Turkey Wonk Podcast
1) Turkish Aerospace: A Deep Dive
Turkey has poured a lot of money into its indigenous defense industry. To talk about the state of Turkish aerospace, Aaron spoke to Tony Osborne, London Bureau Chief at Aviation Week, about Ankara’s i...Show More
2) Turkish Elections: What Just Happened?
The Turkish elections surprised most observers. No one doubted that Recep Tayyip Erdogan would win, but few expected the far right MHP to maintain support and win more than 11% of the vote. What just ...Show More
3) Turkey and the F-35
Turkey and the F-35 has made a lot of news in the past few weeks. First, Turkey had an interesting cultural display at the Lockheed ceremony in Fort Worth. Second, the Senate’s version of the Nation...Show More
4) Turkey’s Uncertain Election: Why Anything Can Happen on Sunday, June 24th
Turkish voters head to the polls on June 24th to vote for the country’s future president and members of parliament. The election outcome is uncertain and hinges on the complicated interplay between tw...Show More
5) Idlib Intervention
What the hell is going on in Idlib? Turkey has sent troops into a sliver of territory in northwestern Syria to monitor a tripartite deescalation zone, as part of the Astana process. The terms of the a...Show More
6) Energy Politics: Turkey’s Troubles with Erbil and Baghdad
Turkey and the KRG have a complicated energy relationship. Ankara is the KRG’s main conduit for oil exports and, up until about a week ago, was the KRG’s most important ally in its squabbles with Bagh...Show More
7) The Kurdish Referendum
The Kurdish referendum is going forward, despite most of the world opposing the non-binding vote on the independence question. The pro-independence campaign will win, but what will the fall out be? ...Show More
8) New Politics (as usual?)
After a lengthy hiatus, the Turkey Wonk podcast is back. In the inaugural episode, Aaron speaks with Laura Pitel, an Ankara-based journalist. The conversation touched on all things Turkish politics si...Show More