Public Engagement

Interviews & Commentary

Interview on Greek daily Ta Nea on protests and the future of Turkey's democracy (18 April) -- PDF format.
Podcast conversation with Gönül Tol and Senem Aydın Düzgit on Turkish protests and the future of democracy for Rethinking Democracy (1 April)
Comments on Danish daily Politiken on the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu -- PDF in English (21 March)

Comments on Italian daily Corriere Della Serra on the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu (20 March) -- PDF format.

Interview on Mediascope TV about my new book "Guardianship and Democracy in Iran and Turkey" (17 December)

Interview on Turkish daily Cumhuriyet on the geopolitical repercussions of the tension between Israel and Iran (11 October)

Comments for BBC Türkçe on the implications of the growing tension between Israel and Iran on Turkey (4 October)

Comments for Turkish daily Cumhuriyet on Elon Musk's conflict with the Brazilian judiciary and support for right-wing movements (1 September)
Interview on Turkish news portal Fikir Gazetesi about my latest academic article, "Blood Gambit: how autocratizing populists fuel ethnic conflict to reverse election setbacks – evidence from Turkey and Israel" (22 August)
Comments for the Brazilian daily Estadão on the domestic and geopolitical implications of Ebrahim Raisi's death (20 May)

Interview on BBC Newshour onTurkey's decision to severe trade ties with Israel (3 May)
Comments for the Brazilian daily Estadão on the technical and economic aspects of Iran's military capacity (1 May)
Comments for the French daily Libération on explaining Turkey's unexpected municipal election results (1 April)
Podcast conversation with Prof. Gilbert Achcar on the new Cold War between the US, Russia and China for the SOAS Development for Transformation (DevTraC) Podcast Series.

Comments for the French daily L'Express about Turkey's upcoming presidential elections (4 May)
Comments for the Guardian on the political consequences of Turkey's earthquake (20 February)
Interview on BBC Newshour on the political causes of Turkey's devastating earthquake (13 February)
Comments for the Brazilian daily Folha S.Paulo on the political consequences of Turkey's earthquake (9 February)

Comments for Foreign Policy on the rise of xenophobic far-right in Turkey (12 July)
Comments for inews on Turkey's refusal to back Sweden's NATO bid (22 May)
Comments for the French daily L'Express on Turkey's refusal to back Sweden and Finland's nato bids (18 May)
Interview on Al Jazeera English on the impact of the war in Ukraine on food security in the MENA region (1 March)
Comments for the French daily L'Express on Turkey's balancing act between Russia and Ukraine (3 February)
Interview with the Middle East Eye on the political implications of Turkey's economic crisis (15 January)

Podcast conversation about the Ottoman Empire on Estado do Arte Podcast Series (Brazil’s version of BBC’s In Our Time) hosted by Estadão newspaper (26 August)
Comments for the Brazilian daily Folha S.Paulo on the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising (15 March)

Comments for the Brazilian daily Folha S.Paulo on the 5th anniversary of the Bataclan terror attack in Paris (12 November)
Interview on BBC World News about the rise in Covid-19 cases across Brazil (29 May)

Interview for the Brazilian daily O Globo on human rights abuses in Erdogan's Turkey (24 October)
Comments for The Economist on Erdogan's victory in Turkey's presidential elections (28 June)
Podcast conversation about my new book "Exit from democracy" on Turkey Book Talk Podcast Series (6 February)