Prof Ihsan Yilmaz joined Georgetown University’s Berkeley Forum debate on Politics and Piety in Turkey alongside Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, A/Prof Yusuf Sarfati, Prof Ahmet Kuru and Dr Gökhan Bacık. Read it here.
The Kurds in Iran: balancing national and ethnic identity in a securitised environment
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Dr Costas Laoutides and Dr William Gourlay published a new paper in Third World Quarterly. Read it here.
The AKP’s de-securitization and re-securitization of a minority community: the Alevi opening and closing
Professor Ihsan Yilmaz and Dr James Barry published a new paper in Turkish Studies. Read it here.
Fethi Mansouri interviewed on the ABC Religion and Ethics report
Professor Fethi Mansouri participated in a discussion on the ABC’s ‘Religion and Ethics Report’ on the Racialisation of Religion. Listed to the podcast here.
MESF PhD candidate Abbas Farasoo has his PhD candidature confirmed!
Routledge Handbook of International Relations in the Middle East
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh has released a new edited volume with Routledge. It is available for purchase here.
Erdogan tried to make local Turkish elections about national security, but it didn’t work
Professor Ihsan Yilmaz published a new piece on The Conversation on the local elections in Turkey. Read the article here.
Dr Zahid Ahmed discusses China-Pakistan ties in new podcast
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed discussed the deepening China-Pakistan alliance with Dr Pradeep Taneja in a new Asia Institute podcast. Listen to the podcast here.