Dr. Serkan Birgel

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Dr. Serkan Birgel is a former researcher at TRT World Research Centre. He holds a PhD from the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Master’s degree in Geopolitics, Territory and Security from King’s College London. His research interests include geopolitics and the natural resource / energy nexus – with particular emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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Coronavirus Aid Controversy in the Spectre of Turkish-Cypriot Elections

Analysis
Turkish Cyprus debates whether the country's leader politicised aid from Greek Cyprus. As with other controversies that have erupted concerning government performance with regard to...

Exaggerated Propaganda and Exaggerated Critique? The Need to Be Fair and Critical

Analysis
It would serve the public good to have more nuanced, balanced, understanding approach all around, avoiding polarization. There are drawbacks to weighing in definitively in...

Idlib Amidst the Pandemic: Voices from the Ground

Policy Outlook
In this policy outlook, the authors present an updated account of the public healthcare situation in Syria, with emphasis on opposition held Idlib. In this...

Syria’s Enduring Front Lines: Public Health Care Amid COVID-19

Analysis
One cannot help but think of the situation in Syria when one hears of the collapse of health systems and the targeting of health...

PKK/YPG Supporters Rejoice in the Afrin Terror Attack

Analysis
If the heinousness of the terror attack in Afrin won’t move PKK/YPG sympathisers, including some international observers, then what will? In a horrific attack conducted...

Managing the Pandemic: Turkey’s Multi-Pronged Response to Covid-19

International Relations & Diplomacy
This Policy Outlook examines various facets of Turkey’s response to the pandemic, including: mitigation efforts, economic stimulus and the resiliency of the country’s national...

Oil Price Collapse Reignites Geopolitical Speculation

Analysis
Is the move a manifestation of Saudi Arabia’s new-found penchant for nationalism, which could incur a US backlash for undermining the US shale oil...
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