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“Turkey’s defense industry under Erdogan ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (March 28, 2022) “Brüksel zirvesini algılama biçimi Erdoğan’a üç fırsat kapısını birden açıyor ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar . (March 25, 2022) “Ukraine: Rumors of peace in Ankara ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (March 21, 2022) “Türkiye Rusya’nın yaptırımları delme üssü olabilir ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar . (March 15, 2022) “Israel, Turkey need greater trust to make real progress in ties ” 12 Minutes, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (March 10, 2022) “The war in Ukraine and Turkey’s fence-sitting between the West and Russia ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (March 3, 2022) “Militarizing the Black Sea Basin ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (February 28, 2022) “Erdoğan’s Turkey will not join West in punishing Russia ” 12 Minutes, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (February 23, 2022) “The significance of Erdogan to UAE ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (February 17, 2022) “A potential thaw in Turkey-Israel relations? ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (February 16, 2022) “BAE ve İsrail ile yakınlaşma Erdoğan’ın bir başka U dönüşü ile son bulabilir ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (February 15, 2022) “Erdogan’s charm offensive ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (February 14, 2022) “Erdoğan’s overtures to Israel, Armenia are naïve ‘quick fix’ attempt ” 12 Minutes, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (February 9, 2022) “Ukraine: The paradoxes for Erdogan and Turkey ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (February 7, 2022) “Türkiye demokratikleşmeden IŞİD sorunu çözülemez ” ARTI TV , Odak . Hosted by Ezo Özer. (February 4, 2022) “Why Halkbank’s US Supreme Court appeal is a win for Erdogan ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (January 21, 2022) “ABD’nin Doğu Akdeniz gaz hattından desteğini çekmesi Türkiye’ye jest için değil ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (January 18, 2022) “Turkey unlikely to seek IMF bailout as Fed prepares to hike ” 12 Minutes, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (January 12, 2022) “Erdogan’s wealth amnesty No. 8 ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (January 10, 2022) “CNN Türk’ün lisansı iptal mi edilecek? ” Arka Plan . Hosted by Canan Kaya. (January 6, 2022) “‘ABD Merkez Bankası’nın (Fed) kararları Türkiye ekonomisini olumsuz etkileyecek’ ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (January 4, 2022) “Erdogan and three capitals: Moscow, Tehran and Washington ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (December 20, 2022) “The Turkey-Russia relationship: ‘Collusion or Collision?’ ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (December 16, 2021) [with John Hardie] “Erdoğan IMF’ye gidemez çünkü… ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (December 14, 2021) “Erdoğan regime too toxic across US political spectrum ” 12 Minutes, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (December 9, 2021) “Council of Europe initiates infringement proceedings against Turkey ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (December 2, 2021) “Biden yönetimi Erdoğan’a kafa karıştırıcı mesajlar yolluyor ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (November 30, 2021) “Turkish lira meltdown caused by Erdoğan’s unorthodox Islamist views ” 12 Minutes, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (November 24, 2021) “Erdogan promotes hate-speech ” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor . (November 18, 2021) “Biden’a rağmen Türkiye-ABD’nin F-16 pazarlığı kolay olmayacak çünkü… ” 12 Dakika, Ahval . Hosted by Gülten Sarı. (November 16, 2021) “Turkey, Turkish Airlines, and the Belarus-Poland border crisis ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (November 11, 2021) “Global terror finance watchdog places Turkey on ‘grey list’ ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (October 27, 2021) “Congress joins European allies in targeting Turkey’s Grey Wolves ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (September 29, 2021) “Dağliq Qarabağ Türkiyə Və Rusiya Arasindaki Qarişiq Münasibətin Son Nümunəsidir ” Voice of America Azerbaijani Service . Hosted by Aziza Goyushzade. (September 29, 2021) “Erdoğan might be walking into a Putin trap at bilateral meeting ” Hot Pursuit , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (September 28, 2021) “New York – Soçi hattında Erdoğan: ‘Ümmi dış politikada içi boş oyun planı'” Sıcak Takip , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (September 27, 