Omar Kadkoy
@omarkadkoy.bsky.social
Foreign Policy, Security, and Migration Program Coordinator @heinrichboelltr| Member @GAR_Dernek | IR Alumnus @METU_ODTU | Glory @ManUtd | My views & opinions
The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs will be in Washington tomorrow in conjunction with Trump-Sharaa summit.
www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-229_-say...
www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-229_-say...
www.mfa.gov.tr
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs will be in Washington tomorrow in conjunction with Trump-Sharaa summit.
www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-229_-say...
www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-229_-say...
Mamdani thought he married a Syrian woman, but the nation has spoken:
Syrians now call him صهرنا “our brother-in-law.” 😂
Syrians now call him صهرنا “our brother-in-law.” 😂
New York's first lady is of Syrian origin! 🥳
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Mamdani thought he married a Syrian woman, but the nation has spoken:
Syrians now call him صهرنا “our brother-in-law.” 😂
Syrians now call him صهرنا “our brother-in-law.” 😂
Guess which country abstained from voting in the UNSC to lift sanctions on the transitional Syrian preisdent and Minister of the Interior?
TIP's size and influence in Syria are understudied. China, however, has multiple cards to press Syria on TIP, including its veto right in the SC to maintain/lift the terror designation on the Syrian transitional president and his MoI, and UN sanctions in general.
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Guess which country abstained from voting in the UNSC to lift sanctions on the transitional Syrian preisdent and Minister of the Interior?
New York's first lady is of Syrian origin! 🥳
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New York's first lady is of Syrian origin! 🥳
Erdoğan announced the launch of a special support program for Syria under the umbrella of COMCEC to strengthen Syria's human and institutional capacities: "The recovery of our neighbor and return to its former state as soon as possible is our top priority." ankahaber.net/haber/detay/...
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: İSEDAK çatısı altında Suriye'ye özel bir destek programını başlatıyoruz
Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, "Komşumuz Suriye'nin yeninden ayağa kalkması, bir an önce eski günlerine kavuşması temel önceliğimizdir. Bu doğrultuda İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı Ekonomik ve Ticari ...
ankahaber.net
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Erdoğan announced the launch of a special support program for Syria under the umbrella of COMCEC to strengthen Syria's human and institutional capacities: "The recovery of our neighbor and return to its former state as soon as possible is our top priority." ankahaber.net/haber/detay/...
Ironic that Syrians were dubbed a "flexible workforce" for years, when that meant informal employment. Now that they're returning to Syria, it is a "labor shortage."
Syrians weren't/aren't the problem. It is the business model!
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Syrians weren't/aren't the problem. It is the business model!
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Turkey’s fabled textile industry is coming apart at the seams
Inflation, China and an exodus of Syrian workers are among its problems
www.economist.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ironic that Syrians were dubbed a "flexible workforce" for years, when that meant informal employment. Now that they're returning to Syria, it is a "labor shortage."
Syrians weren't/aren't the problem. It is the business model!
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Syrians weren't/aren't the problem. It is the business model!
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Ankara names Nuh Yılmaz as its first ambassador to Damascus since 2012. The decision reflects the importance of relations with the new Syria; he was a key player in the Syria file and prioritizes security-led diplomacy, as Yılmaz hails from the National Intelligence Organization.
October 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ankara names Nuh Yılmaz as its first ambassador to Damascus since 2012. The decision reflects the importance of relations with the new Syria; he was a key player in the Syria file and prioritizes security-led diplomacy, as Yılmaz hails from the National Intelligence Organization.
Germany is pressing for Turkey to join SAFE for industrial/operational benefits. Greece is strongly objecting and tying consent to lifting the 1995 'casus belli.' Meanwhile, the Council wants "like-minded partners" to work together with assurances to Athens. www.consilium.europa.eu/media/d2nhnq...
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Germany is pressing for Turkey to join SAFE for industrial/operational benefits. Greece is strongly objecting and tying consent to lifting the 1995 'casus belli.' Meanwhile, the Council wants "like-minded partners" to work together with assurances to Athens. www.consilium.europa.eu/media/d2nhnq...
TIP's size and influence in Syria are understudied. China, however, has multiple cards to press Syria on TIP, including its veto right in the SC to maintain/lift the terror designation on the Syrian transitional president and his MoI, and UN sanctions in general.
