Publications

Turkey’s Drone Blitz Over Idlib

in: jamestown.org, 17.04.2020

Turkey Preparing Early Release in Response to Crisis – Will Political Prisoners Be Excluded?

Ankara is discussing measures to reduce prison overcrowding in response to the corona pandemic. Despite broad support for the legislation, prisons will remain crowded. The central debate concerns the government’s intention to exclude political prisoners from the programme. An assessment by Salim Çevik.

Point of View, 08.04.2020

The Refugee Drama in Syria, Turkey, and Greece

Why a Comprehensive Approach Is Needed

SWP Comment 2020/C 16, April 2020, 8 Pages
doi:10.18449/2020C16

Black Sea Insecurities and Ankara’s Dilemmas

in: Ukraine Analytica, 03.04.2020, (online)

Towards the End in Reconciliation Politics in Tunisia

in: The Diplomatic Observer, March 2020, Issue 145.

The EU, coronavirus and crisis management: is ‘solidarity’ real or just a prop?

in: realinstitutoelcano.org, 20.03.2020

Why the EU should not opt for another refugee deal with Turkey with no shared responsibility

in: realinstitutoelcano.org, 12.03.2020

Idlib’s Unfolding Humanitarian Catastrophe

Turkey’s decision to open its borders with Europe is a tactic to pressure the EU for support in Idlib. Despite Ankara’s violations of democratic norms, the humanitarian situation in Idlib requires the international community’s support. An assessment by Sinem Adar.

Point of View, 02.03.2020

Turkey Shifts the Focus of Its Foreign Policy

From Syria to the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya

SWP Comment 2020/C 06, February 2020, 4 Pages
doi:10.18449/2020C06

Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Changing Attitudes and Fortunes

SWP Comment 2020/C 05, February 2020, 4 Pages
doi:10.18449/2020C05