https://www.spreaker.com/show/talking-turkey_1enNewsCopyright Ahvalhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/51a723c29b8a7386bc382d61a02d095d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/talking-turkey_1Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:38:25 +0000AhvalAhvalahval.editors@gmail.comAhval English editor David Lepeska interviews a variety of experts and analysts on all issues connected to Turkeycleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eu-losing-credibility-in-eyes-of-turkey-muzaffer-senel--41079688https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41079688Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:10:14 +0000AhvalPolitical science professor Muzaffer Şenel told Ahval editor David Lepeska that he expects the European Union to levy minor sanctions against Turkey this week, that both Turkey and Greece are asserting maximalist maritime claims and that Turkish...2183ahval,davidlepeska,eu,muzaffersenel,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-fears-a-united-eu-karol-wasilewski--40957888https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40957888Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:59:12 +0000AhvalWarsaw-based analyst Karol Wasilewski told Ahval editor David Lepeska that NATO has to be innovative to get Turkey and Greece to the negotiating table, that a divided European Union has strengthened Ankara’s hand and that Turkish foreign policy gains...2195ahval,davidlepeska,eu,greece,karolwasilewski,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greece-turkey-tensions-could-spur-cyprus-talks-fiona-mullen--40930751https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40930751Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:38:40 +0000AhvalCyprus analyst Fiona Mullen told Ahval editor David Lepeska that conflict might have broken out in the eastern Mediterranean by now if the Greek and Turkish militaries had not been talking regularly, that Cyprus missed a great opportunity to develop...1617ahval,greece,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/neither-us-nor-eu-have-meaningful-leverage-over-turkey-harry-tzimitras--40799991https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40799991Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:44:51 +0000AhvalHarry Tzimitras of the Peace Research Institute Oslo told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey has been using its quest for natural gas to send a political and military message to the region and the West, and that the pandemic has shrunk energy...2423ahval,davidlepeska,eastmed,gas,greece,harrytzimitras,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-greece-talks-could-lead-to-deadlock-again-nicholas-ioannides--40776883https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40776883Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:08:42 +0000AhvalMaritime law scholar Nicholas Ioannides told Ahval editor David Lepeska that several factors come into play when determining the maritime borders around the Greek island of Kastellorizo and that Turkey has violated the UN Convention on the Law of the...2462ahval,crisis,deadlock,greece,nicholasioannides,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-creating-fear-and-anxiety-among-diaspora-in-germany-gerasimos-tsourapas--40675260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40675260Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:45:00 +0000AhvalMigration and diaspora scholar Gerasimos Tsourapas told Ahval editor David Lepeska that a covid outbreak in any of Greece’s Aegean island refugee camps could exact a high toll, that President Erdogan’s weaponisation of refugees is likely to deliver...2013ahval,davidlepeska,gerasimostsourapas,germany,greece,migration,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/horrifying-unlivable-situation-in-turkey-controlled-afrin-meghan-bodette--40632144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40632144Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:04:33 +0000AhvalResearcher Meghan Bodette told Ahval editor David Lepeska that more than 170 women have been kidnapped by Turkey-backed rebels in Syria’s Afrin province since the start of the Turkish occupation in January 2018, including 11 more in August, and that...1788afrin,ahval,davidlepeska,kurdish,meghanbodette,syria,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/macron-erdogan-use-each-other-to-reach-nationalist-voters-guillaume-perrier--40500885https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40500885Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:14:20 +0000AhvalGuillaume Perrier, longtime Turkey correspondent for French newspaper Le Monde, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the threat of Turkey-linked political parties and Islamist and ultra-nationalist groups is growing in France and that with their...1881ahval,davidlepeska,guillaumeperrier,mediterranean,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-gets-away-with-murder-when-talking-to-trump-dimitar-bechev--40485877https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40485877Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:58:24 +0000AhvalAtlantic Council fellow Dimitar Bechev told Ahval editor David Lepeska that we cannot yet assess the likely impact of Turkey’s gas discovery in the Black Sea, that Turkish President Erdogan appears to have U.S. President Trump wrapped around his...2355ahval,davidlepeska,dimitarbechev,erdoğan,greece,mediterena,talkingturkey,trump,turkey,uscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-are-thousands-of-turkish-spies-in-germany-sevim-dagdelen--40403207https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40403207Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:02:59 +0000AhvalGerman parliamentarian Sevim Dağdelen told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Germany cannot be a credible mediator on Libya or Turkey-Greece tensions until it halts arms shipments to Turkey and that Germany’s largest Muslim organisation is not a...1869ahval,davidlepeska,germany,sevimdağdelen,spies,talkingturkey,turkey,turkishintelligencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-ve-reached-the-panic-point-on-turkey-ghanem-nuseibeh--40381693https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40381693Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:59:34 +0000AhvalGhanem Nuseibeh of London-based consulting firm Cornerstone Global Associates told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey’s foreign policy has become increasingly aggressive and predominantly Islamist, like that of Iran after its 1979 revolution, and...2205ahval,davidlepeska,ghanemnuseibeh,nato,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabs-are-wondering-is-erdogan-all-talk-nervana-mahmoud--40299672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40299672Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:58:44 +0000AhvalMiddle East analyst Nervana Mahmoud told Ahval editor David Lepeska that war is a real possibility in the eastern Mediterranean, that Turkey has taken all decision-making power away from Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and that...2494akp,arabs,davidlepeska,erdogan,nervanamahmoud,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/farmers-in-turkey-are-seen-as-peasants-mehmet-gurs--40264645https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40264645Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:57:58 +0000AhvalRenowned chef Mehmet Gurs told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the best people tend to make the best foods, that Turkish agriculture has probably never been this troubled and that the initial motivation for his New Anatolian Kitchen concept was making...2313ahval,davidlepeska,farmer,mehmetgurs,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deep-admiration-and-respect-for-kurds-from-bakur-ava-homa--40199934https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40199934Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:30:16 +0000AhvalKurdish Iranian author Ava Homa spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about her well-received debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire, Kurdish life as an act of subversion, the great possibility of Rojava and the admiration Kurds in Iran and beyond...2508ahval,avahoma,bakur,davidlepeska,kurdish,rojava,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-should-break-silence-and-support-uighurs-dolkun-isa--40166321https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40166321Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:42:03 +0000AhvalDolkun Isa, president of the World Uighur Congress, told Ahval that China is trying to erase the Uighur people, that the international community, particularly Muslim states, had failed to adequately back Uighurs, and that Turkey should step forward...2205ahval,davidlepeska,turkey,uighurscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-cannot-control-the-internet-merve-tahiroglu--40054782https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40054782Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:45:58 +0000AhvalMerve Tahiroglu of the Project on Middle East Democracy told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey’s new social media law, while troubling, will fail to stop online criticism, that President Erdogan and his ruling party have made Turkey hellish for...2849ahval,akp,davidlepeska,mervetahiroglu,socialmedia,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/troubling-escalation-in-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-richard-giragosian--40014461https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40014461Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:01:37 +0000AhvalYerevan-based analyst Richard Giragosian told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the recent burst of violence along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border represents a new escalation in the neighbors' long-simmering conflict, about which he remains optimistic...1564ahval,armenia,azerbaijan,conflict,davidlepeska,richardgiragosian,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkish-civil-society-is-still-raising-its-voice-milena-buyum--39916792https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39916792Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:40:34 +0000AhvalTurkey campaigner for Amnesty International Milena Buyum told Ahval editor David Lepeska why a new social media bill points toward a dark future for freedom of expression, how Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention would be a disastrous step...2226ahval,davidlepeska,milenabuyum,sivilsociety,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-east-med-policy-is-sabotage-doga-eralp--39898908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39898908Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:27:25 +0000AhvalAmerican University professor Ulas Doga Eralp told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the European Union slowing Turkey's accession pushed it toward ultra-nationalism and that President Erdogan is acting like a schoolyard bully in the eastern...2745ahval,davidlepeska,doğaeralp,eastmed,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-egypt-conflict-in-libya-increasingly-likely-tarek-megerisi--39809359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39809359Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:48:00 +0000AhvalLibya analyst Tarek Megerisi told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the Libyan conflict looks set to re-escalate once again as regional rivals Turkey and Egypt move toward military confrontation, even as Europe has begun slowly pushing the key actors...2279crisis,davidlepeska,egypt,libya,talkingturkey,tarekmegerisicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-we-don-t-know-about-the-failed-coup-is-more-than-we-do-know--39789787https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39789787Thu, 16 Jul 2020 06:24:28 +0000AhvalGeorgetown University lecturer Sinan Ciddi and top human rights advocate Sebnem Korur Fincanci told Ahval editor David Lepeska how President Erdogan has remade Turkey’s government and justice system in the four years since the failed coup, including a...330115july,ahval,akp,coup,gulenmovement,military,sebnemkorurfincanci,sinanciddi,talkingturkey,uscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hagia-sophia-mosque-would-be-pyrrhic-victory-berk-esen--38080565https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38080565Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:16:51 +0000AhvalInternational relations professor Berk Esen told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Hagia Sophia becoming a mosque would not change much for the ruling AKP, that Turkey could face presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as next year and that...2483ahval,crisis,davidlepeska,hagiasophia,museum,pray,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-drilling-near-crete-could-lead-to-war-nikos-michailidis--37614504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/37614504Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:18:03 +0000AhvalAnthropology professor Nikos Michailidis spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about Greece-Turkey tensions, his Pontic Greek ancestry, the quiet revival of indigenous ethnic heritage in Turkey and how that could begin to reshape a more pluralist...2555ahval,crete,davidlepeska,greece,nikosmichailidis,talkingturkey,tension,warcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clumsy-way-turkey-s-akp-engages-the-diaspora-alexander-clarkson--36866219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/36866219Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:55:57 +0000AhvalKing’s College London lecturer Alexander Clarkson told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Europe may deal firmly with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean yet remain hands-off in Libya, that Ankara’s refugee policies have forced the EU to militarize its...2802cyprus,greece,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/converting-hagia-sophia-can-only-be-done-once-tugba-tanyeri-erdemir--35270032https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35270032Wed, 01 Jul 2020 22:05:05 +0000AhvalDr. Tugba Tanyeri-Erdemir, research associate at the University of Pittsburgh, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia is a beacon of secularism and unity as well as a symbol for Turkish nationalists and Islamists, and that...2057erdogan,hagia,islam,sophiacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-plans-to-create-buffer-zone-in-northern-iraq-bestoon-khalid--34585381https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34585381Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:42:44 +0000AhvalBestoon Khalid, a Sulaymani-based journalist and Kurdish affairs analyst, told Ahval that the fight against Kurds always brings regional states together, that Turkey plans to carve out a buffer zone in northern Iraq, and that the leadership of the...2362erdogan,iraq,kurds,pkk,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/us-sdf-alliance-aggravates-turkey-s-nationalistic-anxieties-gunes-tezcur--33663345https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33663345Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:42:42 +0000AhvalKurdish affairs analyst Güneş Murat Tezcür spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about the importance of U.S. policy in regards to the Kurdish enclave in northeast Syria, the near impossibility of a Kurd becoming a Turkish government minister and how...1973güneş,kurdish,murat,syria,tezcür,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-s-loyal-diaspora-will-come-in-handy-on-a-rainy-day-magnus-norell--31572721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/31572721Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:13:29 +0000AhvalMagnus Norell, senior policy advisor at the European Foundation for Democracy, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey is increasingly investing in emerging political parties in Europe in an effort to establish proxies and gain greater influence...1827ahval,davidlepeska,erdogan,magnusnorell,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deliberate-act-of-political-blackmail-by-turkey-vit-novotny--30838034https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30838034Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:28:15 +0000AhvalMigration expert Vit Novotny told Ahval editor David Lepeska that he expected a continuing migrant stream across the Aegean for the foreseeable future, which means the European Union needs to find a way to cooperate with Turkey on the refugee issue,...2052ahval,blackmail,novotny,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-erdogan-wants-trump-to-lose-he-should-turn-on-s-400s-edward-stafford--30466376https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30466376Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:59:56 +0000AhvalRetired U.S. diplomat Edward G. Stafford told Ahval editor David Lepeska about the United States’ strong case against Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin, how Trump is less able than Erdogan to do what he wants, and the determining factor in Turkey’s...3124edwardstafford,ekimalptekin,erdogan,talkingturkey,turkey,uscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-knows-it-can-be-aggressive-with-greece-without-any-cost-ryan-gingeras--30054930https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30054930Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:53:41 +0000AhvalNaval Postgraduate School professor Ryan Gingeras spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about Turkey’s more aggressive maritime vision, its significantly strengthened navy and a possible face-off with Greece on the high seas. 2505crisis,davidlepeska,greece,ryangingeras,sea,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-appeasing-russia-in-black-sea-paul-pryce--29330777https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29330777Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:05:05 +0000AhvalMaritime affairs analyst and diplomatic advisor Paul Pryce told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey has offered little more than deafening silence on Russia’s annexation of Crimea and that President Erdogan’s “crazy” Istanbul Canal project is...1915ahval,blacksea,davidlepeska,erdogan,libya,paulpryce,russia,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/makes-sense-to-draw-turkey-us-parallels-today-lisel-hintz--28915707https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28915707Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:52:03 +0000AhvalJohns Hopkins University assistant professor Lisel Hintz explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska the considerable echoes of President Erdogan’s response to the mid-2013 Gezi protests in President Trump’s response to the current wave of U.S. protests,...2036davidlepeska,erdogan,liselhintz,trump,turkey,uscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-may-not-see-turkey-s-future-with-us-west-or-russia-blaise-misztal--28818624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28818624Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:22:32 +0000AhvalBlaise Misztal of the Hudson Institute told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey’s delay in activating its Russian-made S-400 defences is not a ploy, that Ankara will have to neutralize its jihadi pals in Idlib one way or another, and that,...2046blaise,erdogan,misztal,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suicide-for-assad-to-launch-operation-against-turks-alexey-khlebnikov--28553717https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28553717Thu, 28 May 2020 17:04:15 +0000AhvalAlexey Khlebnikov, Middle East analyst at the Russian International Affairs Council, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that he expects the ceasefire to hold in Syria’s Idlib province and that Turkish-Russian relations have stabilised since the...1981akp,esad,russia,syria,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-went-to-bed-a-judge-and-woke-up-a-terrorist-yavuz-aydin--28367716https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28367716Tue, 26 May 2020 16:19:01 +0000AhvalFormer Turkish judge Yavuz Aydin told Ahval editor David Lepeska that most of Turkey’s purged judges and prosecutors were dismissed because they stood their ground, that Turkey’s democratic decline may be irreversible, and that the Turkish