Given its duration and intensity, the decades-old civil war in Turkey between the Turkish
state and the PKK has resulted in relatively low levels of lethal inter-communal conflict …

In this article, we examine the dynamics of the Kurdish-Turkish peace process that collapsed
in the summer of 2015. The negotiations began when the conflict reached a certain level of …

Why are certain regions of the world mired in conflict? And how did some regions in Eurasia
emerge from the Cold War as peaceful and resilient? Why do conflicts ignite in Bosnia …

This study investigates the peace process between the Turkish government and the PKK,
invoking the mutually hurting stalemate (MHS) and mutually enticing opportunity (MEO) …

This study explores the link between religious identity and conflict in contemporary Turkey
by examining the dramatic reversals in the relations between the country's two prominent …

Abstract In November 2021, Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) leader, Kılıçdaroğlu,
shared a video via Twitter in which he made a call for helalleşme to Turkish society. While …

Turkey and Russia are two of the most significant powerhouses in Eurasia. The foreign
policies of two countries directly impact the regional dynamics in Black Sea, Central Asia …

This paper aims to shed light on Turkey's conflict management role after the Cold War using
a three-layered framework consisting of the layers of actorness, approaches and tools. In …

This book aims at exploring the logic of political survival in Turkish politics studying the case
of the AKP and using evidence from elite interviews, party documents, public speeches, and …

When governments' ability to maintain power is threatened, they use any tool at their
disposal to re-establish or boost their survival. In this paper, we theorize dyadic strategic …