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“Moroccan Textbooks Teach Appreciation of Jewish Life and Tolerance in the Kingdom ” Anti Defamation League , September 29, 2022. [coauthored with Carole Nuriel] “A 28 años del ataque terrorista a la AMIA, la amenaza iraní sigue latente en América Latina ” El Nacional (Venezuela), July 17, 2022. [coauthored with Susan Heller Pinto] “AMIA Attack Anniversary Evokes Ongoing Iranian Threats to Latin America ” The National Interest , July 17, 2022. [coauthored with Susan Heller Pinto] “Missing the zeitgeist: Iraq legislates anti-Israel bigotry ” The Times of Israel , June 3, 2022. [coauthored with Sharon Nazarian] “Quds Day Exposes Iran’s Genocidal Ambitions – Again ” Anti-Defamation League , May 4, 2022. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , April 1, 2022. “Ukraine War Offers Opportunity To Bring Turkey and its Defense Industry into NATO Fold ” Inside Sources , March 28, 2022. [coauthored with Ryan Brobst] “Meet the Turkish Oligarch Who’s Pushing Kremlin Talking Points ” The Dispatch , March 25, 2022. [coauthored with Kürşat Gök] “Turkey Walks a Tightrope on Ukraine ” The Dispatch , March 9, 2022. “Erdogan’s Balancing Act Between Russia and Ukraine ” The Globalist , March 3, 2020. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , March 1, 2022. “Erdogan Moves to Censor Western Media But not Russian Propaganda ” FDD Policy Brief , February 25, 2022. “Turkey Could Become the Middle East’s Next Narco-State ” The National Interest , February 19, 2022. [coauthored with Kürşat Gök] “Iran’s Cyber Operations Against Turkey Should Be a Wakeup Call for Erdogan ” FDD Policy Brief , February 14, 2022. [coauthored with Annie Fixler] “Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw ” Foreign Policy , February 11, 2022. “Turkey a Step Closer to Suspension From the Council of Europe ” FDD Policy Brief , February 4, 2022. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , February 1, 2022. “Halkbank’s Supreme Court Appeal Will Delay Iran Sanctions-Evasion Case ” FDD Policy Brief , January 19, 2022. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , January 11, 2022. “Erdogan’s Wealth Amnesty Offers Illicit-Finance Loophole for the Eighth Time ” FDD Policy Brief , January 4, 2022. “It’s Time to End CNN’s License for CNN Turk’s Hate Content ” Newsweek , January 4, 2022. [coauthored with Toby Dershowitz] “Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey ” Providence , December 15, 2021. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir] “Erdogan hopes to salvage relations with the Gulf to save Turkey’s economy ” Al Arabiya English , December 12, 2021. [coauthored with Hussain Abdul-Hussain] “Turkey’s Council of Europe Voting Rights and Membership at Risk ” FDD Policy Brief , December 3, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , December 3, 2021. “لماذا قرّر الرئيس التركي خفض معدّلات الفائدة، متسبّبًا بزيادة التضخم وتراجع قيمة الليرة؟ ” Carnegie Middle East Center’s Diwan , December 2, 2021. “Why is Turkey’s President Cutting Interest Rates, Spurring Inflation and Lowering the Value of the Lira? ” Carnegie Middle East Center’s Diwan , December 2, 2021. “Turkey is Collateral Damage in Erdoğan’s Hostage Diplomacy ” The Dispatch , November 29, 2021. [coauthored with Eric Edelman] “Russia’s Power Games Extend to the Orthodox Church ” The National Interest , November 26, 2021. [coauthored with Paul Gadalla] “Swift trans-Atlantic action kept Turkey from fueling Belarus’ hybrid attacks ” Defense News , November 16, 2021. “Erdogan’s veneer of respect conceals blatant antisemitism ” The Jerusalem Post , November 15, 2021. [coauthored with Enia Krivine] “Turkish Airlines in EU Crosshairs for Facilitating Lukashenko’s ‘Hybrid Warfare’ With Belarus Flights ” FDD Policy Brief , November 9, 2021. “Turkish Streamers Colluded With Iran-Based Money Launderers: Amazon Subsidiary Twitch Should Take Action ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), November 6, 2021. “Biden’s sweet talk won’t curb Erdogan’s abuses in Turkey and beyond ” The New York Post , November 5, 2021. “Turkish Streamers Colluded With Iran-Based Money Launderers: Amazon Subsidiary Twitch Should Take Action ” FDD Policy Brief , November 5, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , November 2, 2021. “Erdogan’s Belligerence Has U.S., Greece Expanding Ties ” Foreign Policy , October 26, 2021. [coauthored with Bradley Bowman] “Landmark Iran Sanctions Ruling Against Turkish Public Lender Builds U.S. Deterrence ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), October 26, 2021. “Landmark Iran Sanctions Ruling Against Turkish Public Lender Builds U.S. Deterrence ” FDD Insight , October 26, 2021. “Turkey Returns to Financial Action Task Force ‘Grey List’ ” The National Interest , October 23, 2021. [coauthored with Toby Dershowitz] “Turkey Lands on Anti-Money Laundering Watchlist — Again ” FDD Insight , October 22, 2021. [coauthored with Toby Dershowitz] “Turkey Threatens New Military Offensive in Northern Syria ” FDD Policy Brief , October 18, 2021. [coauthored with David Adesnik] “Gaslighting Nations—Erdogan Makes a Mockery of U.N. General Assembly—Again ” Newsweek , October 12, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , October 6, 2021. “Give Osman Kavala the Nobel Peace Prize ” The National Interest , October 2, 2021. [coauthored with Michael Rubin] “Congress Joins European Allies in Targeting Erdogan’s Far-Right Partners ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), September 29, 2021. “Congress Joins European Allies in Targeting Erdogan’s Far-Right Partners ” FDD Policy Brief , September 29, 2021. “Erdogan’s U-turn in Afghanistan shows the danger of outsourcing security missions to autocrats ” Washington Examiner , September 21, 2021. “Treasury Sanctions Jihadist Financiers in Turkey for the Seventh Time Since 2019 ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), September 20, 2021. “Will Turkey’s Détente with Egypt and the Gulf Extend to the Horn of Africa? ” The National Interest , September 19, 2021. [coauthored with Varsha Koduvayur] “Treasury Sanctions Jihadist Financiers in Turkey for the Seventh Time Since 2019 ” FDD Policy Brief , September 17, 2021. “Businessman’s Extradition to U.S. Could Expose Turkish-Venezuelan Collusion to Evade Sanctions ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), September 11, 2021. “Businessman’s Extradition to U.S. Could Expose Turkish-Venezuelan Collusion to Evade Sanctions ” FDD Policy Brief , September 10, 2021. “U.S. Should Intensify Efforts to Extradite Turkish Money Laundering Suspect ” FDD Policy Brief , September 3, 2021. “Financial Watchdog Cracks Down on Turkish Public Lender’s German Subsidiary ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), August 31, 2021. “Financial Watchdog Cracks Down on Turkish Public Lender’s German Subsidiary ” FDD Policy Brief , August 31, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , August 27, 2021. “Turkey Turns to Taliban, But There is no More Airport Deal to Salvage ” Balkan Insight , August 17, 2021. “Erdogan’s Turkey is a key patron of global efforts to delegitimize Israel ” Washington Examiner , August 11, 2021. [coauthored with David May] “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , August 10, 2021. “Turkey’s Anti-Kurdish Measures Violate Religious Freedom ” Providence , August 9, 2021. [coauthored with Sude Akgündoğdu] “Treasury Designates Turkey-Backed Syrian Jihadists Implicated in War Crimes ” FDD Policy Brief , August 4, 2021. [coauthored with David Adesnik] “Erdogan Escalates Turkish Campaign to Disenfranchise Six Million Pro-Kurdish Voters ” The National Interest , July 30, 2021. [coauthored with Sude Akgündoğdu] “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , July 28, 2021. “Erdogan’s Provocations in Cyprus Escalate Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean ” FDD Policy Brief , July 28, 2021.“Biden Should Be Wary of Erdogan’s Afghanistan Gambit ” Newsweek , July 27, 2021. “Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey is a chance for my home country to heal ” Deseret News , July 16, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , July 14, 2021. “Turkish-Israeli rapprochement is a great idea, if not for Erdogan ” Israel Hayom (Israel), July 14, 2021. “פיוס בין טורקיה לבין ישראל הוא רעיון נפלא – אבל הבעיה היא ארדואן ” Israel Hayom (Israel), July 14, 2021. “The Turkish Laundromat — Erdogan Offers Illicit-Finance Loophole for the Seventh Time ” FDD Policy Brief , July 2, 2021. “Biden-Erdogan Meeting Suggests No Quick Fixes in U.S.