government,...3035ahval,davidlepeska,judge,talkingturkey,terrorist,turkey,yavuzaydincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-in-turkey-are-awakening-melek-onder--27984080https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27984080Thu, 21 May 2020 17:52:27 +0000AhvalMelek Önder of the Turkish women’s advocacy platform We Will Stop Femicide told Ahval editor David Lepeska that calls to the organization’s hotline have increased more than 50 percent during the pandemic lockdown and that a strong women’s movement has...2406femicide,turkey,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-hdp-is-losing-its-base-in-kurdish-areas-abdulla-hawez--27786283https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27786283Tue, 19 May 2020 18:30:18 +0000AhvalAbdulla Hawez, an independent Kurdish affairs analyst, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that last year’s global solidarity with the Kurdish cause has had a significant positive impact for Kurds in Syria, while in Turkey the main Kurdish party has all...2241crisis,hdp,kurdish,region,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-shows-how-region-is-returning-to-19th-century-ryan-bohl-jalel-harchaoui--27743552https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27743552Tue, 19 May 2020 08:13:51 +0000AhvalJalel Harchaoui, research fellow at the Brussels-based Clingendael Institute, and Ryan Bohl, Middle East and North Africa analyst with consulting firm Stratfor, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska why longer-lasting wars may be the new normal in...2463culture,davidlepeska,history,news,politics,syria,turk,turkey,turkishcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-numbers-don-t-make-sense-at-all-inan-dogan--26502663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26502663Fri, 01 May 2020 15:03:49 +0000AhvalInan Dogan, an economist and the co-founder of investment news and analysis site Insider Monkey, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska why Turkey’s recent coronavirus numbers make no sense, why many elderly Turkish citizens remain at risk despite...1659april,coronavirus,davidlepeska,inandogan,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkish-society-is-concerned-about-these-freed-convicts-utku-cakirozer--25893134https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25893134Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:16:09 +0000AhvalUtku Çakırözer, CHP parliamentarian for Eskişehir, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the prison amnesty passed last week is a violation of Turkey’s constitution, and the Turkish government is likely doing considerable damage to the economy while...2300ahval,amnesty,çakırözer,prison,utkucleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-to-mayors-i-own-the-local-as-well-sinem-adar--25811741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25811741Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:05:15 +0000AhvalSinem Adar, researcher at the Center for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, called on the European Union to increase its refugee financing to Turkey, and told Ahval editor David Lepeska that the...1680akp,ankara,chp,coronavirus,covid-19,erdogan,imamoglu,istanbul,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-authoritarian-regime-in-turkey-post-corona-yaman-akdeniz--25556679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25556679Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:26:24 +0000AhvalYaman Akdeniz, faculty of law at Istanbul Bilgi University, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska why recently proposed social media regulations represent Turkish authorities’ harshest assault yet on free speech online, why he expects President...2536akp,ankara,bilgi_university,corona,covid-19,erdogan,istanbul,regime,turkey,yaman_akdenizcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-has-pushed-people-away-from-religion-shadi-hamid--25517364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25517364Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:39:44 +0000AhvalShadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of the 2017 book “Islamic Exceptionalism”, spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about how President Erdoğan’s authoritarian tendencies have undermined his efforts to create a pious...2686erdoğan,islam,religion,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/huge-economic-contraction-would-shake-erdogan-s-power-emre-deliveli--25227963https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25227963Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:17:35 +0000AhvalEmre Deliveli, an economist and former columnist for Hurriyet Daily News, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska that the longer President Erdogan waits to enforce a full lockdown, the more extensive Turkey’s political, economic and public health...1813ahval,coronavirus,crisis,davidlapeska,emredeliveli,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-s-no-trust-of-this-government-nurcan-baysal--24892701https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24892701Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:49:19 +0000AhvalNurcan Baysal, an award-winning Diyarbakir-based journalist and Ahval contributor, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about getting detained again by Turkish authorities last week, and how people in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast are turning to...2181ahval,baysal,justice,media,nurcan,police,social,turkey,twittercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-atmosphere-of-paranoia-kaya-genc--24771071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24771071Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:46:19 +0000AhvalKaya Genc, Istanbul-based author and journalist, spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about the collapse of Turkey’s media and cultural landscape and how Turks’ recovery from the crises of early 2017 could provide a guide for coming out of the...3127ahval,coronavirus,davidlapeska,kayagenç,paranoia,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-will-face-severe-economic-repercussions-from-coronavirus-nick-danforth--24666767https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24666767Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:47:26 +0000AhvalNicholas Danforth, senior visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about the latest in the corona crisis, the alliances and divisions within Turkey’s opposition and how Turkish politics might proceed after...1726coronavirus,economy,erdoğan,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-like-living-in-a-zombie-movie-on-corona-isolation--24259663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24259663Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:38:31 +0000AhvalFrank McAndrew, professor of psychology at Knox College, and