Gonul Tol

1 month ago | warontherocks.com | Gonul Tol |Aron Lund |Denise Natali |Alex Vatanka

In February, Abdullah Öcalan — the long-imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) — called on the group to lay down its arms and “dissolve itself” after more than 40 years of fighting Turkish forces. In an initial step, the PKK called for a ceasefire on March 1. In addition to significant implications for politics and security in Turkey, the development affects Kurds in Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

Dec 12, 2024 | ft.com | Gonul Tol

The writer is director of the Turkey programme at the Middle East Institute and author of ‘Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home...

Dec 11, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | James M. Lindsay |Thomas J. Bollyky |Joshua Kurlantzick |Gonul Tol

In most capitals across the Middle East, the news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall sparked immense anxiety. Ankara is not one of them. Rather than worrying about Syria’s prospects after more than a decade of conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees opportunity in a post-Assad future.

Oct 30, 2024 | ft.com | Gonul Tol

The writer is director of the Turkey programme at the Middle East Institute and author of ‘Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home...

Aug 21, 2024 | medyascope.tv | Gonul Tol

Bu yazı Financial Times’taki İngilizce metinden Senem Görür Yücel tarafından çevrilmiştir. NATO Genel Sekreteri’ne AKP Genel Başkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın kendisini en çok kızdıran kararını sorsanız, muhtemelen, Türkiye’nin Rusya’dan S-400 hava savunma sistemi satın alması cevabını verecektir. Ancak NATO’nun Türk-Rus ilişkileri söz konusu olduğunda daha büyük bir sorunu var: Akkuyu Nükleer Güç Santrali.