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  • Upcoming Events
    • “Turkey’s Asylum Policy” by Cigdem H. Benam, June 5, 2013
    • "Justice and Global Order in the 21st Century" An Address by His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    • Turkey’s Peace Process, May 2, 2013
    • "Turkey and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance" with H.E. Egemen Bagis, April 24, 2013
    • Domestic Drivers of Turkey’s Democratic Transformation, April 16, 2013
    • US Policy in the Middle East in Obama’s Second Term, December 4, 2012
  • Past Events
    • "Justice and Global Order in the 21st Century" An Address by His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    • "Turkey and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance" with H.E. Egemen Bagis, April 24, 2013
    • Turkey’s Peace Process, May 2, 2013
    • Domestic Drivers of Turkey’s Democratic Transformation, April 16, 2013
    • US Policy in the Middle East in Obama’s Second Term, December 4, 2012
    • Egypt’s Presidential Elections: Transition to What?
    • Syria: What’s Next? February 15, 2012
    • The Future of Syria: Political Turmoil and Prospects of Democracy, November 28, 2011
    • U.S.-Turkish Economic Partnership and Opportunities in Third Countries, October 6, 2011
    • Turkish-Israeli Relations and Regional Dynamics after the Palmer Report, September 19, 2011
    • The New Middle East: A Year after the First Flotilla, June 24, 2011
    • The New Middle East Lecture Series: Richard W. Bulliet, Tuesday, June 21, 2011
    • "Overcoming Iran Nuclear Impasse: A Year after the Tehran Declaration" June 16, 2011
    • Toward a New Middle East? Perspectives on the Arab Spring, May 11, 2011
    • "Turkey’s June 2011 Elections: What’s Next?" June 14, 2011
    • "Headscarf Ban and Labor Discrimination in Turkey" with D. Cindoglu & M. Kavakci Islam, April 26, 2011
    • "Historical Roots of Modernization in Turkey" by Serdar Poyraz - June 24, 2010
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference, April 15, 2011
    • "Multiculturalism Under The JDP Government: Kurds, Alevis, And Other Minorities In Turkey" by Sener Akturk, May 7, 2010
    • "The Judicial and Constitutional Legacy of Military Interventions in Turkey" by Joakim Parslow, September 23, 2010
    • "Examining Local Democracy in Turkey" by Guliz Belcher, November 18, 2010
    • "Current State of Kurdish Political Movements in Turkey, Iran and Iraq" by Kutbettin Kilic, October 28, 2010
    • "State Secularism and the Headscarf Divide at Turkish Universities" by Sarah Fischer, December 16, 2010
    • "Dynamics of Islamic Public Opinion in Turkey" by Judd King, Thursday, March 3, 2011
    • "Islamic Political Mobilization in Turkey," by Brian Mello, 17 February, 2011
    • Post-Islamism Discourse in the International Order: The AK Party Experience by Ismail Yaylaci , March 24, 2011
    • "Turkey in G-20: Toward a New Global Economic Order"
    • "Has Turkey 'Lost' Europe?: The Ankara-Brussels Relationship after Five Years of Accession Negotiations"
    • Turkey’s Changing Internal and International Dynamics: From “Where” to “What” - January 6, 2010 - 12:00-2:00
    • Turkish FM H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu Gives Keynote Speech at SETA-DC Panel - December 8, 2009 - 12:00 - 3:00
    • Conference Call: Turkey-Israel Imbroglio - January 14, 2010 - 12:00-1:00 PM
    • Turkish PM Erdogan's Official Remarks: "Turkey in World Politics" - December 7, 2009 - 6:30- 7:30
    • Turkey's Justice and Development Party and Alevi Engagement Policy: The Potential, and the Obstacles? - December 2, 2009 - 10:30 - 11-30
    • Book Discussion: The Axis of Convenience- November 24, 2009 - 11:00 - 12:00
    • Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks and Turkish Mediation, November 17, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:30
    • "Turkey in G-20: Toward a New Global Economic Order"
    • "Future of Kosovo: Achieving Peace and Stability in the Balkans" Thursday, September 21, 2010, 12:00-2:00 PM
    • The Flotilla Crisis: A Symptom of the Troublesome Ankara-Tel-Aviv Relationship, June 25, 2010 - 12:00-1:45 PM
    • Insight Turkey Annual Conference: Debating New Turkey
    • Turkey, Israel and the US after the Flotilla Crisis: Alliances in Jeopardy?- Monday June 7, 2010 - 2-4 pm
    • Freedom of Press and Civil Society in Turkey: Going Beyond Religious vs. Secular by Hilal Kaplan, May 25, 2010 , 3:00-4:30 PM
    • The Alevi Opening and the Democratization Initiative in Turkey by Talha KOSE- April 30, 2010 - 10:30-11:30
    • "Where is the Global Economy Headed? The International Monetary System and the Stake of Emerging Economies" by Ibrahim Turhan, Deputy Governor of the Turkish Central Bank - April 22, 2010 - 12:00 - 1:30 PM
    • Model Partnership: Creative Approaches to US-Turkey Relations by Robert Wexler - February 17, 2010 - 12:00 - 1:30 PM
    • Turkey's Procedural Challenges to Making a New Constitution - February 1, 2010 - 2:00 - 3:15 PM
    • SETA DC hosted Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan
    • “Effects of the Economic Crisis: A View from Turkey”
• Policy Reports
  • European Perceptions of Turkish Foreign Policy
  • The Anatomy of Egyptian Revolution: From 25th of January to the New Constitution
  • Turkey in 2011
  • Turkey’s June 2011 Elections: Perspectives from the U.S.
  • Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum of 2010 and Insights for the General Elections of 2011
  • Turkey in 2010
  • Whither Axis Shift: A Perspective from Turkey's Foreign Trade
  • Alevi Opening and the Democratization Initiative in Turkey
  • Turkey’s Local Elections of 2009: Results, Trends and the Future
  • Reclaiming Israeli-Syrian Talks
• Research Reports
  • Arab Image in Turkey
  • Public Perception of the Kurdish Question in Turkey
• Policy Briefs
  • US-Turkey Relations in the AK Party Decade
  • The 2012 Presidential Election and American Foreign Policy in the Middle East
  • The Euro Area Crisis and Turkey in the First Half of 2012
  • Turkey and Saudi Arabia: Newly Discovered Partners?
  • Arab League's Syrian Policy
  • A Raid From The Sea: The Gaza Flotilla Attack and Blockade Under Legal Scrutiny
  • The Europeanization of the Western Balkans: Is It Just A Dream?
  • The Political Agenda of the June 2011 General Elections
  • Political Parties in Turkey: From 2010 Referendum to 2011 June Elections
  • Turkey’s Role and Priorities in Enhancement of Security of Oil and Gas Supplies
  • Kosovo and Turkey: What Lies Ahead?
  • Distributional and Welfare Implications of the Recent Disinflation in Turkey
  • Time to Promote Sovereignty in Gaza
  • Constitutional Referendum in Turkey
  • Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Future Reflecting on the Past
  • Kilicdaroglu's CHP: What Lies Ahead?
  • Turkey and Israel in the Aftermath of the Flotilla Crisis
  • Turkey-Israel: A Fluctuating Alliance
  • Turkey’s Changing Internal and International Dynamics: From “Where” to “What”
  • Turkey’s “Soft Power” Strategy: A New Vision for a Multi-Polar World
  • Turkish Foreign Policy in the Era of Global Turmoil
  • Turkish-Iranian Relations: A Wider Perspective
  • Turkey and the Cyprus Dispute: Pitfalls and Opportunities
  • The Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline: From Opera to Reality
  • Turkey and the Transformation of NATO
  • Turkey and Northern Iraq on the Course of Raprochement
  • Davutoglu Era in Turkish Foreign Policy
  • Turkey's Local Elections of 2009: Results, Trends and the Future
  • The 2009 Israeli Elections and Turkish-Israeli Relations
  • The Obama Presidency: A View from Turkey
  • Turkey in the United Nations Security Council
  • Turkey and the Palestinian Question
  • The Hillary Clinton Impact on Turkish-American Relations
  • The Impact of EU Reform Process on Civil-Military Relations in Turkey
  • Turkish-Syrian Relations: The Erdoğan Legacy
  • Turkish-Armenian Relations: Will Football Diplomacy Work?
  • Ahmedinejad's Visit to Turkey
  • Turkey Discovers Africa: Implications and Prospects
  • Joe Biden: A Realist Cold War Liberal
  • Saakashvili Pulled the Trigger: Turkey between Russia and Georgia
  • AK Party Survives Closure Case: What is Next?
