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Director of Research Istanbul @canselcuki.bsky.social joined our podcast to discuss Turkey’s efforts to slow inflation after +2 years of reforms under Finance Min. Mehmet Şimşek.
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Full episode: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-ec...
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Director of Research Istanbul @canselcuki.bsky.social joined our podcast to discuss Turkey’s efforts to slow inflation after +2 years of reforms under Finance Min. Mehmet Şimşek.
Full episode: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-ec...
Full episode: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-ec...
Former US Amb. James Jeffrey on the possible extension of American military presence in northeast Syria.
We also spoke about Syrian Pres. Ahmed al-Sharaa's DC visit and the implications for Turkey. Full webcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuYG...
We also spoke about Syrian Pres. Ahmed al-Sharaa's DC visit and the implications for Turkey. Full webcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuYG...
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Former US Amb. James Jeffrey on the possible extension of American military presence in northeast Syria.
We also spoke about Syrian Pres. Ahmed al-Sharaa's DC visit and the implications for Turkey. Full webcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuYG...
We also spoke about Syrian Pres. Ahmed al-Sharaa's DC visit and the implications for Turkey. Full webcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuYG...
Need to catch up on the Turkey-PKK peace talks?
@sinemadar.bsky.social outlined the most recent and most important developments on Recap radio, including:
- Steps taken to date
- Demirtaş' release prospects
- AKP-MHP alignment
- CHP's role/stance
- Syria and more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ3r...
@sinemadar.bsky.social outlined the most recent and most important developments on Recap radio, including:
- Steps taken to date
- Demirtaş' release prospects
- AKP-MHP alignment
- CHP's role/stance
- Syria and more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ3r...
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Need to catch up on the Turkey-PKK peace talks?
@sinemadar.bsky.social outlined the most recent and most important developments on Recap radio, including:
- Steps taken to date
- Demirtaş' release prospects
- AKP-MHP alignment
- CHP's role/stance
- Syria and more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ3r...
@sinemadar.bsky.social outlined the most recent and most important developments on Recap radio, including:
- Steps taken to date
- Demirtaş' release prospects
- AKP-MHP alignment
- CHP's role/stance
- Syria and more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ3r...
"The real message out of this, because it's a massive" landslide victory is a combination of voters said "look, we have our own agency. Stop pushing us around."
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
October 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"The real message out of this, because it's a massive" landslide victory is a combination of voters said "look, we have our own agency. Stop pushing us around."
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
@fionamullency.social on how Turkish Cypriots rejected foreign influence in recent TRNC elections:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjt...
Ceasefire efforts to end the Israel-Gaza war has put a spotlight on improving US-Turkey ties.
Soner Çağaptay details the shift and its implications for Israel, Gaza, Syria and beyond:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU41...
Soner Çağaptay details the shift and its implications for Israel, Gaza, Syria and beyond:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU41...
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ceasefire efforts to end the Israel-Gaza war has put a spotlight on improving US-Turkey ties.
Soner Çağaptay details the shift and its implications for Israel, Gaza, Syria and beyond:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU41...
Soner Çağaptay details the shift and its implications for Israel, Gaza, Syria and beyond:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU41...
"People may not always go to [CHP] rallies and may not always speak up, but they are waiting for the ballot box to come."
@sedademiralp.bsky.social on opposition voter sentiments in Turkey as the CHP faces snowballing judicial investigations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE7...
@sedademiralp.bsky.social on opposition voter sentiments in Turkey as the CHP faces snowballing judicial investigations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE7...
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"People may not always go to [CHP] rallies and may not always speak up, but they are waiting for the ballot box to come."
@sedademiralp.bsky.social on opposition voter sentiments in Turkey as the CHP faces snowballing judicial investigations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE7...
@sedademiralp.bsky.social on opposition voter sentiments in Turkey as the CHP faces snowballing judicial investigations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE7...
Does the tail wag the dog? Also, who's the dog?
@zaurshiriyev.bsky.social outlined Baku-Ankara ties – and much more – as Azerbaijan and Armenia work towards a peace deal.
Also covered: transit corridors, regional implications and the Organization of Turkic States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNK...
@zaurshiriyev.bsky.social outlined Baku-Ankara ties – and much more – as Azerbaijan and Armenia work towards a peace deal.
Also covered: transit corridors, regional implications and the Organization of Turkic States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNK...
October 8, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Does the tail wag the dog? Also, who's the dog?
@zaurshiriyev.bsky.social outlined Baku-Ankara ties – and much more – as Azerbaijan and Armenia work towards a peace deal.
Also covered: transit corridors, regional implications and the Organization of Turkic States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNK...
@zaurshiriyev.bsky.social outlined Baku-Ankara ties – and much more – as Azerbaijan and Armenia work towards a peace deal.
Also covered: transit corridors, regional implications and the Organization of Turkic States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNK...
On our podcast today, Burak Bilgehan Özpek outlined:
1. Why the PKK peace process might fail
2. What's driving power struggles in the AKP-MHP bloc
3. And who might lead the AKP next
Plus more. Watch the full talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZ0...
