Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC When Turkish President Erdogan entered the White House this week there was the faint hope that President Trump would take this opportunity to hold the authoritarian despot and so-called US ally publicly accountable.…
Thanos Davelis, Senior Research Associate, HALC The historic referendum in Turkey is over. Following a bruising campaign that saw the Yes — “Evet” — camp prevail with the narrowest of leads, President Erdogan is now ready to climb the final steps leading to the…
By: Vanessa Kamberis, Research Associate, HALC On Wednesday, April 5th, the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and emerging threats highlighted the current state of affairs in Turkey during a hearing, where it was unanimously agreed upon that Turkey…
By Vanessa Kamberis, HALC Pericles Research Fellow The failed coup attempt this summer accelerated Turkey’s descent into political instability and irrationality as President Erdogan initiated a deep purge of state institutions, cracking down on political opponents and free speech. Erdogan’s…
By Thanos Davelis, Senior Research Associate, HALC Turkish violations of Greek sovereign airspace over islands in the Aegean reached dangerous levels this week, posing a real threat to peace and stability in the region. On Wednesday alone, Kathimerini reported that…
by Georgia Logothetis, Managing Director Great news out of Greece t0day: Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers whom the Turkish government accuses of being involved in last July’s attempted coup. The eight men fled in a…