  • New Action Plan for Southeastern Turkey
  • The Turkish Constitutional Court and Civil Liberties
  • Turkey between Syria and Israel: Turkey's Rising Soft Power
  • The AKP and the Kurdish Issue: What Went Wrong?
  • Constitutional Court and the Closure of Political Parties in Turkey
  • Turkish Policy toward Central Asia
  • Kosovo Independence: An Albanian Perspective
  • The AK Party Closure Case: Domestic Situation and International Reactions
  • Does Turkey Need a New Standby Agreement?
  • The Headscarf Ban: A Quest for Solutions
  • Iran's Nuclear Ambitions and Turkey
  • Turkey: Energy Status and Expectations
  • From Ankara to Annapolis: Turkey and the Middle East Peace Process
  • 2007 EU Progress Report on Turkey: A Step Forward
  • The Strategic Benefits of Turkey's Admission Into East Asian Summit
  • Turkey's War on Terror
  • Turkey's Bid for the New Constitution
• Policy Debates
  • Quo Vadis? Regional Perspectives on the Syrian Crisis
  • Syria: What’s Next?
  • Arab Spring, Tunisia and Turkey
  • Turkish-Israeli Relations and Regional Dynamics after the Palmer Report
  • Seeking Justice and Accountability: Rights Abuses and the Arab Uprisings
  • Arab Spring and its Effect on Turkey’s Regional Policy
  • The New Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy
  • The New Middle East: One Year After the First Flotilla
• SETA DC Perspective
  • Drivers of Foreign Policy Change In the AK Party Decade
  • US-Turkey Relations: Arab Spring and the Search for Model Partnership
  • Political Participation of Islamist Actors in Morocco
• Articles
  • Turkey Needs to Rethink Policy Toward Its Fractious Neighbors
  • The Syrian Quagmire: What’s Holding Turkey Back?
  • The Erdogan Effect: Turkey, Egypt and the Future of the Middle East
  • Israel will lose by 'winning'
  • Turkey's policy towards Syria
  • Turkish Foreign Policy After the Elections
  • New Turkey and the Arab Spring?
  • Whose Model? Which Turkey?
  • Turkey’s Iran Policy: Between Diplomacy and Sanctions
  • What is Turkey's Stake in Lebanon?
  • Change in Turkey has shown another way for Middle East
  • U.S.-Turkey Relations: Model Partnership as an ‘Empty Signifier’
  • Turkey's Referendum: Thwarting the Specter of Coup D'Etat
  • Turkey's Iran Policy: Between Diplomacy and Sanctions
  • What Does Turkey’s “No” Vote Mean?
  • Turkey: All Options are on the Table
  • What's on the Menu for Erdogan's Visit to the U.S.
  • An Open Letter to My Israeli Friends, Ufuk Ulutas
  • Iranian Protests, the Turkish Paradigm and Wishful Thinking
  • Obama's Visit to Turkey: Transforming the US-Turkish Relationship into a Well Oiled Machine
• Books
  • History, Politics and Foreign Policy in Turkey
  • A Collective Initiative for Universal Peace
• Multimedia
  • Photos
    • SETA-DC Hosted Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan (December 7, 2009)
    • Turkish FM Davutoglu Gave Keynote Speech (December 8, 2009)
  • Podcast
    • (Audio) Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu's Keynote Speech
    • (Audio) PM Erdogan's SETA-DC Speech (Mayflower Hotel, December 7, 2009)
  • RSS
  • Videocast
    • Kadir Ustun comments on Turkey's Kurdish question on Al-Jazeera English on October 30, 2012
    • Kadir Ustun comments on "Arab Winter?" at RT on October 1, 2012
    • SETA-DC Panel: Syria: What's Next? February 15, 2012
    • SETA-DC Panel: The Future of Syria: Political Turmoil and Prospects of Democracy, November 28, 2011
    • SETA-DC Panel: The New Middle East: A Year after the First Flotilla, June 24, 2011
    • The New Middle East Lecture Series: Richard W. Bulliet, Tuesday, June 21, 2011
    • SETA-DC Panel: Overcoming Iran Nuclear Impasse: A Year after the Tehran Declaration, June 16, 2011
    • SETA-DC Panel: Turkey's June 2011 Elections: What's Next?, June 14, 2011
    • Nuh Yilmaz comments on upcoming Turkish Elections 2011 on Viewpoint with James Zogby Show, June 9, 2011
    • SETA-DC Panel: Toward a New Middle East? Perspectives on the Arab Spring, May 11, 2011
    • SETA-DC Panel: Headscarf Ban and Labor Discrimination in Turkey, April 26, 2011
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) Conference, April 15, 2011
