Publikationen des CATS

• Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
• Salim Çevik

Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn: İmamoğlu’s Arrest and Europe’s Strategic Dilemma

Erdoğan expects that Turkey’s rising importance in the security realm will force Europe to ignore his crackdown on the opposition. But without basic democratic foundations, Turkey cannot be a credible security partner, say Hürcan Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik.

• Sinem Adar
• Muriel Asseburg
• Hamidreza Azizi
• Margarete Klein
• Guido Steinberg

The Political Transition in Syria: Regional and International Interests

• Deutsch

doi:10.18449/2025C11

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• Sinem Adar
• Muriel Asseburg
• Hamidreza Azizi
• Margarete Klein
• Guido Steinberg

Der politische Übergang in Syrien: Regionale und internationale Interessen

• Englisch

doi:10.18449/2025A09

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• Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
• Salim Çevik

Turkey’s Authoritarian Drift Accelerates: Istanbul Mayor Faces Imprisonment

Erdoğan’s government is tightening its grip on power, using the judiciary to sideline key opposition figures like Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. This represents another step toward full authoritarian rule, say Hürcan Aslı Aksoy and Salim Çevik.

• Sinem Adar
• Muriel Asseburg
• Hamidreza Azizi
• Margarete Klein
• Guido Steinberg

The Fall of the Assad Regime: Regional and International Power Shifts

• Deutsch

doi:10.18449/2025C09

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• Sinem Adar
• Muriel Asseburg
• Hamidreza Azizi
• Margarete Klein
• Guido Steinberg

Der Fall des Assad-Regimes: Regionale und internationale Machtverschiebungen

• Englisch

doi:10.18449/2025A06

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• Yaşar Aydın
• Zeynep Alemdar

Turkish-German relations in light of the upcoming German elections

• Hürcan Aslı Aksoy

Do Kurds on Syrian border have reason to fear Turkish annexation?

• Yaşar Aydın

Seçim 2025: Göçmenler propaganda malzemesi

• Yaşar Aydın

Almanya’da Hükûmet Krizinin Nedenleri ve Olası Sonuçları

• Yaşar Aydın

Almanya’da hükümet krizi hakkında bilmeniz gerekenler

• Salim Çevik

Salim Çevik on Turkey’s Middle East reset

Salim Çevik, visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), on his recent paper “Turkey’s Reconciliation Efforts in the Middle East: Ambitions and Constraints in a Changing Regional Order“. The conversation weighs up the successes and failures of this initiative, how it has been impacted by Israel’s Gaza war, and how it could be affected by the results of the US presidential election.