Browsing Category
Research
CEFTUS briefing on developments in the Turkish defence industry
13 December 2018
Turkey’s defence industry is growing in strategic significance
Turkey has stepped up efforts to develop its domestic arms industry with a series of initiatives including a new national space programme
The move…
Read More...
Read More...
CEFTUS briefing on Turkey’s upcoming local elections
06 December 2018
Political parties have begun to nominate candidates for local elections, a potentially crucial moment for both the government and opposition
Turkey’s big cities are set to be strongly contested in March 2019…
Read More...
Read More...
CEFTUS briefing on the ECtHR Demirtas ruling
29 November 2018
The case of imprisoned Selahattin Demirtas encapsulates the fraught nature of Turkey – EU relations
Turkey’s detention of Demirtas has been found to be in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights
The…
Read More...
Read More...
CEFTUS briefing on the politics of Turkey’s religious authority
15 November 2018
A dispute involving Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs has highlighted the government’s difficulty in balancing the country’s religious and nationalist currents
The head of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious…
Read More...
Read More...
CEFTUS briefing on Turkey and US sanctions on Iran
08 November 2018
Turkey is unwilling to downgrade ties with Iran even as it seeks to rebuild its relationship with the US
Turkey has successfully lobbied to be included among the countries granted a 180-day exemption from US…
Read More...
Read More...
CEFTUS briefing on tensions in Turkey’s ruling alliance
01 November 2018
Amid the focus on the Khashoggi controversy, the Turkish government’s ruling alliance is weakening
A recent court decision to overturn the removal of Turkey’s secular-nationalist oath from schools shows the limits…
Read More...
Read More...
CEFTUS briefing on US-Turkey relations amid developments in the Khashoggi case
25 October 2018
Turkey is using the Khashoggi case to reset relations with the US
Turkey’s careful release of information has allowed time for US-Saudi-Turkey negotiations
In the short term, Turkey is looking to stall impending…
Read More...
Read More...
Briefing on Turkey’s stance on energy in the Eastern Mediterranean
18 October 2018
Turkey is taking an increasingly assertive stance against what it regards as its exclusion from agreements over the region’s energy resources
The issue of gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean continues to be a…
Read More...
Read More...
Briefing on the implications of Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance
11 October 2018
The Khashoggi case has brought to the fore questions of Turkey’s regional leadership
Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Riyadh, has been missing for over a week after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul…
Read More...
Read More...