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Gönül Tol

@gonultol.bsky.social

Director of Middle East Institute's Turkish Program / Author of Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria.

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Dr. Albert B. Wolf@abwolf1648.bsky.social · last mo.

New @warontherocks.bsky.social: how do the Iran war, Assad's fall, & the PKK's dissolution reshape Kurdish prospects? Joined @gonultol.bsky.social, @akmckeever.bsky.social, & Mohammed Salih to break it down. My section: KRG's leverage with Baghdad. warontherocks.com/the-shifting...

The Shifting Fortunes of the Kurds

The Kurds’ fortunes have ebbed and flowed in recent years, but the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December 2024, the 2025 decision by the Kurdistan

warontherocks.com

Howard Eissenstat@heissenstat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Erdogan [controls] media, security services and every state bureaucracy, [yet his rule shows] not a collapse, but a slow erosion, from both regime fatigue and his failure to recover the economy.” My comments, along with @gonultol.bsky.social and Henri Barkey for al Hurra alhurra.com/en/21387

Erdogan’s Grip Faces Its Toughest Test Yet | Alhurra

Within the span of just a few days, the crisis surrounding Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), moved from the courtroom to the streets. On May 22, an appeals court …

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Turkey recap@turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Turkey's outsize influence in Somalia fuels corruption and autocracy, says MEI's @gonultol.bsky.social " hosted by @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [2/5]

Turkey's outsize influence in Somalia fuels corruption and autocracy, says MEI's Gonul Tol

Somalia is home to Turkey’s largest overseas military base. It has signed an oil exploration and production deal with Ankara that has sparked protests from the opposition. The Middle East Institute’s ...

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Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In 2025, jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan made a historic call for the group to disarm and dissolve, raising hopes of ending a 40-year conflict that has shaped Turkey and the wider region. Months later, the PKK symbolically laid down arms in what many viewed as a breakthrough moment for the ++

Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In 2025, jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan made a historic call for the group to disarm and dissolve, raising hopes of ending a 40-year conflict that has shaped Turkey and the wider region. Months later, the PKK symbolically laid down arms in what many viewed as a breakthrough moment for the ++

Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Syria is in the midst of a fragile transition. Many observers see positive momentum but the risks remain serious: regional spillover, deep humanitarian needs, funding shortfalls, Israeli strikes, sectarian tensions, stalled political tracks, and continued reports of abuses by multiple actors.++

Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just weeks before Trump’s war began, Iran was in the midst of a powerful wave of anti-regime protests spreading across the country. But once the war started, that momentum largely came to a halt. To unpack what this war means for Iran’s democracy movement,++

Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In the latest episode of Rethinking Democracy, I speak with Allan Hassaniyan, author of a book on Iranian Kurds. We discuss the history of Kurdish struggle in Iran, where Kurds stand within the broader Iranian opposition, their ties with Israel and the US, and how Kurdish leaders are responding to++

Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In the latest episode of Rethinking Democracy, I speak with Allan Hassaniyan, author of a book on Iranian Kurds. We discuss the history of Kurdish struggle in Iran, where Kurds stand within the broader Iranian opposition, their ties with Israel and the US, and how Kurdish leaders are responding to++

Gönül Tol@gonultol.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My latest piece on Turkey and the Iran war: 1️⃣ NATO intercepted a second Iranian missile that entered Turkish airspace. Ankara warned Tehran, while Iranian officials denied responsibility and said they respect Turkish sovereignty. But Iran’s so-called “mosaic defense” strategy, 1/4