-Turkish Relations ” Balkan Insight , June 30, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , June 29, 2021. “U.S. Targets Turkey-Based Money Laundering Schemes With Links to Senior Turkish Officials ” FDD Policy Brief , June 25, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , June 14, 2021. “Biden should remind Erdogan of NATO’s basic tenets and values ” The Hill , June 12, 2021. [coauthored with Eric S. Edelman] “Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Opposition Party in Ankara’s Crosshairs – Again ” FDD Policy Brief , June 9, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , June 3, 2021. “State Department Should Deliver an Honest Message about Turkey’s Religious Freedom Record ” Providence , June 3, 2021. [coauthored with Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir] “Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again ” The Globalist , June 1, 2021. “Erdogan Saves Putin’s Belarusian Ally by Playing Spoiler Role Within NATO ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), May 28, 2021. “Erdogan Saves Putin’s Belarusian Ally by Playing Spoiler Role Within NATO ” FDD Policy Brief , May 28, 2021. “Erdogan’s Backing of Hamas Precludes Turkey’s Rapprochement With Israel ” The Algemeiner , May 21, 2021. “Treasury Sanctions Jihadist Financiers in Turkey – For the Fifth Time in Two Years ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), May 20, 2021. “Treasury Sanctions Jihadist Financiers in Turkey – For the Fifth Time in Two Years ” FDD Policy Brief , May 20, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , May 18, 2021. “Commerce Department Targets Former Turkish Banker for Evading Iran Sanctions ” FDD Policy Brief , May 13, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , April 30, 2021. “U.S. Security Partners and Putin’s S-400 ” FDD Infographic , April 29, 2021. [coauthored with Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst] “Turkey Needs to Change its Policy and Rhetoric Toward Religious Minorities ” Newsweek , April 29, 2021. [coauthored with Nadine Maenza] “Ankara’s Crackdown Triggers Run on Turkish Cryptocurrency Exchanges ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), April 27, 2021. “Ankara’s Crackdown Triggers Run on Turkish Cryptocurrency Exchanges ” FDD Policy Brief , April 27, 2021. “Halkbank’s last-minute effort to scuttle Iran sanctions-evasion case ” The Frontier Post (Pakistan), April 21, 2021. “Halkbank’s Last-Minute Effort to Scuttle Iran Sanctions-Evasion Case ” FDD Policy Brief , April 20, 2021. “Turkey ” FDD Foreign Policy Tracker , April 15, 2021. “Turkey’s Courtship with China Spells Trouble for Uyghurs ” The National Interest , April 12, 2021. [coauthored with Umut Can Fidan] “Manhattan Court Gave Erdogan’s Pet Bank a Get-out-of-Jail-Free Card ” Newsweek , March 25, 2021. [coauthored with Mark Dubowitz] “Erdogan’s Power Plays Turn to Profit Margins ” Foreign Policy , March 24, 2021. “Erdogan Government Moves to Criminalize and Shutter Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Party ” FDD Policy Brief , March 18, 2021. “Putini dhe Erdogani: garë drejt fundit të pusit ” Sbunker (Kosovo), March 12, 2021. “The Middle East’s religious minorities are facing extinction. The world must act ” The Washington Post , March 8, 2021. [coauthored with Sharon Nazarian] “Putin and Erdogan: Two Men Race to the Bottom ” The Globalist , March 3, 2021. “House Joins Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan ” FDD Policy Brief , March 2, 2021. “Стегањето на клештата Русија-Турција го загрозува опстанокот на Вселенската Патријаршија ” Religija (Macedonia), March 2, 2021. “Russia-Turkey Pincer Movement Threatens Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Survival ” Balkan Insight , February 26, 2021. [coauthored with John A. Lechner] “Biden Should Heed Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan ” FDD Policy Brief , February 11, 2021. “Treasury Report Highlights Turkey as Islamic State’s Logistical Hub ” FDD Policy Brief , February 2, 2021. “Οι ΗΠΑ επιβάλλουν κυρώσεις σε δύο Αιγύπτιους τρομοκράτες που βρήκαν καταφύγιο στην Τουρκία ” InfognomonPolitics (Greece), January 20, 2020. “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 (UAE), 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 (Slovakia), September 11, 2020. “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 (Greece), May 11, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] “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 (Spain), April 27, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] “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 (Israel), April 20, 2020. “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 (UAE), April 2, 2020. “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 ” Th e 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 (UAE), March 7, 2020. [coauthored with Philip Kowalski] “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 (Israel), January 20, 2020. “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 (UAE), January 15, 2020. [coauthored with Brenna Knippen] “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 (Spain), October 22, 2019. “Turkey’s Syria campaign serves Erdogan’s electoral ambitio ns ” Al Arabiya (UAE), October 20, 2019. “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 (Spain), October 2, 2019. [coauthored with Jonathan Schanzer] “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 (UK), June 14, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] “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 (Spain), May 7, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu]“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 (Spain), April 2, 2019. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] “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 (Spain), January 25, 2019. “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 (Sweden), November 29, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner] “T urkey-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 Sust ain One-Man Rule in Turkey and Beyond ” The Brief , October 18, 2018. “Turquía y el caso Jashogui ” Revista El Medio (Spain), October 17, 2018. [coauthored with John A. Lechner] “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 (Australia), 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 (India), August 16, 2018. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] “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 Ezzo r ” 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 Bizar re ” 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. Pa stor ” 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 (Spain), February 5, 2018. “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. Pa stor ” 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 (Spain), July 7, 2017. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] “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 (Spain), 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 (Spain), 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 (Spain), 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 (Spain), 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 (Turkey), July 19, 2016. “Turkey’s Illicit Finance Trap ” FDD Policy Brief , July 13, 2061. [coauthored with Yağmur Menzilcioğlu] “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 (Israel), April 7, 2016. “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 (South Africa), March 7, 2016. “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 (UK), February 24, 2016. “PKK Offshoot Claims Ankara Attack ” FDD Policy Brief , February 19, 2016. “The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Can Turkey be an Effective Partner? ” Civis mit Sonde (Germany), February 2016. “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 (The Netherlands), 70. December 2015. “Non c’è fine all’autoritarismo ” Il Foglio (Italy), November 5, 2015. “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 (Lebanon), August 27, 2015. “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 (Egypt), August 3, 2015. [coauthored with Emre Çalışkan] “Turkish Grey Wolves Target ‘Chinese’ ” Politico Europe , July 30, 2015. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] “The ISIS Attack and Turkey’s Islamist Kurds ” NOW (Lebanon), July 29, 2015. [coauthored with Merve Tahiroğlu] “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 (Turkey), January 2, 2013. “Is ‘Tolerance’ the Straight Path for Cultural Diversity? ” Reflections Turkey (Turkey). Vol.5 “Turkey’s Alevis: Who are They and What Do They Want? ” The Media Line , 9 December 2008.
Op-Eds (in Turkish)
“Yeter Hanım ile aynı belediye otobüsündeyiz ” Artı Gerçek , September 15, 2021. “Bedros’un Peşinden Acının ve Yeniden Yeşeren Yaşamın İzini Sürmek ” Agos , March 19, 2021. “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.