2021) “Extradition cases that could expose Turkey and Venezuela’s collusion to evade US sanctions ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (September 16, 2021) “Religious Freedom In Turkey ” Foreign Policy ProvCast , Providence . Hosted by Mark Melton. (September 10, 2021) [with Tugba Tanyeri-Erdemir] “الموقف الأميركي من القصف التركي ومستقبل التواجد في شمال شرق سوريا ” Washington Online , North Press Plus . Hosted by Hadeel Oueis. (September 9, 2021) “17-25 Aralık dosyası: Muhalefet ne düşündü, ne yaptı, ne yapmadı, hala ne yapabilir? ” Dersimiz Tarih , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (September 1, 2021) “T urkey turns to the Taliban to reach a deal on operating Kabul airport ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (August 30, 2021) “Turkey’s moment of crisis or opportunity? ” Conservative Middle East Council . Hosted by Shayan Talabani. (July 5, 2021) “Turkey looks to play a role in Afghanistan following US withdrawal ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (June 23, 2021) [with Bradley Bowman] “Erdogan returns from meeting Biden with nothing to show and no reset ” Turkey Abroad, AhvalPod . Hosted by Nicholas Morgan. (June 17, 2021) “Turkey waters down NATO statement as Erdogan saves Putin’s Belarusian ally ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (June 3, 2021) “Erdogan’s magic is unlikely to work with Biden this time around ” Hot Pursuit , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (May 29, 2021) “Erdoğan’a karşı dışarıda hızla yükselen sert bir dalga var, sıkıntı çok büyük ” Sıcak Takip, Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (May 28, 2021) “Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges collapse amid crackdown ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (April 29, 2021) “Turkish parties have shown an inability to come to terms with the Armenian issue ” Turkish Trends, Ahval . Hosted by Nervana Mahmoud. (April 27, 2021) “Turkey’s lira tanks after Erdogan fires central bank chief ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (March 23, 2021) “Kapanmayan dosya: ABD’deki Halkbank davasının önemi nedir? ” Özgürüz Radyo . Hosted by Onur Öncü. (March 1, 2021) “Russia and Turkey’s disinformation campaign against the Ecumenical Patriarchate ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (February 26, 2021) “Halkbank’tan sonra şimdi de Ziraat mercek altında ” Sıcak Takip , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (February 26, 2021) “US-Turkey tensions over Iraq deaths; Erdogan vows to expand operations in northern Iraq ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (February 16, 2021) “US Treasury Department report highlights Islamic State’s ‘logistical hubs’ in Turkey ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (February 3, 2021) “How can Joe Biden promote human rights in Turkey amid problems at home ” Turkey Abroad, AhvalPod . Hosted by Nicholas Morgan. (January 16, 2021) “Trump’a yönelik birden fazla yargı sürecinin ucu Türkiye’ye dokunacaktır ” Türkiye Nereye?, Özgürüz Radyo . Hosted by Can Dündar. (January 7, 2021) “Fighting in northern Syria, Turkey and Russia, and Brett McGurk’s appointment ” The Hellenic American Leadership Council . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (January 6, 2021) “ABD’nin Türkiye’ye CAATSA yaptırımları ne anlama geliyor? ” Editör Masası, AhvalPod . Hosted by Ergun Babahan. (December 14, 2020) “CAATSA sanctions now underway, Turkey heads for a perfect storm, here’s why ” Hot Pursuit, Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (December 4, 2020) “Erdoğan, S-400 alımları nedeniyle ABD’nin sert yaptırım kıskacına alındı ” Sıcak Takip, Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (December 4, 2020) “Turkey’s terrorism and illicit finance problem ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council & Kathmimerini . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (November 9, 2020) “Erdogan’s heavy-handed meddling in elections in occupied Cyprus ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (October 20, 2020) “Turkey’s self-isolating moves in the region elicits a containment policy, Erdemir says ” Hot Pursuit , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (September 17, 2020) “Dış politika felç; kalıcı yoksulluk ve açlık kapıda ” Sıcak Takip , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (September 17, 2020) “The Daily Roundup: Biden’s Erdoğan Comments ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (August 18, 2020) “Biden video a ‘godsend’ for Erdoğan’s embattled government ” Hot Pursuit , Ahva l. Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (August 18, 2020) “Erdoğan’ın müflis yönetimi, Türkiye’yi dünyadan tecrit etmekle meşgul ” Sıcak Takip , Ahval . