path for Cultural Diversity?” Reflections Turkey. Vol.5 (Turkey)
- “Turkey’s Alevis: Who are They and What Do They Want?” The Media Line, 9 December 2008.
Op-Eds (in Turkish)
- “Rehine Diplomasisinin Hasarını Onarmak” Yeni Arayış, October 21, 2017.
- “Bir Arada Yaşam İçin 15 Temmuz Rehberi” Yeni Arayış, July 15, 2017.
- “Gerçeğin Zamanı Geldiğinde” Yeni Arayış, June 10, 2017.
- “Muhalefetin 15 Temmuz Cuntacılarıyla Mücadele Stratejisi Ne Olmalı?” Yeni Arayış, October 3, 2016.
- “Darbe Fırsatçılarının Sıralı Tam Listesi” Yeni Arayış, August 8, 2016.
- “Darbe ve Darbecilere ‘Bir Daha Asla’ Demek İçin” Yeni Arayış, July 27, 2016.
- “Şiddet Başkanlığın Anahtarıdır” Yeni Arayış, March 19, 2016.
- “Türkiye Muhalefetinin Gerçek Gündemi” Yeni Arayış, February 16, 2016.
- “Türkiye’nin Gerçek Gündemi Yerelde (mi?)” Ekometre, February 2016.
- “Türkiye’nin Bitmeyen Maratonu: Eşit Yurttaşlık” Ocak Dergisi, January 2016.
- “En İyi Markamız Çoğulculuk Olabilir (mi?)” Ekometre, January 2016.
- “Kalemiye Sınıfının Betoniye Sınıfıyla İmtihanı” Yeni Arayış, December 29, 2015.
- “Al-Ver İlişkisinden Daha İyisi Mümkün (mü?)” Ekometre, December 2015.
- “Göçü Fırsata Çevirmek Mümkün (mü?)” Ekometre, November 2015.
- “Türkiye Muhalefetinin Sınavı: Kapsayıcı Güvenlik Açığı” Yeni Arayış, November 21, 2015.
- “Pes Etmeyenler için Türkiye Baharı” Yeni Arayış, October 24, 2015.
- “İnanç Özgürlüğü, Hemen Şimdi!” Yeni Arayış, October 5, 2015.
- “Yöneticilerimiz Küresel Eğilimlerden Bihaber (mi?)” Ekometre, October 2015.
- “Terellelli Medya’nın Toksik Nefreti” Yeni Arayış, September 4, 2015.
- “Türkiye Ekonomisine İkinci Kanat Gerekiyor (mu?)” Ekometre, September 2015.
- “Arsız değil Arsuz” Yeni Arayış, August 27, 2015.
- “Yeni Bir Arayışın Zamanıdır” Yeni Arayış, August 18, 2015.
- “Türkiye İnsan Sermayesini Kaybediyor (mu?)”, Ekometre, August 2015.
- “Orta Doğu Bilgi Ekonomisi Hedefinden Emin (mi?)”, Ekometre, July 2015.
- “Başarının Sırrı İş-Yaşam Dengesi (mi?)”, Ekometre, June 2015.
- “Başarının sırrı mentörlük ve akran eğitimi (mi?)”, Ekometre, May 2015.
- “Çare Veriye Dayalı Siyasa (mı?)”, Ekometre, April 2015.
- “Yeniden Başlamak için Mutfağa Dönmek Zamanı (mı?), Ekometre, March 2015.
- “Avrupa Birliği ve Avro sürdürülebilir (mi?)”, Ekometre, February 2015.
- “Ekonominin ilacı içericilik (mi?)”, Ekometre, January 2015.
- “Taassup zenginleşmeye engel (mi?)”, Ekometre, December 2014.
- “Yatırımın Önşartı Hukuk Devleti (mi)?”, Ekometre, November 2014.
- “Orta gelir tuzağından çıkışın yolu küresel markalar (mı?)”, Ekometre, October 2014.
- “Joseph Stiglitz’in reçetesi doğru (mu?)”, Ekometre, September 2014.
- “Başarılı yöneticinin sırrı dinlemek (mi?)”, Ekometre, August 2014.
- “Ekonomik büyüme için inanç özgürlüğü gerekli (mi?)”, Ekometre, July 2014.
- “Yetenek özgürlük ister (mi?)”, Ekometre, June 2014.
- “Gerontokrasi başarıya engel (mi)?”, Ekometre, May 2014.
- “Liderler için roman bir ihtiyaç (mı?)” Ekometre, April 2014.
- “Kentimiz de yöneticileri kadar akıllı (mı)?” Ekometre, March 2014.
- “Başarılı belediyenin sırrı küyerel düşünce (mi?)” Ekometre, February 2014.
- “Holokost Anıtı’ndaki nazar boncuğu” Şalom, January 22, 2014.
- “En büyük yoksunluğumuz uzlaşma (mı)?” Ekometre, January 2014.
- “Hak ve hukuk ekosistemin temeli (mi)?”, Ekometre, December 2013.
- “Cari açık eğitimle kapanır (mı)?”, Ekometre, November 2013.
- “Kentimiz Yaratıcı Sınıfları Cezbeder (mi?)”, Ekometre, October 2013.
- “Liderlik Eğitiminde Değerler Gerekli (mi?)”, Ekometre, September 2013.
- “Alevi Kimliğini Tartış(ma)mak”, Sol Bakış, August 31, 2013, p.13.
- “Rekabetin Anahtarı Açık Kentler (mi)?”, Ekometre, August 2013.
- “Ortadoğu’dan çekilmek mümkün (mü)?”, Ekometre, July 2013.
- “Türkiye’nin Orta Gelir Tuzağı’ndan çıkış yolu özgürlükler (mi?)”, Ekometre, June 2013.
