Egypt’s Sisi calls for recognition of Palestinian state
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday appeared to discredit the moribund Israel-Palestinian peace process and instead called on the international community to recognise the Palestinian state
2021’s unresolved foreign policy challenges continue to dog Ankara heading into 2022
by Leo Kendrick 2021 saw an active year of Turkish foreign policy, defined by events such as withdrawal from Afghanistan, a diplomatic thaw with the United Arab Emirates, talks with Egypt, a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to New York, a much discussed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a major diplomatic crisis with the West, a face-to-face meeting with US President Joe Biden in Italy, and infringement proceedings at […]
Turkey, Egypt hold second round of talks as Ankara works to mend relations with Arab rivals
by Leo Kendrick Deputy foreign ministers from Turkey and Egypt met in Ankara for a second round of reconciliatory talks earlier this week, aimed at restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries. The meeting, only the second high level talks between Turkey and Egypt since 2013, was characterized by both sides as “positive”. The talks […]
This Week in Turkey (217): with Selim Kuneralp on Turkey’s foreign policy
This Week in Turkey‘s guest was retired ambassador Selim Kuneralp. Ambassador Kuneralp evaluated the efforts to normalize ties with Egypt and Turkey’s recent developments in foreign policy. Ambassador Kuneralp underlined the main areas of conflict between the countries and what concrete steps needed to be taken to mend the relationship. Ambassador Kuneralp also assessed Turkey’s […]
This Week in Turkey (149): with Can Candan on the state of freedom of expression 4 years after the Academics for Peace petition
This Week in Turkey‘s guest was Can Candan. Can Candan is a faculty member at Boğaziçi University’s Department of Western Languages and Literature. He is also a documentary filmmaker and an Academic for Peace. Mr. Candan assessed the stated of freedom of speech in Turkey, 4 years after the Academics for Peace petition. He furthermore […]
Upcoming United States-Supported Sectarian Wars
Prepared by Yunus Yüzsüren, Melissa Clissold and Elif Akbıyık
Exclusive Interview with Riham Wahba on Enforced Disappearances in Egypt
Last week, Truth, Justice and Memory Center, a NGO based in Istanbul, organized a closed meeting in Istanbul. The aim of the workshop was to bring together civil society organizations from Caucasus and Middle East and North Africa that focus their scope of work on enforced disappearances and the missing. During the two day event, […]
