IN THE MEDIA

January 7, 2023 Quoted by NZZ Magazine on Erdogan’s change of heart regarding Syrian refugees

January 5, 2023 Quoted by The Times on potential rapprochement between and Erdogan and Assad

August 14, 2022 At Al-Jazeera’s The Stream to discuss politics of Syrian refugees in Turkey

July 26, 2022 At The Voice of America to discuss Turkish military operations in Syria

July 20, 2022 At The Heat to discuss Iran, Russia, Turkey Trilateral Summit in Tehran

June 15, 2022 Quoted by Responsible Statecraft on Turkey’s policy on the Ukraine war

March 10, 2022 Quoted by Ahval on Erdogan’s changing relations with the Muslim Brotherhood

February 22, 2022 Quoted by The Middle East Eye on Qatar’s designation as a major non-NATO ally

September 20, 2021 Quoted by The New Arab on Turkey’s role in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover

March 24, 2021 Quoted by Al-Jazeera on Yazidi women and their children born to ISIS fighters

February 21, 2021 Quoted by Ahval on the Biden Administration’s Syria policy

September 22, 2020 At Al-Hurra News on Erdogan’s address at the United Nations

April 18, 2020 Quoted by Arab News on Covid-19 pandemic in northern Syria

March 5, 2020 Quoted by Ahval on Syria’s historical territorial claim of Hatay in Turkey

January 8, 2020 Quoted by Al-Monitor on Iran’s missiles to Erbil and Kurdish politics

December 31, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey’s declaration to send troops and escalating tensions in the Mediterranean power game

December 22, 2019 Quoted by Arab Weekly on Turkey’s militarized foreign policy

December 9, 2019 Quoted by Ozy on Sabiha Gokcen, the world’s first female fighter pilot

November 30, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey’s invasion to northern Syria

November 20, 2019 Quoted by Middle East Eye on Erdogan’s Visit to White House and potential outcomes

November 4, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on the claims of Turkey’s intelligence on ISIS leader Baghdadi’s whereabouts

November 4, 2019 Quoted by The Washington Post on Trump’s false comments on “centuries” of fighting between Turks and Kurds

October 19, 2019 At the BBC World News on Turkey’s incursion to Syria and US withdrawal of troops

October 19, 2019 Quoted by De Standaard on Kurdish YPG forces in Syria

October 17, 2019 Quoted by Ozy on factors behind Erdogan’s decision to end the Kurdish peace process

August 14, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey-US safe-zone agreement in northern Syria

July 24, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey’s nativist turn against Syrian refugees

July 23, 2019 Quoted by Al-Monitor on assassination of Turkish diplomat in Erbil and Turkey-KRG-PKK relations

July 20, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkish deep state and Kurds

July 13, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey’s overseas military bases

June 1, 2019 Quoted by De Standaard on meaning of Kurdish leader Ocalan’s meeting with his lawyers

May 29, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey’s involvement in the Libyan war

April 25, 2019 Quoted by Der Freitag on Turkey’s arms supply to Libya

April 23, 2019 At the Alhurra News on Turkey’s former Foreign Minister Davutoglu’s critical manifesto

April 16, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Turkey-UAE supply of arms competition in Libya

April 15, 2019 At Washington’s Eye show at Voice of America on Erdogan’s defeat in the local elections and Kurdish votes

February 16, 2019 Quoted by Ahval on Sochi talks and Turkey-Russia deal over Syria’s Idlib

February 2, 2019 Quoted by Infobae on Turkish military activism in the Red Sea

December 14, 2018 Quoted by An-Nahar on potential Turkish military operation in Eastern Euphrates in Syria

November 1, 2018 At Washington’s Eye show at Voice of America on the Jamal Khashoggi affair and its regional implications 

June 27, 2018 At Washington’s Eye show at Voice of America on Turkey’s Election Results

June 7, 2018 Quoted by CBC News on Trump’s White House Iftar Dinner

May 22, 2018 Quoted by AlBawaba on Turkey’s domestic debates about Syrian refugees

May 10, 2018 Quoted by Al-Monitor on Erdogan’s policy toward Iran after Trump’s renewal of US sanctions

April 30, 2018 At Washington’s Eye show at Voice of America on Iraqi Elections and the Future of Shia Militias