1. Why the PKK peace process might fail
2. What's driving power struggles in the AKP-MHP bloc
3. And who might lead the AKP next
Plus more. Watch the full talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZ0...
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
On our podcast today, Burak Bilgehan Özpek outlined:
1. Why the PKK peace process might fail
2. What's driving power struggles in the AKP-MHP bloc
3. And who might lead the AKP next
Plus more. Watch the full talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZ0...
1. Why the PKK peace process might fail
2. What's driving power struggles in the AKP-MHP bloc
3. And who might lead the AKP next
Plus more. Watch the full talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZ0...
As Turkey's main opposition party attempts to protect its leadership against mounting judicial investigations, researcher @arifekose.bsky.social outlines a shift in Pres. Erdoğan's electoral strategy.
Watch our latest livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THyt...
Watch our latest livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THyt...
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
As Turkey's main opposition party attempts to protect its leadership against mounting judicial investigations, researcher @arifekose.bsky.social outlines a shift in Pres. Erdoğan's electoral strategy.
Watch our latest livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THyt...
Watch our latest livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THyt...
Q: With the crackdown on the opposition and recent tax hikes, how sustainable is the AKP's economic model?
@wolfpiccoli.bsky.social responds on our podcast, where we covered market reactions to domestic turmoil, global implications and the sting of high inflation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipG7...
@wolfpiccoli.bsky.social responds on our podcast, where we covered market reactions to domestic turmoil, global implications and the sting of high inflation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipG7...
September 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Q: With the crackdown on the opposition and recent tax hikes, how sustainable is the AKP's economic model?
@wolfpiccoli.bsky.social responds on our podcast, where we covered market reactions to domestic turmoil, global implications and the sting of high inflation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipG7...
@wolfpiccoli.bsky.social responds on our podcast, where we covered market reactions to domestic turmoil, global implications and the sting of high inflation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipG7...
Hours after riot police clashed with protesters and CHP members in Istanbul, analyst @gonultol.bsky.social joined Radio recap to discuss the crackdown on Turkey's opposition.
She also assessed the PKK peace process and threats of Turkish intervention in Syria:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-de...
She also assessed the PKK peace process and threats of Turkish intervention in Syria:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-de...
September 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hours after riot police clashed with protesters and CHP members in Istanbul, analyst @gonultol.bsky.social joined Radio recap to discuss the crackdown on Turkey's opposition.
She also assessed the PKK peace process and threats of Turkish intervention in Syria:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-de...
She also assessed the PKK peace process and threats of Turkish intervention in Syria:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-de...
The rising cost of setting up a household pushes down two curves – marriage and fertility – argues Neslihan Çevik.
This global trend is especially felt in Turkey, where birth rates are falling fast as policymakers scramble for solutions.
Watch the full podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zW...
This global trend is especially felt in Turkey, where birth rates are falling fast as policymakers scramble for solutions.
Watch the full podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zW...
September 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The rising cost of setting up a household pushes down two curves – marriage and fertility – argues Neslihan Çevik.
This global trend is especially felt in Turkey, where birth rates are falling fast as policymakers scramble for solutions.
Watch the full podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zW...
This global trend is especially felt in Turkey, where birth rates are falling fast as policymakers scramble for solutions.
Watch the full podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zW...
Kurdish affairs analyst Mohammed A. Salih joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social today to discuss how recent clashes and events in Syria may impact the Turkey-PKK peace process.
Watch or listen to the podcast here:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/how-syria-...
Watch or listen to the podcast here:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/how-syria-...
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Kurdish affairs analyst Mohammed A. Salih joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social today to discuss how recent clashes and events in Syria may impact the Turkey-PKK peace process.
Watch or listen to the podcast here:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/how-syria-...
Watch or listen to the podcast here:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/how-syria-...
Nareg Seferian on the Zangezur corrirdor and Armenia's southern Syunik province.
We also covered Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks, Turkey-Armenia normalization and Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz1Q...
We also covered Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks, Turkey-Armenia normalization and Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz1Q...
July 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Nareg Seferian on the Zangezur corrirdor and Armenia's southern Syunik province.
We also covered Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks, Turkey-Armenia normalization and Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz1Q...
We also covered Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks, Turkey-Armenia normalization and Russian influence in the South Caucasus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz1Q...
Author and scholar @liselhintz.bsky.social joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social on Recap radio to discuss the Turkish media landscape.
They also covered the PKK peace process, judicial pressure on the CHP and the AKP’s grand strategy for the ‘New Turkey’. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/media-and-...
They also covered the PKK peace process, judicial pressure on the CHP and the AKP’s grand strategy for the ‘New Turkey’. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/media-and-...
July 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Author and scholar @liselhintz.bsky.social joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social on Recap radio to discuss the Turkish media landscape.
They also covered the PKK peace process, judicial pressure on the CHP and the AKP’s grand strategy for the ‘New Turkey’. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/media-and-...
They also covered the PKK peace process, judicial pressure on the CHP and the AKP’s grand strategy for the ‘New Turkey’. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/media-and-...