Dana Rose Garfin, adjunct professor at the University of California-Irvine, spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about how to minimise the negative mental and emotional impact of...1429corona,epidemic,isolation,turkey,worldcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkish-government-tried-to-suppress-corona-diagnoses-steven-cook--24217319https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24217319Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:16:42 +0000AhvalSteven A. Cook, senior fellow for the Middle East and North Africa at the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about the grave mistakes of Turkey’s leadership in responding to coronavirus, an emerging global tendency...1801corona,idlib,syria,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/public-will-hold-akp-accountable-for-failing-to-flatten-the-curve-aykan-erdemir--24105115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24105115Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:47:37 +0000AhvalAykan Erdemir, senior director of the Turkey program at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about Turkey’s problematic response to the coronavirus, the looming disaster in Syria’s Idlib province and the...2051coronavirus,erdoğan,talking,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-re-looking-at-prolonged-crisis-on-turkish-border-sasha-ghosh-siminoff--23762035https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23762035Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:07:01 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke with Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, executive director of the Syria-focused aid outfit People Demand Change, about the developing humanitarian disaster in Idlib, demographic engineering by Turkey and the Assad regime, and...2439assad,border,borders,erdogan,europe,greece,refugee,refugees,syria,syrian,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-turkish-refugee-crisis-is-just-starting-ayhan-kaya--23501672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23501672Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:41:33 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke with Istanbul Bilgi University professor Ayhan Kaya about Turkey’s problematic response to growing anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe, how Turkish-origin Europeans have changed and the potential impact of another refugee...2424ahval,ayhankaya,border,crisis,greece,refugee,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/akp-looks-at-turkish-population-with-disdain-henri-barkey--23467216https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23467216Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:01:14 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke with Henri Barkey, international relations professor at Lehigh University, about the absurdity of accusations that he and Osman Kavala were involved in the failed coup, how Turkey’s barrage of anti-Western conspiracy...2553democracy,gezi,kavala,osmancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-quieter-the-better-for-turkey-on-libya-soli-ozel--23173181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23173181Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:02:19 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke with Soli Özel, international relations professor at Istanbul’s Kadir Has University, about the predictability of the Idlib crisis, Germany funding President Erdogan’s refugee resettlement plan, and why silence is the...2010ahval,davidlapeska,erdogan,libya,middleeast,osmankavala,soliözel,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-is-shifting-toward-autocracy-marc-pierini--22995523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22995523Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:34:27 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke with Marc Pierini, former EU ambassador to Turkey and visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe, about Turkish President Erdogan’s dismantling of the rule of law, Turkey’s foreign policy of “permanent disruption” and the...2523erdogan,eu,idlib,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/syrian-kurdish-fighters-have-been-very-savvy-max-abrahms--22955129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22955129Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:23:40 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke with Max Abrahms, assistant professor of political science and public policy at Northeastern University and terrorism analyst, about calming an increasingly troubling situation in Idlib, why international support for...3723idlib,kurdish,russia,syria,turkey,usa,ypgcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/demirtas-s-books-make-some-people-nervous-kenan-sharpe--22870171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22870171Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:17:50 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeka spoke to Kenan Sharpe, a journalist, and academic who studies Turkish culture, about the inventive writing of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, the trouble with Istanbul’s evolving music scene, and why Turkey’s...1877ahvalpod,akp,davidlapeska,demirtas,hdp,kenansharpe,kurdish,talkingturkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/akp-has-always-sought-to-curb-online-debate-erkan-saka--22614976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22614976Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:13:26 +0000AhvalErkan Saka, communications professor at Istanbul Bilgi University, told Ahval editor David Lepeska why the Turkish government lags behind regional rivals in terms of tech capabilities, and how Turkey’s online activists are regaining strength after a...2689akp,censorship,erdogan,freedom,internet,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gulen-lost-control-of-the-movement-ismail-sezgin--22478339https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22478339Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:32:07 +0000AhvalIsmail Sezgin, director of the London-based Centre for Hizmet Studies, told Ahval editor David Lepeska that a handful of Gülenists were indeed involved in the failed 2016 coup, and that Fetullah Gülen has acknowledged failures and begun changing the...4734adil_oksuz,erdogan,feto,fetullah,gulen,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greeks-and-turks-have-the-same-stories-soloup--22403603https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22403603Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:28:00 +0000AhvalAntonis Nikolopoulos, also known as Soloup, spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about his graphic novel Aivali, the historical bonds between Greeks and Turks, and why Turkish President Erdoğan is not as crazy as he seems. 