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
TIP's size and influence in Syria are understudied. China, however, has multiple cards to press Syria on TIP, including its veto right in the SC to maintain/lift the terror designation on the Syrian transitional president and his MoI, and UN sanctions in general.
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
english.news.cn/20251023/62a...
The Adana Agreement of 1998 is once again on the table as Turkey "wants to extend the permitted range to 30 kilometers (19 miles), from 5 kilometers now."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Turkey Plans to Supply Arms to Syria, Seeks Wider Deal on Kurds
Turkey plans to supply military equipment to Syria and conclude a deal that would allow it to target Kurdish militants operating along the entire Syrian border, Turkish officials said.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Adana Agreement of 1998 is once again on the table as Turkey "wants to extend the permitted range to 30 kilometers (19 miles), from 5 kilometers now."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This tweet from 13 years ago is trending hard among Syrians, knowing that Syria's transitional president is in Moscow for the Russian-Arab Summit.
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This tweet from 13 years ago is trending hard among Syrians, knowing that Syria's transitional president is in Moscow for the Russian-Arab Summit.
Lavrov on his country's view of Syria's governance model ahead of the Syrian transitional president's visit to Moscow to attend the first Russian-Arab Summit on 15 October: mid.ru/en/press_ser...
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Lavrov on his country's view of Syria's governance model ahead of the Syrian transitional president's visit to Moscow to attend the first Russian-Arab Summit on 15 October: mid.ru/en/press_ser...
Salih Muslim to Alarabiya (1/2): "We don't demand self-autonomy. We demand administrative decentralization. We can discuss the issue with all other Syrian components. We aren't after an entity similar to the KRG, which is a federation established on different foundations."
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Salih Muslim to Alarabiya (1/2): "We don't demand self-autonomy. We demand administrative decentralization. We can discuss the issue with all other Syrian components. We aren't after an entity similar to the KRG, which is a federation established on different foundations."
A recommended reading www.syriarevisited.com/p/a-new-syri...
A New Syria Starts to Take Shape
Continued improvements and new concerns, reflections from the field
www.syriarevisited.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A recommended reading www.syriarevisited.com/p/a-new-syri...
Syria's first parliamentary elections since Assad's reign ended will take place in two days, and Syrian-American Jewish rabbi Henry Hamra is running in Damascus. He is committed to "one, stable and flourishing Syria, and unconditionally lifting the Caesar Act."
October 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Syria's first parliamentary elections since Assad's reign ended will take place in two days, and Syrian-American Jewish rabbi Henry Hamra is running in Damascus. He is committed to "one, stable and flourishing Syria, and unconditionally lifting the Caesar Act."
Syria isn't a case study, but the article speaks to the future of Syria through HTS's transformation into the Transitional Government: "From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideology, Rebel Governance, and Statebuilding after Rebel Victory in Civil Wars." www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Syria isn't a case study, but the article speaks to the future of Syria through HTS's transformation into the Transitional Government: "From Insurgent to Incumbent: Ideology, Rebel Governance, and Statebuilding after Rebel Victory in Civil Wars." www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...
These elections, conducted under the current electoral process—especially given the absence of a law governing political parties—and amid the country's overall conditions, are symbolic without substance. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
As Syria finalizes candidates for parliament, women make up 14% of list
Syria’s parliamentary elections are set for Sunday, when electoral committees will select 140 lawmakers before President Ahmed al-Sharaa appoints the remaining 70.
www.al-monitor.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
These elections, conducted under the current electoral process—especially given the absence of a law governing political parties—and amid the country's overall conditions, are symbolic without substance. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Interesting episode, as usual!
Relevant to the topic, Turkish MoI recently busted a criminal ring that amassed $18,200,000 selling Turkish citizenship through forged docs, and revoked the citizenship of 451 foreigners, mostly Iranians and Afghans. www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/gayri...
Relevant to the topic, Turkish MoI recently busted a criminal ring that amassed $18,200,000 selling Turkish citizenship through forged docs, and revoked the citizenship of 451 foreigners, mostly Iranians and Afghans. www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/gayri...
September 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Interesting episode, as usual!
Relevant to the topic, Turkish MoI recently busted a criminal ring that amassed $18,200,000 selling Turkish citizenship through forged docs, and revoked the citizenship of 451 foreigners, mostly Iranians and Afghans. www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/gayri...
Relevant to the topic, Turkish MoI recently busted a criminal ring that amassed $18,200,000 selling Turkish citizenship through forged docs, and revoked the citizenship of 451 foreigners, mostly Iranians and Afghans. www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/gayri...
