Edebali Murat Akca is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. Before joining TRT World, he worked on Turkish foreign policy in think tanks. He worked with several NGOs on the university sector and international relations monitoring. Edebali holds a BA and MA in International Relations from Istanbul Ticaret University. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Turkish National Defence University in Istanbul. His research interests include Turkish politics; foreign, domestic and security.
This info pack examines Turkey’s cross-border military operations since 2016. Turkey’s aim is to neutralise terrorist organisations which threaten Turkey’s security and eliminate their...
This discussion paper discusses the chronological development of Turkey’s indigenous defence industry and highlights the turning points, stimuli, and outcomes of these developments.
Turkey has...
This info-pack aims to provide the necessary background information on Turkey’s procurement of the S-400 air defence system. It outlines the history of Turkey’s...
