Turkeyscope: Insights on Turkish Affairs

Turkeyscope is a thought-provoking publication of the MDC, which provides critical analysis of contemporary Turkish affairs. The publication features articles analyzing global and regional phenomena vis a vis Turkish foreign policy and their implications on Turkey and the region. It is edited by Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak and Dr. Joel Parker.

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A familiar tune, but new tactics: Erdoğan goes on the defensive with Jerusalem as his objective

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May 14, 2017

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the motivations behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's inflammatory speech on 8 May 2017.

Interregnum in Turkey-EU Relations

Date

May 14, 2017

Guest writer Egemen Bezci discusses the recent nadir in the relationship between Turkey and the EU.

An Even More Troubled Alliance: Turkish-American Problems in Contemporary Perspective

Date

April 26, 2017

Guest contributor Nick Danforth, of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington D.C., analyzes the future of US-Turkey relations after the April 2017 constitutional referendum in Turkey.

Beyond Turkey’s Referendum: Prospects on Shifting Post-Referendum Alliances

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April 26, 2017

Ceng Sagnic discusses the potential for shifting political alliances in post-referendum Turkey

Decoding the "Payitaht Abdülhamid"

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March 16, 2017

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses the impact of the recent Turkish soap opera, Payitaht, on Turkish society and the Erdoğan administration's desire to reshape the country's historical narrative.

Prospects on Israeli - Turkish Trade Ties in the Aftermath of the Reconciliation

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March 16, 2017

Amb. Moshe Kamhi, from the Economic Affairs division of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, analyzes the current trade ties between Israel and Turkey.

Growing but not Flocking: Israeli Tourism to Turkey

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February 16, 2017

Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss analyzes the short and long-term future of reciprocal Israeli-Turkish tourism in the era of normalized relations between the two governments.

Less America, Less Iran: The Russo-Turkish Rapprochement in Syria

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February 16, 2017

Ceng Sagnic discusses the Russo-Turkish rapprochement with a focus on the Syrian war and the shifting Turkish policy concerning that country.

Current Israel-Turkey relations as expressed by the media

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January 15, 2017

Guest contributor Arad Nir examines the relative apathy expressed by the Turkish and Israeli media towards recent steps at normalization and reconciliation between the two countries.

No Strings Attached: Turkey’s Arms Projects as a Foreign Policy Tool

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December 15, 2016

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the ways that Turkey uses its domestic arms industry as a tool for leveraging its position internationally.