Burak Bekdil https://www.jns.org/author/burak-bekdil Burak Bekdil is an Ankara-based columnist. He regularly writes for the Gatestone Institute and Defense News, and is a fellow at the Middle East Forum. He is also a founder of, and associate editor at, the Ankara-based think tank Sigma. en-US Wed, 10 May 2023 05:58:52 GMT Turkey’s Hezbollah: Erdoğan’s new ally https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/turkeys-hezbollah-erdogans-new-ally 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f475b5005d Wed, 10 May 2023 05:58:52 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/turkeys-hezbollah-erdogans-new-ally How an Erdoğan crony made a fortune https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/how-an-erdogan-crony-made-a-fortune 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f46641008c Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:21:37 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/how-an-erdogan-crony-made-a-fortune Give war a chance: Turkish leader finesses political defeat https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/give-war-a-chance-turkish-leader-finesses-political-defeat 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f46640008e Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:05:41 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/give-war-a-chance-turkish-leader-finesses-political-defeat How long will the Aegean Sea’s peaceful summer last? https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/how-long-will-the-aegean-seas-peaceful-summer-last 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f46640007a Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:56:57 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/how-long-will-the-aegean-seas-peaceful-summer-last Turkey’s Mobgate reveals the Islamist ‘deep state’ https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/turkeys-mobgate-reveals-the-islamist-deep-state 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f466400058 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:30:08 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/turkeys-mobgate-reveals-the-islamist-deep-state Erdoğan’s caricature state https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/erdogans-caricature-state 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4663f0060 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 05:58:35 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/erdogans-caricature-state Erdoğan’s Eastern Med repentance: Too little, too late https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/erdogans-eastern-med-repentance-too-little-too-late 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4663f0052 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:52:50 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/erdogans-eastern-med-repentance-too-little-too-late The Gaza war and the West’s nauseating ‘post-truth’ https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/the-gaza-war-and-the-wests-nauseating-post-truth 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4663f000f Mon, 07 Jun 2021 06:51:13 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/the-gaza-war-and-the-wests-nauseating-post-truth Biden’s use of the G-word furthers Turkey’s isolation https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/bidens-use-of-the-g-word-furthers-turkeys-isolation 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4663e0076 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:57:33 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/bidens-use-of-the-g-word-furthers-turkeys-isolation The stunted growth of the emerging Islamic bloc https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/the-stunted-growth-of-the-emerging-islamic-bloc 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4663d0042 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:07:55 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/burak-bekdil/the-stunted-growth-of-the-emerging-islamic-bloc