Solving Washington’s Turkey conundrum

“Solving Washington’s Turkey conundrum” is a series of short essays seeking to reenergize the Turkey debate in Washington and offer guidance for the incoming administration in January 2025, written by some of the best scholars in the field.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the second day of the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy June 14, 2024.

Setting the scene

President of the United States Joe Biden and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan during welcome ceremony of the NATO Summit in Washington DC, United States on July 10, 2024.

Turkey Reenergizing the Turkey debate in Washington

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

October 30, 2024

Experts weigh in

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, Turkey, November 6, 2023.

Turkey Trust, power, and the path ahead for US-Turkish relations

Evren Balta

October 30, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas attend a NATO event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the alliance, in Washington, DC, United States, July 9, 2024.

Turkey Bring US-Turkish relations in from the cold

Rich Outzen

October 30, 2024

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 9, 2024.

Turkey What are the prospects for liberal change in Turkey?

Halil Karaveli

October 30, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meets with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Prague, Czech Republic, May 30, 2024.

Turkey Sustainable estrangement: Embracing the new normal in US-Turkish relations

Nicholas Danforth

October 30, 2024

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends a Republic Day ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, to mark the republic's 101st anniversary, in Ankara, Turkey, October 29, 2024.

Turkey Turkey: Managing an unfriendly ally

Alan Makovsky

October 30, 2024