1505ahvalpod,crisis,davidlapeska,erdogan,greece,nikolopoulos,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emirati-priority-in-libya-is-to-prove-erdogan-wrong-jalel-harchaoui--22165620https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22165620Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:26:28 +0000AhvalJalel Harchaoui, research fellow at the Clingendael Institute, explains to Ahval editor David Lepeska how the arrival of Syrian rebels in Libya is deeply problematic, why the Libyan conflict may be heading into its darkest period, and why the United...2441arab,emirates,libya,turkey,unitedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cyprus-problem-becoming-more-painful-for-everyone-fiona-mullen--22123801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22123801Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:53:34 +0000AhvalFiona Mullen, director of Cyprus-based consultancy Sapienta Economics, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about the growing impact of the Cyprus problem, Turkey’s questionable claims to the waters around the island, and how the European Union has...1765cyprus,economy,erdogan,eu,greece,mediterranean,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-anti-diplomacy-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-alexander-clarkson--21912181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21912181Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:14:19 +0000AhvalAlexander Clarkson, lecturer on German and European Studies at King’s College London, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska why Libyan General Khalifa Haftar must continue to escalate, how Europe has likely contributed to Libya’s civil war, and how...1687ahvalpod,alexanderclarkson,davidlapeska,libya,middleeast,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-must-strike-a-balance-in-libya-dimitar-bechev--21790731https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21790731Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:12:30 +0000AhvalDimitar Bechev, Ahval contributor and research fellow at the Atlantic Council, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about Russia’s growing responsibility as a mediator, Turkey beefing up its military presence in Libya and the potential for progress...1651ahvalpod,davidlapeska,dimitarbechev,erdogan,libya,middleeast,russia,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-is-not-laughing-anymore-can-dundar--21704511https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21704511Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:19:33 +0000AhvalCan Dündar, former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about his story of exile, how the followers of fellow exile Fethullah Gülen might return to Turkey, and Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu following the...2251ahvalpod,candündar,cumhuriyet,davidlapeska,freedom,laughing,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-would-be-unwise-to-call-early-elections-kristian-brakel--21481845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21481845Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:56:40 +0000AhvalKristian Brakel, Istanbul head of Berlin-based think tank the Heinrich Böll Foundation, discusses how the Turkish and Russian presidents this week responded to the tensions in Libya, Syria, and Iran, and examines Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s...2273ekrem,erdoğan,imamoglu,istanbul,kanal,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/persistent-violence-against-women-in-turkey-due-to-lax-law-enforcement-elmira-bayrasli--21429954https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21429954Tue, 07 Jan 2020 07:44:44 +0000AhvalElmira Bayrasli, co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and a lecturer at Bard College, spoke to Ahval editor David Lepeska about the Turkish government’s new measures to curb violence against women and increase female labor-force participation, as...1725ahval,ahvalpod,davidlapeska,elmirabayrasli,talkingturkey,violence,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkish-troops-will-dramatically-change-libyan-war-michel-cousins--21287859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21287859Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:05:41 +0000AhvalMichel Cousins, editor-in-chief of online news outlet the Libya Herald, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska how Turkey’s troop deployment will save the Tripoli-based government and expand the conflict in Libya, where a handful of international...1502libya,soldiers,turkey,turkishcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worst-crisis-i-ve-seen-in-u-s-turkey-relations-steven-a-cook--20924055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20924055Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000AhvalSteven A. Cook, senior fellow for the Middle East and North Africa at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks to Ahval editor David Lepeska about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s role in deeply troubled relations with the United States and...2259ahvalpod,crisis,davidlapeska,stevencook,talkingturkey,turkey,uscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-libya-maritime-deal-is-excessive-and-without-legal-basis-yunus-emre-acikgonul--20889458https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20889458Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:46:39 +0000AhvalYunus Emre Açıkgönül, former Turkish diplomat and expert on international maritime law, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska why Turkey’s recent maritime deal with Libya is largely meaningless and how the post-coup purge of its foreign ministry has...2754law,libya,maritime,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-ll-be-accused-of-coup-plotting-no-matter-what-we-do-nate-schenkkan--20742424https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20742424Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000AhvalNate Schenkkan, director for special research at Freedom House, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska that the European Court of Human Rights this week made a very decisive ruling in regards to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, that...1796ahvalpod,judge,nateschenkkan,osmankavala,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-is-taught-from-the-top-down-in-turkey-ryan-gingeras--20596331https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20596331Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000AhvalRyan Gingeras, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and an expert on Turkish and Middle East history, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about the scholarly view of the Armenian Genocide, why history is doctrine in Turkey, and