    • YSOT Event: "Post-Islamism Discourse in the International Order: The AK Party Experience" Ismail Yaylaci, University of Minnesota
    • YSOT Event: “Dynamics of Islamic Public Opinion in Turkey” Judd King, Georgetown University
    • YSOT Event: "Islamic Political Mobilization in Turkey" Brian Mello, Muhlenberg College
    • SETA DC Panel: "Turkey in G-20: Toward a New Global Economic Order"
    • YSOT Event: "Examining Local Democracy in Turkey" Guliz Belcher, University of Massachusetts
    • YSOT Event: "State Secularism and the Headscarf Divide at Turkish Universities" Sarah Fischer, American University
    • YSOT Event: "Historical and Philosophical Roots of Modernization in Turkey" Serdar Poyraz, Ohio State University
    • Book TV on CSPAN 2 airs Stephen Kinzer Book Launching Event at SETA DC
    • Turkey, Israel and the US after the Flotilla Crisis: Alliances in Jeopardy?
    • Insight Turkey Annual Conference: “Debating New Turkey”
    • Has Turkey ‘Lost’ Europe? The Brussels-Ankara Relationship after Five Years of Accession Negotiations
    • Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu Delivered a Keynote Speech at SETA-DC Grand Opening (December 8, 2009)
    • Turkish PM Erdogan's SETA-DC Speech (Mayflower Hotel, December 7, 2009)
  • Texts
    • (Text) Unofficial Translation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Speech
    • (Text) Unofficial Transcript of Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu's Speech
• YSOT
  • YSOT Profiles
    • Jacob Zenn
    • Ismail Yaylaci
    • Brian Mello
    • Judd King
    • Sarah Fischer
    • Guliz Belcher
    • Kutbettin Kilic
    • Joakim Parslow
    • Serdar Poyraz
    • Sener Akturk
  • YSOT Events
    • “Turkey’s Asylum Policy” by Cigdem H. Benam, June 5, 2013
    • "Domestic Drivers of Turkey’s Democratic Transformation" by Sener Akturk, April 16, 2013
    • "Social Media and Digital Public Sphere in Turkey" by Courtney Dorroll, February 21, 2012
    • "Lessons from Turkish Civil Society for the Arab Spring" by Jacob Zenn. Tuesday, November 15, 2011
    • YSOT Call for Papers
    • "Post-Islamism Discourse in the International Order: The AK Party Experience" by Ismail Yaylaci , March 24, 2011
    • "Dynamics of Islamic Public Opinion in Turkey" by Judd King, Thursday, March 3, 2011
    • "Islamic Political Mobilization in Turkey," by Brian Mello, 17 February, 2011
    • "State Secularism and the Headscarf Divide at Turkish Universities" by Sarah Fischer, December 16, 2010
    • "Examining Local Democracy in Turkey" by Guliz Belcher, November 18, 2010
    • "Current State of Kurdish Political Movements in Turkey, Iran and Iraq" by Kutbettin Kilic, October 28, 2010
    • "The Judicial and Constitutional Legacy of Military Interventions in Turkey" by Joakim Parslow, September 23, 2010
    • "Historical Roots of Modernization in Turkey" by Serdar Poyraz - June 24, 2010
    • "Multiculturalism Under The JDP Government: Kurds, Alevis, And Other Minorities In Turkey" by Sener Akturk, May 7, 2010
  • YSOT Conference 2011
    • Conference Proceedings: History, Politics and Foreign Policy in Turkey
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Schedule
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Participant Bios
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Introductory Remarks by Nuh Yilmaz
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Keynote Speech by Ambassador Ross Wilson
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Panel I
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Panel II
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Panel III and Concluding Remarks
  • YSOT Conference 2013
    • Young Scholars on Turkey Conference 2013 Schedule
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2013 Conference Welcome Speech and Panel I
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2013 Conference Keynote Address by Kemal Dervis
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2013 Conference Panel II
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2013 Conference Panel III and Closing Remarks
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) 2011 Conference Participant Bios
    • Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) Conference Call for Papers
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