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 delves into the question of why local elections are an important phenomena in Turkish political life.
Local elections in Turkey have always...
This study points towards the assumption often repeated in media and policy circles in the West that the PYD/YPG is representative of Syrian-Kurds, which...
This info-pack aims to provide the necessary background of recent developments in Syria with Turkey’s involvement in the northeast of the country.
This info-pack aims...
This info-pack analyses the Jamal Khashoggi affair and investigates key questions surrounding this political assassination.
This info-pack analyses the Jamal Khashoggi affair and investigates key...
On January 20, 2018, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch in the town of Afrin in northwest Syria. TRT World Research Centre’s report provides extensive...
