Interview with Le Monde: The AKP’s Syrian Playbook

Earlier this year, Le Monde reached out to interview me about my new book, The New Spirit of Islamism. The conversation began with the ideological evolution of Islamist movements in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings and then turned into a detailed discussion on Turkey’s entrenchment in northern Syria and the new order Ankara is helping to construct […]

My new book is out: The New Spirit of Islamism

When my publisher first presented several options for the book cover, I never imagined I would choose the one you see now. Initially, it seemed more fitting for a chemistry textbook.

Webinar: Exploring Turkey’s disinformation ecosystem

The webinar will focus on the findings of a recently-completed research project on Turkey’s digital media ecosystem carried out, EDAM, one of the leading independent think-tanks in Turkey, and funded by the US-based Chrest Foundation.

Panel: The Future of Turkish Democracy and the Republic

The Turkish elections were unprecedentedly brought forward from the scheduled date of November 2019 to 24th June 2018. Why did this happen? Who are the main players? What does this mean for the future of Turkey? Join our experts on Turkey in the Investcorp Theatre on June 11th at 5pm to answer these, and all of your other questions.

Panel: Free: Coming of Age at the end of History with Lea Ypi

Free is an engrossing memoir of coming of age amid political upheaval. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality, and the hopes and fears of people pulled up by the sweep of history.

13th Dahrendorf Colloquium: EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD

This year’s subject, Europe in a Changing World will examine the mutual perceptions and relations of five major countries – China, India, Turkey, Russia, and the United States – with Europe. How do these countries view and understand Europe and the EU and why? What are their current relations with Europe, including points of convergence and divergence, and how might future relations develop? In what ways can mutual understanding be enhanced?