On Turkey Policy Brief Series
ABOUT THE SERIES
Turkey, a transatlantic partner and historically staunch NATO ally, is transforming both its internal dynamics and its approach to foreign policy. On Turkey is an ongoing analysis series that breaks down the developments in Turkish politics and foreign policy for Turkey followers on both sides of the Atlantic.
View all of GMF’s On Turkey policy briefs here.
View all of GMF’s Turkey Program publications here.
On Turkey contributors include:
Soli Ozel, professor at Istanbul Bilgi University and a columnist for the national daily Haberturk.- Amberin Zaman, the Turkey correspondent of The Economist.
- Diba Nigar Göksel, Senior Analyst and Caucasus Coordinator of European Stability Initiative, and Editor-in-Chief of Turkish Policy Quarterly.
- Prof. Ýlter Turan, professor of Political Science in the Department of International Relations of Istanbul Bilgi University, where he also served as president from 1998-2001.
- Ian Lesser, GMF Senior Transatlantic Fellow and a longtime Turkey follower at the State Department, RAND, and the Woodrow Wilson Center.
- Emiliano Alessandri, Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Washington.
While Soli Ozel, Amberin Zaman, Diba Nigar Göksel and Prof. Ýlter Turan provide on-the-ground analysis, Ian Lesser and Emiliano Alessandri, as long-time Turkey followers, make contributions from Washington DC.
On Turkey is an important component of GMF’s Turkey programming.