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (August 17, 2020) “The Daily Roundup: Hagia Sophia’s Conversion ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council . Hosted by Thanos Davelis. (July 24, 2020) “July 15: Failed anti-Erdoğan military uprising followed by a pro-Erdoğan civilian coup ” Ahval Forum . (July 15, 2020) “15 Temmuz muhalefetin kendi celladına dönüşme süreci oldu ” Ahval Forum . Hosted by Yavuz Baydar. (July 14, 2020) [with Henri Barkey] “Publi c will hold AKP accountable for failing to flatten the curve ” Talking Turkey , AhvalPod . Hosted by David Lepeska. (March 20, 2020) “T urkey’s transition in a post-Erdoğan era will be long, painful ” Stories From Turkey, AhvalPod . Hosted by Hale Akay. (November 27, 2019) [with Howard Eissenstat) “Whose Side is NATO Ally Turkey On? ” Encounter , Voice of America . Hosted by Jeffrey Young. (November 15, 2019) [with Graeme Bannerman] “Despite Tensions, Turkey’s President Will Visit Washington. What’s Next For U.S.-Turkey Relations? ” On Point , NPR. Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti and Stefano Kotsonis. (November 12, 2019) [with Matt Karnitschnig, Lara Seligman, and Robert Pearson) “Fallout From US withdrawal from Syria ” Encounter , Voice of America . Hosted by Carol Castiel. (October 25, 2019) [with Henri Barkey] “Northern Syria: A Small Withdrawal’s ‘Massive’ Effects ” Jewish Policy Center . (October 24, 2019) “Pence Meets Erdogan to Negotiate Ceasefire: What is Possible Now? ” WarCast , War on the Rocks . Hosted by Bobby Valentine. (October 17, 2019) “Whose Side is Turkey On? ” Foreign Podicy , Foundation for Defense of Democracies . Hosted by Clifford D. May. October 4, 2019) [with Jonathan Schanzer and Jonathan Missner] “Turkey Loses F-35 Access Due to Acquiring Russian Missile Defense System: Sanctions Expected ” WarCast , War on the Rocks . Hosted by Bobby Valentine. (July 22, 2019) “A Political Earthquake in Istanbul ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council. Hosted by Endy Zemenides and Thanos Davelis. (June 28, 2019) “What does a mayoral re-vote do for Turkish democracy? ” The Heat Podcast , CGTN . Hosted by Anand Naidoo. (June 21, 2019) “Turkey’s Democracy and the Kurdish Question ” Washington Kurdish Institute . Hosted by Yousif Ismael. (June 4, 2019) “Update on Turkish Elections ” Jewish Policy Center . (April 10, 2019) “Roundtable with Dr. Aykan Erdemir on Turkey, Russia and more ” The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council . Hosted by Endy Zemenides and Thanos Davelis. (October 29, 2018) “Turkey’s Hostage Diplomacy Wanes: Why the U.S. Pastor was Released ” WarCast , War on the Rocks . Hosted by Bobby Valentine (October 16, 2018) “Analyzing the Latest News about Turkey “ The Greek Current , The Hellenic American Leadership Council . Hosted by Endy Zemenides and Thanos Davelis. (August 18, 2018). “Turkey’s Election, Erdogan’s Counterrevolution ” Foreign Podicy , Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Hosted by Clifford D. May. (July 1, 2018) [with Eric S. Edelman and Merve Tahiroğlu] “The case of Pastor Andrew Brunson with Aykan Erdemir ” Connecting Faith with Carmen LaBerge , My Faith Radio (May 1, 2018) “Turkey’s Snap Elections ” WarCast , War on the Rocks . Hosted by Jason Fritz. (April 23, 2018) “Taking Faith Hostage ” Where Genius Grows . Hosted by Gideon Culman. (February 1, 2018) “Busted! Iran, Turkey and the Largest Sanctions-Evasion Scheme in Modern History ” Foreign Podicy , Foundation for Defense of Democracies . Hosted by Clifford D. May. (January 17, 2018) [with Jonathan Schanzer and Merve Tahiroğlu] “Aykan Erdemir on former Turkish minister’s involvement in the Zarrab case ” This Week in Turkey , Medyascope . Hosted by Aylin Yardımcı. (September 8, 2017) “Turkey’s Disastrous Coup Attempt, One Year On ” WarCast , War on the Rocks . Hosted by Ryan Evans. (July 14, 2017) “Where Will Central Asian Militants Go As They Flee The Middle East? ” Majlis Podcast , Radio Free Europe . Hosted by Muhammad Tahir. (June 4, 2017) [with Merve Tahiroğlu] “YPG, Zarrab, FETÖ: Türkiye-ABD ilişkilerini ipotek altında tutan üç sorun. Aykan Erdemir ile söyleşi ” Mikrofon Amerika , Medyascope . Hosted by İbrahim Türk. (April 29, 2017) “Turkey: Democracy and Crisis ” The Real Story , BBC World Service . (January 20, 2017) [with Firdevs Robinson, Sinan Karşıyaka, Murat Özdemir, Michael Harris, and Daniel Kawczynski] “Does Turkey Still Want to Join the EU? ” The Inquiry , BBC World Service . [with Amberin Zaman, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, and Sinan Ülgen] .”Former Turkish politician Dr Aykan Erdemir on Turkey’s version of “Secularism ” Sunday Nights with John Cleary . (August 14, 2016) ” Turkish secularism under threat ” Religion and Ethics Report , Radio National . Hosted by Andrew West. (August 10, 2016)