how...2213ahvalpod,erdogan,ottoman,ryangingeras,talkingturkey,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-and-europe-are-stuck-with-each-other-dimitar-bechev--20498862https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20498862Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:03:58 +0000AhvalJust before NATO leaders gathered for their dinner reception on Wednesday, Dimitar Bechev, research fellow at the Atlantic Council, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about how much Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying the Turkey-NATO rift...1885eu,europe,nato,russia,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-self-sabotage-in-eastern-mediterranean-alexander-clarkson--20476703https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20476703Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:15:00 +0000AhvalAlexander Clarkson, lecturer in German and European Studies at King’s College London, fears the downturn in Turkey’s relations with NATO and European states is likely to continue, and sees Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean as the main flash-point...3801cyprus,meditarranean,nato,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkish-imams-in-germany-likely-report-back-to-ankara-huseyin-cicek--20282595https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20282595Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:26:03 +0000AhvalHüseyin Çiçek, research associate at the Erlangen Center for Islam and Law and an analyst of Turkish immigrant communities in Austria and Germany, tells Ahval editor David Lepeska that most Germans of Turkish heritage remain deeply connected to their...1594akp,ditib,erdogan,germany,imam,islam,religion,turkey,turkishcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/global-solidarity-is-opportunity-for-kurds-abdulla-hawez--20142190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20142190Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:46:20 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke on Wednesday with independent Kurdish affairs analyst Abdulla Hawez, who sees the current international support for the Kurds as an opportunity, yet admits that the Kurdish movement in Turkey is facing one of its most...2179hawez,kurds,talking,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/impossible-for-turkey-to-drop-s-400s-ali-bakeer--20093300https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20093300Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:11:17 +0000AhvalAhval editor David Lepeska spoke on Monday with Ankara-based political analyst Dr. Ali Bakeer, who said U.S. officials fail to appreciate the implications of their harsh policy positions against Turkey, which has only been acting in its national...1488erdogan,f-35,moscow,russia,s400,syria,turkey,usacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-should-be-facing-judges-in-the-hague-david-l-phillips--20027824https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20027824Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:07:55 +0000AhvalJust before U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met at the White House on Wednesday, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke with Columbia University’s David L. Phillips, a former senior adviser at the U.S. State...1208erdoğan,gulag,hague,regime,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qatar-turkey-alliance-at-its-peak-david-roberts--19990194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19990194Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:07:12 +0000AhvalA week after Turkish pro-government media portrayed Qatar-Turkey relations as under threat, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke with Qatar analyst David Roberts, a lecturer at King’s College London, about the two countries’ very close ties, their stance...1764media,qatar,relations,turkey,turkishcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-isn-t-going-anywhere-tezcan-gumus--19884846On Wednesday, Tezcan Gümüş, lecturer at the University of Melbourne and analyst of Turkish politics and democracy, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about Erdoğan’s near-absolute power, his budding rivalry with Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19884846Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:16:30 +0000AhvalA poll released Tuesday found support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at its highest since mid-2018, despite international disapproval for Turkey’s Syria offensive and his ruling party’s electoral losses earlier this year. On Wednesday,...On Wednesday, Tezcan Gümüş, lecturer at the University of Melbourne and analyst of Turkish politics and democracy, spoke with Ahval editor David Lepeska about Erdoğan’s near-absolute power, his budding rivalry with Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and more.]]>2165erdogan,imamoglu,podcast,syria,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-terror-policy-is-morally-bankrupt-blaise-misztal--19864623https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19864623Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:04:03 +0000AhvalAround the time Turkish Presidential Adviser Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday that Turkey had dealt a serious blow to the Syrian Kurdish militia in Syria, Blaise Misztal of the Hudson Institute told Ahval editor David Lepeska that Turkey had likely...1848baghdadi,isis,security,syria,terror,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-syria-offensive-is-about-domestic-politics-merve-tahiroglu--19783901https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19783901Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:10:53 +0000AhvalThe day after the U.S. Congress doubly punished Turkey by passing a resolution to recognise the Armenian Genocide and another to levy sanctions against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other officials for Turkey’s offensive in northeast Syria, Ahval...2095armenian,erdogan,genocide,refugee,syria,turkey,usacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-able-to-influence-manipulate-trump-aaron-stein--19735514

The analyst gauged Turkey’s success against the SDF and the possibility of returning refugees to a planned safe zone and broke down how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has played U.S. President Donald Trump.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19735514Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:09:59 +0000AhvalAs Russian and Syrian regime forces sought to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) out of areas along the Turkish border, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke to Aaron Stein, director of the Middle East program at the Foreign Policy...

