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CTS Publications
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CTS Director Gönül Tol has published a book chapter with Murat Somer entitled "New Muslim Pluralism and Secular Democracy in Turkey and the EU."
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The Middle East Journal has published articles on Turkey for over 60 years. the Autumn 2009 issue, which focuses on contemporary Turkish identity, here.
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CTS Director Gönül Tol has published a book chapter entitled "Integration of the Turks in Germany and the Netherlands."
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Center for Turkish Studies
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The Center for Turkish Studies is a non-partisan policy research center dedicated to independent thinking, innovative research, and analysis. Through conferences, programs that attract media coverage, events featuring scholars, dignitaries and officials from across the political spectrum of Turkey and the US, and academic publications, the Center aims to promote knowledge of Turkey to the broader American public, and specifically to policy and opinion makers.
The Middle East Institute, with its longstanding tradition of educating broad audiences without advocating and serving as a bridge between academic research and policy-making process is uniquely positioned to spearhead an objective outreach program aimed at advancing a balanced and realistic understanding of Turkish politics, economy, society and foreign policy.
The Center for Turkish Studies is a non-partisan policy research center dedicated to independent thinking, innovative research, and analysis. Through conferences, programs that attract media coverage, events featuring scholars, dignitaries and officials from across the political spectrum of Turkey and the US, and academic publications, the Center aims to promote knowledge of Turkey to the broader American public, and specifically to policy and opinion makers.
The Middle East Institute, with its longstanding tradition of educating broad audiences without advocating and serving as a bridge between academic research and policy-making process is uniquely positioned to spearhead an objective outreach program aimed at advancing a balanced and realistic understanding of Turkish politics, economy, society and foreign policy.
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CTS in the News
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| Commentary by CTS Executive Director Dr. Gonul Tol on the Turkey-Brazil-Iran Nuclear Deal - The Turkey-Brazil-Iran Nuclear Deal: Another Missed Opportunity?*
By Gonul Tol and Geneive Abdo**
Now that Iran today notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it apparently plans to go forward with the trilateral agreement regarding its enriched uranium, there is a practical question which is being overlooked: Iran's leaders stated this past weekend that, while they support the agreement, they will scrap the deal if further UN sanctions are passed. So do the United States and some European states really believe there is more to gain from a sanctions regime than what could be the first step of many in coercing Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program?
* This Commentary was originally published as an op-ed in the Huffington Post May 24, 2010.
** Geneive Abdo is the Director of Iran Program at the Century Foundation. |
| Policy Insights: CTS Director Gonul Tol on Turkish-Israeli Relations - Turkey and Israel: What Lies Behind the Recent Volte Face
By Gonul Tol
It seems that the Turkish-Israeli love affair of the initial post-Cold War days is over and a new era in bilateral relations has begun. The volte face in Turkey’s policy vis-à-vis Israel has been attributed to a range of issues....Only scant attention has been paid to the changing geopolitical and structural factors which have driven Turkish policy in the Middle East – and toward Israel in particular. |
| Dr. Gonul Tol on Al-Jazeera English - On December 7th, 2009 Shihab Rattansi interviewed Dr. Gonul Tol about Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s visit and the importance of the visit for bilateral relations. |
| Coverage of the "The Kurdish Openining" by the Voice of America: Turkey - The Voice of America's Turkish edition published a summary, in Turkish, of the Center for Turkish Studies event on the 'Kurdish Opening.' read more ... |
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Opinions
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4/29/2010
Turkish Policy Toward Iran: What is at Stake?
By Meliha Benli Altunisik*
In the wake of the recent Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, Turkish-Iranian relations once again came under scrutiny. As the US and the EU have intensified their efforts to impose sanctions on Iran through the UN Security Council, Turkey's role in this issue has come into question. Notwithstanding Turkish temporary membership in the Security Council, the Turkish position will be critical for any effective implementation of sanctions. Some in the US try to cast this "vote" as a litmus test to see whether Turkey, more specifically the AKP government, aims to steer Turkey away from a Western orientation to the East. Clearly it is very difficult today to predict how Turkey will act when the issue is brought to the Security Council. By that time, Turkey's decision will be based on the evolution of the issue and on how Turkish policy makers evaluate the developments with respect to their national interests. However, it is equally important to understand the basic premises of Turkish policy toward Iran, in general, and the Iranian nuclear issue, in particular.
*Meliha Benli Altunisik is a Professor and Chair at the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. She has published extensively on Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East.
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4/29/2010
Turkish Policy Toward Iran: What is at Stake?
By Meliha Benli Altunisik*
In the wake of the recent Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, Turkish-Iranian relations once again came under scrutiny. As the US and the EU have intensified their efforts to impose sanctions on Iran through the UN Security Council, Turkey's role in this issue has come into question. Notwithstanding Turkish temporary membership in the Security Council, the Turkish position will be critical for any effective implementation of sanctions. Some in the US try to cast this "vote" as a litmus test to see whether Turkey, more specifically the AKP government, aims to steer Turkey away from a Western orientation to the East. Clearly it is very difficult today to predict how Turkey will act when the issue is brought to the Security Council. By that time, Turkey's decision will be based on the evolution of the issue and on how Turkish policy makers evaluate the developments with respect to their national interests. However, it is equally important to understand the basic premises of Turkish policy toward Iran, in general, and the Iranian nuclear issue, in particular.
*Meliha Benli Altunisik is a Professor and Chair at the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. She has published extensively on Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East.
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