- “Münih’ten bakınca Türkiye’nin geleceği parlak (mı?)”, Ekometre, May 2013.
- “Piyasa modeli inancı özgürleştirir (mi?)”, Ekometre, April 2013.
- “Dünyada dengeler değişiyor(mu)?”, Ekometre, March 2013.
- “Sükût kurumsal bir gereksinim olabilir (mi?)”, Ekometre, February 2013.
- “2013 bütçesinin sırrı”, Ekometre, January 2013.
- “Suriye’de Dört Tarz-ı Siyaset”, Cumhuriyet, December 14, 2012.
- “Şirketiniz Asya Yüzyılı’na hazır (mı)?”, Ekometre, December 2013.
- “Ayrımcılık kârlılığı etkiler (mi)?”, Ekometre, November 2013.
- “Ekonominin yolu sanattan geçer (mi?)”, Ekometre, October 2013.
- “Sosyal demokrat iktidar vakti geldi ama nasıl?”, Radikal, July 17, 2012.
- “Muharrem Arefesi Dostları” Star, November 22, 2009.
- “İftardan Çalıştaya Açamadığımız Aleviler”, Taraf, July 15, 2009.
- “2. Alevi Çalıştayı’nda 3 Tarz-ı Siyaset”, Habertürk, July 15, 2009.
- “Aleviler’den Özür Dililyorum”, Habercem, March 28, 2009.
- “‘Kıyl u kal’ değil bu sefer hakiki Alevi açılımı” Star, November 30, 2008.
- “Çankaya’da AKP’nin Alevi Başkan Adayıymışım!”, Habercem, November 28, 2008.
- “Eloğlu Gözünden Kızılbaş Deyişleri”, Kızılbaş Deyişleri, Haydar Selçuk, ed. 2008.
- “Ayrımcılık Kültürü ve Zulmün Bilgisi”, Habercem, October 30, 2008.
- “Madımak Kebapçı Kalsın!”, Habercem, August 7, 2008.
- “Sünni ‘Demokrat’ Siyaset?”, Sürek, August 2008.
- “Gör nic’olur ayaktakımı ayaklananda”, Taraf, May 9, 2008.
- “Yolu Gençlerden Öğrenmek”, Habercem, May 2, 2008.
- “Eloğluyla Yolun Binbir Süreğinin Peşi Sıra”, Habercem, April 18, 2008.
- “Yeni Güne Eski Adet”, Star, March 30, 2008. [Article title was changed to “Ha Nevruz ha Newroz: 72 milletin ortak bayramı” by the newspaper editor]
- “Hazır İnanç Özgürlüğü Demişken: Sünni(lik)ler Nasıl Kurtulur?”, Star, Febuary 10, 2008. [Article title was changed to “Sünnileri ve Sünnilikleri tek tipleştirme makinesi” by the newspaper editor]
- “‘Mahalle Baskısı’ yahut On Bir Ayın İkirciği”, Gazete ODTÜLÜ, November 11, 2007.
- “Londra’ya Uyum, Londralı’nın Uyumu”, Telgraf, p.17, March 27, 2007.
- “Kentlerde Alevi-Sünni Sınırı Yumuşuyor”, Milliyet, March 26, 2007. [with Sencer Ayata and Mustafa Şen]
- “Göçmen Dayanışması”, Telgraf, p.13, February 20, 2007.
- “Genellemelerin Cazibesi”, Telgraf, p.17, February 6, 2007.
- “Muharrem’de Birarada Yaşamı Savunmak”, Telgraf, p.23, January 23, 2007.
- “Uluslararası Göçmenler Günü”, Telgraf, p.17, January 9, 2007.
- “Sınırlar(ımızı) Aşan İnanç”, Telgraf, p.8, December 19, 2006.
- “Hatemi, Papa ve Köleler Medeniyeti”, BirGün, December 9, 2006.
- “İşçi Dövizlerinin Küresel Artışı”, Telgraf, p.17, December 5, 2006.
- “Medeniyetler İttifakı Raporu’nda Göç Vurgusu”, Telgraf, p.17, November 21, 2006.
- “Küresel Göç ve GLOMIG”, Telgraf, p.17, November 7, 2006.
- “Yumurtalar Sepete, Gözler İsveç’e”, BirGün, October 27, 2006.
- “Hoşgeldin Papatya!”, Telgraf, p.17, October 24, 2006.
- “Uygarlıklar Arasında mı, İçinde mi?”, Telgraf, p.17, October 10, 2006.
- “Londra’ya Sığınmak”, Telgraf, p.17, September 26, 2006.
- “Göçmen Tehlikesi”, Telgraf, p.17, September 12, 2006.
- “Göçmence İnancın Sırrı”, Telgraf, p.8, August 29, 2006.
- “Ayaklarıyla Oy Verenler”, Telgraf, p.17, August 15, 2006.
- “Bir Sünnilik Sorunu Olarak Alevilik”, BirGün, August 15, 2006.
- “Mihman Gözüyle Göç”, Telgraf, p.15, August 1, 2006.
- “Sünnilik İslam’ın İçinde mi?”, BirGün, March 20, 2006.
- “Sosyal Demokrasi ve Yeni Göç: Türkiye’de Ezber Bozmak”, Sosyal Demokrat Açılım (2006) no.3:15-17.
- “Homojen Toplumsal Yapıyı Allah Düşmanıma Vermesin”, BirGün, August 23, 2005.
- “Baş kaldırma parmak kaldır!”, BirGün, January 12, 2005.
- Translation of Nur Yalman’s “Türkiye’nin Avrupa’ya öğretebileceği çok şey var”, BirGün, January 2, 2005.