A Syrian who left for Turkey in 2012 returns not just with capital and memories, but also with a Turkish craft and language. Upon his return, he opened a Turkish döner shop, calling it "beğendik," in his hometown of Al Bab in Aleppo. youtube.com/shorts/OLYPw...
شاب سوري ينقل الشاورما التركية إلى مدينته الباب بعد عودته للبلاد
YouTube video by Syria TV تلفزيون سوريا
youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A Syrian who left for Turkey in 2012 returns not just with capital and memories, but also with a Turkish craft and language. Upon his return, he opened a Turkish döner shop, calling it "beğendik," in his hometown of Al Bab in Aleppo. youtube.com/shorts/OLYPw...
What is it like to work on the Middle East after skipping Arabic 101?
Tom Barrack: "There is no Arabic word for submit!"
Tom Barrack: "There is no Arabic word for submit!"
September 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What is it like to work on the Middle East after skipping Arabic 101?
Tom Barrack: "There is no Arabic word for submit!"
Tom Barrack: "There is no Arabic word for submit!"
Statements of Syrian MFA and Deputy State Secretary from Washington.
Landau: “[We discussed] the future of Syria, Israel-Syria relations, economic opportunity, and countering terrorism.”
Syrian MFA: “[The two officials] discussed Syrian-American relations and the prospects of their development.”
Landau: “[We discussed] the future of Syria, Israel-Syria relations, economic opportunity, and countering terrorism.”
Syrian MFA: “[The two officials] discussed Syrian-American relations and the prospects of their development.”
September 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Statements of Syrian MFA and Deputy State Secretary from Washington.
Landau: “[We discussed] the future of Syria, Israel-Syria relations, economic opportunity, and countering terrorism.”
Syrian MFA: “[The two officials] discussed Syrian-American relations and the prospects of their development.”
Landau: “[We discussed] the future of Syria, Israel-Syria relations, economic opportunity, and countering terrorism.”
Syrian MFA: “[The two officials] discussed Syrian-American relations and the prospects of their development.”
The Syrian MFA has one more thing to discuss while in the States since ~6,000 Syrians have to return home by 21 November 2025 when the Temporary Protected Statues terminates “Conditions in Syria no longer prevent [Syrian] nationals from returning home.”
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
Secretary Noem Announces the Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Syria | Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced her decision to cancel the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria.
www.dhs.gov
September 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Syrian MFA has one more thing to discuss while in the States since ~6,000 Syrians have to return home by 21 November 2025 when the Temporary Protected Statues terminates “Conditions in Syria no longer prevent [Syrian] nationals from returning home.”
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
Turkey isn't shaping post-war Syria only with soldiers and diplomats. Its new tool is universities!
In my latest in @selimkoru.bsky.social's Kültürkampf, I explore how higher education cooperation embeds Ankara's influence deep into Syria's future.
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/turkeys-re...
In my latest in @selimkoru.bsky.social's Kültürkampf, I explore how higher education cooperation embeds Ankara's influence deep into Syria's future.
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/turkeys-re...
Turkey's reach into Syrian education
Shaping post-war Syria through higher education
kulturkampftr.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Turkey isn't shaping post-war Syria only with soldiers and diplomats. Its new tool is universities!
In my latest in @selimkoru.bsky.social's Kültürkampf, I explore how higher education cooperation embeds Ankara's influence deep into Syria's future.
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/turkeys-re...
In my latest in @selimkoru.bsky.social's Kültürkampf, I explore how higher education cooperation embeds Ankara's influence deep into Syria's future.
kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/turkeys-re...
I wasn’t born when Nixon visited Syria and I was a kid when Clinton did, but seeing Syria’s transitional president next to the commander of CENTCOM is something I’ll vividly remember.
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I wasn’t born when Nixon visited Syria and I was a kid when Clinton did, but seeing Syria’s transitional president next to the commander of CENTCOM is something I’ll vividly remember.
Turkey-Syria defense cooperation in effect: “One source said around 300 Syrians, mostly soldiers, but also some police officers, are currently being trained at two bases in central and eastern Turkey.” www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-...
September 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Turkey-Syria defense cooperation in effect: “One source said around 300 Syrians, mostly soldiers, but also some police officers, are currently being trained at two bases in central and eastern Turkey.” www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-...