March 18, 2018 At BBC World News on Turkey’s Annexation of Afrin and the future of Syria

February 26, 2018 Quoted by Ahval News on Turkey’s military activism in the Red Sea

February 11, 2018 Quoted by An-Nahar on Turkey’s potential military operation in Manbij

February 2, 2018 At Rudaw TV on Washington’s renewed efforts in Kurdistan and its implications for Iraq’s 2018 elections

January 6, 2018 Quoted by The Globe Post on Erdogan’s support for Tehran against anti-regime protests

December 17, 2017 At BBC World News on Turkey’s decision to open an embassy in East Jerusalem

December 17, 2017 Quoted by The Intercept on the Syrian opposition in the face of the Assad regime’s war crimes in Eastern Ghouta

December 15, 2017 Quoted by The Globe Post on Turkey’s leadership to defend Palestine at the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Istanbul

October 24, 2017 At Voice of America News Hour on Iraq’s Kirkuk

October 22, 2017 Quoted by Estado de Sao Paulo on the Islamic State in Syria

October 17, 2017 Quoted by EXAME on the future of ISIS in Syria and Iraq after Raqqa’s fall

October 10, 2017 Quoted by The Media Line on developments in Turkey’s Southeast following the Kurdistan Referendum

September 21, 2017 Quoted by The Middle East Monitor on Shia militias and the Iraq’s 2018 elections

April 17, 2017 At NRT TV News on Turkey’s referendum 

April 14, 2017 Quoted by USA TODAY on Arab public opinion of Islamic State

Dec 19, 2016 Quoted by EXAME on Turkey-Russia power play in Syria after the fall of Aleppo

Nov 5, 2016 Quoted by The Media Line on the arrests of Kurdish political party leaders in Turkey

August 10, 2016 At CCTV’s The Heat to discuss mass purge in Turkey and Erdogan-Putin rapprochement 

July 25, 2016 Interview with Rudaw (in Turkish) PKK-Türkiye: Sonbahar’da Ateşkes mi? 

July 20, 2016 Comments on Turkey’s Failed Coup and Its Aftermath at EWTN News Nightly

July 6, 2016 At Crosstalk with Peter Lavelle on Turkey’s changing policy in Syria 

June 16, 2016 Quoted in Open Democracy on Turkey’s Kurdish party closure case

April 26, 2016 Interview with Estadao on radicalization of Muslim youth and ISIS recruitment in the West 

April 19, 2016 Interview with K24 (Kurdistan24) TV live coverage at the book launch Rival Kurdish Movements in Turkey

April 18, 2016 Quoted in The Media Line article on lifting immunity of the pro-Kurdish politicians in Turkey

March 12, 2016 Quoted in OZY on Figen Yuksekdag, Feminism, and Kurdish political movement in Turkey

March 12, 2016 Interview with Hurriyet Daily News– Local Rivalry Key to Understanding Turkey’s Kurdish Question 

March 12, 2016 At Turkey Book Talk on Rival Kurdish Movements in Turkey 

February 21, 2016 Interview with Radio Nawa on US 2016 elections and its policy implications for the Middle East 

October 20, 2015 At Rudaw TV’s Inside America show to discuss presidential crisis and public protests in Iraqi Kurdistan

September 27, 2015 Quoted in Middle East Eye on tensions between pro-Kurdish party HDP and PKK’s guerrilla commanders

August 5, 2015 At Al-Arabiya TV on Turkey’s new operations in Syria

August 2, 2015 Interview with Vocal International  on Turkey’s double war on ISIS and PKK 

July 29, 2015 Quoted in Middle East Monitor article on Turkey’s Syria strategy 

June 24, 2015 Quoted in Slate article on Turkey’s election results and the Kurdish peace process

June 20, 2015 Interview with Hurriyet Daily News— Critical Period for Hizbullah in Turkey’s Tense Southeast

June 5, 2015 Quoted in Middle East Eye article on possible outcomes of Turkey’s elections 

June 4, 2015 Quoted in Huffington Post article on rising popularity of pro-Kurdish HDP in Turkey

May 5, 2015 At Rudaw TV News Hour on President Masoud Barzani’s visit to Washington, DC

Apr 22, 2015 At NRT TV on Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process