sinan ulgen

@sinanulgen1

Chairman of Istanbul based think tank Visiting scholar Former Turkish diplomat

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  1. 13 minutes ago

    Turkey's cross border operation in Northern Syria has led to Western sanctions. I explain in this oped why that's disingenious and wrong. It is as if Washington and Brussels had no responsibility in this outcome. Instead I propose a 3 part action plan.

    "The United States and Europe need to shun the idea of sanctioning Turkey and follow a results-oriented policy with Ankara," says 
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    4 hours ago

    Okuduğum en sağduyulu yorum ve öneriler bütünü. Ülkenin gerçek çıkarlarını gerçekçi bir bakışla koruyan yapıcı, kalıcı öneriler sunmuş Sn

    My oped for where I argue about the disingenuity of imposing sanctions on Turkey and propose a different roadmap for the West. Main arguments +
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    1 hour ago

    On Turkey, this thread from . is the best piece I have yet seen; sums up the dilemma, with consideration and insight.

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    2 hours ago

    A lot of hard truths in Sinan’s analysis here.

    1. The harsh truth is that the United States, Europe and Turkey share the responsibility in the creation of this crisis with a series of policy mistakes they all made since the beginning of the Syrian war in 2011.
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  5. 3 hours ago

    Except that it took only 12 hours for this letter "not to work"

    The most infamous POTUS letter Turkey remembers is the Johnson letter of 1964, sending an ultimatum to Turkey to not invade Cyprus (not that it worked eventually), but this one too, will *definitely* be remembered for quite some time.
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    4 hours ago

    Worth reading this thread by on the Turkey/Syria/US/EU crisis. It will be difficult to forge a new political road forward, but it has to be done.

    1. The harsh truth is that the United States, Europe and Turkey share the responsibility in the creation of this crisis with a series of policy mistakes they all made since the beginning of the Syrian war in 2011.
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    5 hours ago

    "The United States and Europe need to shun the idea of sanctioning Turkey and follow a results-oriented policy with Ankara," says 

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    10 hours ago

    Turkey, the United States and Europe should restart a strategic dialogue on Syria. Otherwise, Moscow and Tehran will be in increasingly strong positions to reshape the regional order, says 

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    14 hours ago

    Thread:

    My oped for where I argue about the disingenuity of imposing sanctions on Turkey and propose a different roadmap for the West. Main arguments +
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    12 hours ago

    The right call.....but almost too late. Besides, the attitude of the and the doesn’t reflect such constructive and strategic thinking. They r more interested in blocking & working against its interests & national security rather than countering and .

    "Turkey, the United States and Europe should restart a strategic dialogue to foster a common approach to the constitutional order and security arrangements for a new Syria," says . "Otherwise, Moscow and Tehran will reshape the regional order."
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    "Turkey, the United States and Europe should restart a strategic dialogue to foster a common approach to the constitutional order and security arrangements for a new Syria," says . "Otherwise, Moscow and Tehran will reshape the regional order."

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    13 hours ago

    “American and European sanctions on will only backfire.” Writes , arguing that Western partners need to reconcile with Ankara by disavowing their support for the . Smart take as always:

    "Turkey’s western partners should incentivize Ankara to return to an agenda of domestic political reforms, which would also tackle the country’s longstanding Kurdish problem."
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    14 hours ago

    Suriye meselesi nasil bu hale geldi? Cikis nerede? baskani ’in New York Times yazisi

    The situation with Turkey in Syria: Who to blame? USA, Europe, Turkey? And is there a way out? chair ⁦⁩ writes on The New York Times …
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    15 hours ago

    Worth reading and contemplating: A smart Turkish view on the crisis between Turkey, the US and EU countries.

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  15. 15 hours ago

    end to the Western policy of supporting the YPG&PKK coupled with guarantees that NE Syria will onot be used as a zone to challenge Turkish security will move Turkish body politic to overhaul the country’s ailing politics and expand the sphere of liberties.

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  16. 15 hours ago

    12.Under those conditions and as a third element, Turkey’s Western partners could incentivize Ankara to return to an agenda of domestic political reforms also designed to tackle the country’s long standing Kurdish problem

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  17. 15 hours ago

    11.Secondly, Turkey and the West should restart a strategic dialogue to foster a common approach to the constitutional order and security arrangements for a new Syria. A failure will only further enhance the influence of Moscow and Tehran in reshaping the regional order

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  18. 15 hours ago

    10. The first and indispensable element is the acknowledgment that the policy of support to the YPG has ended. No long term constructive engagement with Turkey can be envisaged unless especially Washington comes to terms with the calamity of its approach to whitewash the YPG.

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  19. 15 hours ago

    9.Instead of sanctions therefore, the West should seek to devise a mutually agreed plan of action with Ankara that would incorporate three major elements.

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  20. 15 hours ago

    8. Sanctions by the United States and Europe on Turkey could also decouple Turkey from its Western geostrategic orbit by weakening its allegiance to NATO and accelerate the ongoing drift towards Russia and away from democratic values.

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