The analyst gauged Turkey’s success against the SDF and the possibility of returning refugees to a planned safe zone and broke down how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has played U.S. President Donald Trump.]]>1954kurdish,sdf,syrian,trump,turkey,usacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-s-400-purchase-just-political-bribery-kerim-has--19657932https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19657932Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:00:00 +0000AhvalThe day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out their plan for northeast Syria, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke to independent analyst Kerim Has on Turkey-Russia relations, Russian missile defences...1939davidlapeska,kerimhas,russia,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turkey-s-syria-offensive-indefensible-yet-inevitable-kyle-orton--19628498https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19628498Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:47:11 +0000AhvalAs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to meet for talks on northeast Syria on Tuesday, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke with Syria and terrorism analyst Kyle Orton about a possible Ankara-Moscow deal,...1516erdogan,putin,syria,terorism,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-set-to-throw-erdogan-under-the-bus-nicholas-danforth--19502802https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19502802Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:09:54 +0000AhvalOn Day 6 of Turkey’s offensive in northeast Syria, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke to Nicholas Danforth, senior visiting fellow at the US German Marshall Fund, about the deal between Syrian Kurdish fighters and the Assad government, the looming...1157military,operation,syria,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-has-no-alternative-to-turkey-yusuf-erim--19499789https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19499789Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:52:12 +0000AhvalAs Syrian government forces moved north toward the border with Turkey to take over Kurdish-controlled areas as part of its agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke with Yusuf Erim, political analyst for Turkey’s...1512kurdish,military,refugee,syria,turkey,uscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wilgenberg-no-matter-what-turkey-says-all-kurds-will-be-targeted--19421907Co-author of The Kurds of Northern Syria, published in August, van Wilgenberg discussed the Syrian Kurdish autonomous region as a possible democratic model, early signs of an ISIS resurgence and the possibility of ethnic cleansing against Syrian Kurds.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19421907Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:03:41 +0000AhvalOn Wednesday morning, as Turkey made final preparations for a military offensive into northeast Syria, Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke to Erbil-based freelance journalist Wladimir van Wilgenberg. Co-author of The Kurds of Northern Syria, published...Co-author of The Kurds of Northern Syria, published in August, van Wilgenberg discussed the Syrian Kurdish autonomous region as a possible democratic model, early signs of an ISIS resurgence and the possibility of ethnic cleansing against Syrian Kurds.]]>1883isis,kurds,syria,turkey,wilgenbergcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yasar-yakis-turkey-could-open-pandora-s-box-in-syria--19406192https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19406192Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:12:19 +0000AhvalTurkey is preparing for a long-planned military operation into northeast Syria after the surprise pull-out of U.S. forces early this week. Ahval editor David Lepeska spoke with former Turkish foreign minister Yaşar Yakış about how far Turkish forces...1353syria,turkey,us,yakışcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discontent-at-home-misadventure-abroad-turkey-s-dual-crisis--19324308Join former foreign minister Yasar Yakis, editor in chief of Ahval news Yavuz Baydar, Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science Esra Ozyurek, and Managing Editor of Kappa news Yannis Koutsomitis.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19324308Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:42:23 +0000AhvalThis fringe's organized by Centre for Turkey Studies and Ahval News. Join former foreign minister Yasar Yakis, editor in chief of Ahval news Yavuz Baydar, Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, London School of Economics and...Join former foreign minister Yasar Yakis, editor in chief of Ahval news Yavuz Baydar, Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science Esra Ozyurek, and Managing Editor of Kappa news Yannis Koutsomitis.]]>4291ceftus,studies,turkey,turkishcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mobilising-power-of-rage-and-grief-lisel-hintz--19136605
AhvalPod welcomes Johns Hopkins University professor Lisel Hintz, who spoke to Ahval English editor David Lepeska about Ezhel’s “Olay” and Şanışer’s “Susamam,” the space for dissent in Turkey and the fears of the ruling party.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19136605Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:25:03 +0000AhvalTwo Turkish rap videos released early this month have drawn more than 30 million videos on YouTube. But will they have any lasting impact? AhvalPod welcomes Johns Hopkins University professor Lisel Hintz, who spoke to Ahval English editor David...
AhvalPod welcomes Johns Hopkins University professor Lisel Hintz, who spoke to Ahval English editor David Lepeska about Ezhel’s “Olay” and Şanışer’s “Susamam,” the space for dissent in Turkey and the fears of the ruling party.]]>1673erdogan,rap,şanışer,susamam,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/erdogan-plans-to-take-ankara-and-istanbul-professor-kuru--18928330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18928330Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:48:54 +0000AhvalIn the wake of last week’s dismissal of Kurdish mayors, some Turkey watchers feared President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would soon do the same in Turkey’s largest city and its capital. Ahmet Kuru, political science professor at San Diego State University...1800dismissal,erdoğan,kurdish,mayors,president,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scream-out-to-the-world-that-torture-is-a-crime-against-humanity-purged-turkish-diplomat--18191570https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18191570Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:01:47 +0000AhvalThis week, former Turkish diplomat and Harvard graduate M. Bahadir Gülle wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner detailing how Turkey eviscerated its foreign ministry in the wake of the 2016 failed coup, purging more than 500 diplomats. Today he...127515,coup,group,gulen,july,turkeycleanfull