Today, @diegocupolo.bsky.social spoke with FPRI Pres. @aaronstein1.bsky.social about Iran, Israel, the US and Turkey’s place in the conflict unfolding on NATO’s eastern border.
Side topics include Syria, the PKK peace process, F-35s and Turkey’s defense sector:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJ4...
Side topics include Syria, the PKK peace process, F-35s and Turkey’s defense sector:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJ4...
June 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Today, @diegocupolo.bsky.social spoke with FPRI Pres. @aaronstein1.bsky.social about Iran, Israel, the US and Turkey’s place in the conflict unfolding on NATO’s eastern border.
Side topics include Syria, the PKK peace process, F-35s and Turkey’s defense sector:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJ4...
Side topics include Syria, the PKK peace process, F-35s and Turkey’s defense sector:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJ4...
The CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party, is facing mounting investigations that have jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu and many others.
@berkesen.bsky.social joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social to discuss the CHP's reaction to ongoing pressure and what comes next.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5mo...
@berkesen.bsky.social joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social to discuss the CHP's reaction to ongoing pressure and what comes next.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5mo...
June 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party, is facing mounting investigations that have jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu and many others.
@berkesen.bsky.social joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social to discuss the CHP's reaction to ongoing pressure and what comes next.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5mo...
@berkesen.bsky.social joined @diegocupolo.bsky.social to discuss the CHP's reaction to ongoing pressure and what comes next.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5mo...
Watch our talk with @akmckeever.bsky.social, author of the This Week in Northern Syria newsletter.
Topics covered include SDF-Damascus negotiations, security, repatriation and internal migration, the Turkey-PKK peace process, the influence of foreign actors and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srvs...
Topics covered include SDF-Damascus negotiations, security, repatriation and internal migration, the Turkey-PKK peace process, the influence of foreign actors and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srvs...
June 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Watch our talk with @akmckeever.bsky.social, author of the This Week in Northern Syria newsletter.
Topics covered include SDF-Damascus negotiations, security, repatriation and internal migration, the Turkey-PKK peace process, the influence of foreign actors and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srvs...
Topics covered include SDF-Damascus negotiations, security, repatriation and internal migration, the Turkey-PKK peace process, the influence of foreign actors and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srvs...
📺Our live webcast is now on YouTube!
Watch @ezgibasaran.bsky.social and @diegocupolo.bsky.social discuss the ongoing Turkey-PKK peace process and how it compares to past attempts to end the 40-year conflict.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD8s...
Watch @ezgibasaran.bsky.social and @diegocupolo.bsky.social discuss the ongoing Turkey-PKK peace process and how it compares to past attempts to end the 40-year conflict.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD8s...
May 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
📺Our live webcast is now on YouTube!
Watch @ezgibasaran.bsky.social and @diegocupolo.bsky.social discuss the ongoing Turkey-PKK peace process and how it compares to past attempts to end the 40-year conflict.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD8s...
Watch @ezgibasaran.bsky.social and @diegocupolo.bsky.social discuss the ongoing Turkey-PKK peace process and how it compares to past attempts to end the 40-year conflict.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD8s...
The PKK disbands: Implications for Turkey
Watch our live webcast with @selimkoru.bsky.social, writer of Kültürkampf and author of the book 'New Turkey and the Far Right', and @diegocupolo.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of Turkey recap.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/the-pkk-di...
Watch our live webcast with @selimkoru.bsky.social, writer of Kültürkampf and author of the book 'New Turkey and the Far Right', and @diegocupolo.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of Turkey recap.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/the-pkk-di...
May 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The PKK disbands: Implications for Turkey
Watch our live webcast with @selimkoru.bsky.social, writer of Kültürkampf and author of the book 'New Turkey and the Far Right', and @diegocupolo.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of Turkey recap.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/the-pkk-di...
Watch our live webcast with @selimkoru.bsky.social, writer of Kültürkampf and author of the book 'New Turkey and the Far Right', and @diegocupolo.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of Turkey recap.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/the-pkk-di...
"We are looking at a kind of CHP that we haven't really seen before, operating as an opposition party at this level effectiveness for half a century, I would say."
@michaeldaventry.com (aka @jamesinturkey.com) said in our livestream this week:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-si...
@michaeldaventry.com (aka @jamesinturkey.com) said in our livestream this week:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-si...
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"We are looking at a kind of CHP that we haven't really seen before, operating as an opposition party at this level effectiveness for half a century, I would say."
@michaeldaventry.com (aka @jamesinturkey.com) said in our livestream this week:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-si...
@michaeldaventry.com (aka @jamesinturkey.com) said in our livestream this week:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-si...
“I think the regime...thought people are just going to be cynical...They're not going to fight. [But] especially from young people, there was a huge willingness to fight for a representative government" @selimkoru.bsky.social said on the Turkey protests.
Video: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-pr...
Video: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-pr...
March 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“I think the regime...thought people are just going to be cynical...They're not going to fight. [But] especially from young people, there was a huge willingness to fight for a representative government" @selimkoru.bsky.social said on the Turkey protests.
Video: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-pr...
Video: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/webcast-pr...