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Hub for joint international research on Europe–Turkey relations. (Re)tweeted publications reflect the views of the author(s)/interviewees. https://t.co/L1SQiqR1LX
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Joined July 2020
📢In our latest CATS Network Roundup @huercanasli & @ayhankaya discuss the motivations behind Erdoğan´s "Year of the Family" initiative in 🇹🇷, its impact on marginalised communities & how around the 🌎similar family policy tools are being istrumentalised for political control 👇
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Read the latest CATS Network Round Up issue analysing motivations behind this initiative 👆, its impact on women & marginalised communities, & how similar right-wing movements around the world 🌎are using family policy as a tool of political control. https://t.co/PhAFmWr8Kr
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CATS Network Roundup - The CATS Network aims to strengthen cooperation within the European and Turkish research community to contribute to a more coherent EU policy towards Turkey.
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📣 In out latest CATS Network Roundup issue @sinanbirdal1 explores President Erdoğan´s declaration of 2025 Turkey’s “Year of the Family”. At the heart of the initiative is Turkey’s aging population 👇#TurkeyStudies
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Turkey’s political future is at a critical juncture. If President Erdoğan succeeds in neutralising key opposition figures, the next elections may mark the final transition to a fully authoritarian regime, write @AsliHurcan and @salimcevikk @CATS_Network.
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Erdoğan’s government is tightening its grip on power, using the judiciary to sideline key opposition figures like Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...
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The fall of the Assad regime has led to a shift in power relations in the Middle East. @sinemadar @cats_network, Muriel Asseburg, @HamidRezaAz, Guido Steinberg @SWP_MEA and @MKlein1973 @SWP_EEE analyse the interests of multiple actors in the region.
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On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria was overthrown by a rebel alliance led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The collapse of the family...
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In 2015, the peace process between the 🇹🇷 state & the PKK failed. Now, 9 years later the government surprised everyone with a possible release of PKK leader Öcalan & a possible call for the PKK to disband. Read more in this @zeitonline interview (in 🇩🇪 only) with @AsliHurcan 👇
Verhaftungen, Repression, Tote: Seit Jahrzehnten kämpfen der türkische Staat und die PKK gegeneinander. Nun gibt es Hoffnung auf Frieden. Ein Überblick über den Konflikt
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The collapse of the 🇩🇪 coalition government & ongoing 🇺🇦 crisis have left 🇩🇪 at a crossroads. With strong economic & defense ties with 🇹🇷, yesterday´s election results will shape future relations. Read more on coalition scenarios & their effects 👇 @yasaraydin10 & @zeyneppalemdar
📌Turkish-German relations in light of the upcoming German elections 📌 In this report, we wrote with @zeyneppalemdar, we discus different coalition scenarios and their effects on the bilateral relations. It is on the @EdamOrg website. @CATS_Network
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Are you ready? 😎 We will broadcast our event also on YouTube 📺 Join us now! ✨ https://t.co/WR8VLRl525
The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative cordially invites you to the panel discussion "German Elections: The Day After" on February 24, 2025, from 16:00–17:30 at IPC Karaköy, Istanbul.
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Noteworthy read by @yasaraydin10 on the consequences for bilateral & intersocietal relations of 🇹🇷’s policy towards its diaspora in 🇩🇪, recommending the adaption of a comprehensive strategy that considers the paradoxical nature of the diaspora
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In last year’s Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections, President Erdoğan and his People’s Alliance received a significantly higher...
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🌐Discover the economic relationship between Germany and Turkey. From trade growth to future potential, this in-depth analysis dives into key trends shaping both economies. Also explore how this partnership impacts 🇪🇺 and beyond 👇 https://t.co/Y7HZ1tZoCV
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Visualising the Dynamics and Potential of Economic Relations between Germany and Turkey - The CATS Network aims to strengthen cooperation within the European and Turkish research community to...
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The future of German-Turkish ties is an important issue in the run-up to next Sunday's German elections. 🇩🇪 Against this background, we recommend taking a look at some of our recent publications on German-Turkish relations 👇
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🇹🇷's recent approach to the Kurdish issue has raised hopes for peace, but the fragile situation of Kurdish forces in 🇸🇾 & increasing uncertainty have caused concern. Read this @ME_Council analysis on 🇹🇷´s shift & the significant challenges that persist. https://t.co/Yy82Grvjav
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Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a political party deeply rooted in Turkish nationalism, recently made a groundbreaking call to invite Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned...
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❗️Read this @Turkeyrecap issue where @AsliHurcan explains how the ongoing pressure in 🇹🇷 on opposition figures is likely linked to the Kurdish peace talks. Read more here 👇 https://t.co/gPD2bcxVar
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Issue #246
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This CATS Network Paper Series explores how 🇹🇷's policy in the South Caucasus is perceived by selected EU member states & other major global powers. The series aims to identify areas of cooperation & divergence, while assessing implications for 🇪🇺 policy https://t.co/hyj4MdAhwm
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Turkey's Policy in the South Caucasus - The CATS Network aims to strengthen cooperation within the European and Turkish research community to contribute to a more coherent EU policy towards Turkey.
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“🇹🇷&🇩🇪 need to acknowledge each other’s foreign policy framework & reconcile 🇹🇷’s autonomous line with 🇩🇪’s 🇪🇺-oriented approach” say Daria Isachenko & Franziska Smolnik in our new CATS Network Paper on 🇩🇪’s perceptions of 🇹🇷’s policy in the South Caucasus https://t.co/U3LbsfFZdg
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From Coexistence to Cooperation?
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After the fall of the Assad regime, the power balance in the Middle East has shifted. @sinemadar, former CATS fellow @HamidRezaAz & further @SWPBerlin experts analyse (🇩🇪only) how the interests & priorities of different states are changing & what the possible consequences are 👇
Mit dem Sturz des Assad-Regimes haben sich die Machtverhältnisse im Nahen Osten weiter verschoben. Wie genau, beschreiben @sinemadar @cats_network, Muriel Asseburg, @HamidRezaAz und Guido Steinberg @SWP_MEA sowie @MKlein1973 @SWP_EEE. https://t.co/MguNlidtFe
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In light of the MSC 2025 & the question of the future of the transatlantic partnership, read @DimitarBechev´s @istanpolinst piece. 🇹🇷 has balanced its relationship with both NATO & 🇷🇺. Now with global politics shifting, what role will 🇹🇷 play next? 👇 https://t.co/mpz7i5iTOl
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Following U.S. presidential elections, Türkiye will exploit its role as a powerbroker in the Russia-Ukraine war. Ankara believes it could facilitate de-esc
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Revisit this article by @GalipDalay for @ChathamHouse, in which he discusses the pressing need to discuss the future of the European security order, and the need to clarify Turkey's role within that order 👇 https://t.co/7EyHTjEvOf
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Trump’s commitment to NATO is questionable. The EU cannot hope to deter Russia effectively without closer cooperation with Ankara.
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The MSC 2025 took place last weekend with a thematic focus on global security challenges, in particular the war in 🇺🇦. The conference highlighted that with Trump's administration, the decades-old relationship between 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇸, as previously known, may undergo certain changes.
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