Journal Articles & Commentary

• “Fighting ISIS in Syria: Operation Euphrates Shield and the Lessons Learned from the al-Bab Battle”, Small Wars & Insurgencies, February 2021 (with Cyprian Aleksander Kozera). DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2021.1875308
• “A Practitioner’s Perspective on the Use of Proxy Forces”, Security and Defence Quarterly, 2020, 31(4): 7–9. DOI: 10.35467/sdq/132317
• “Attacks of the PKK Terrorist Organization: An Analysis of Security Forces’ Casualties” (in Turkish), Science Journal of the Military Academy, June 2016, Volume 26, Issue 1 (with Fatih Tümlü).
• “Turkey Conducting Targeted Killings of PKK Leaders in Iraq: What’s Next?”, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, Volume 19, Issue 15, July 30, 2021. Read here

 

Book Chapters

• “NATO’s Counterterrorism Efforts” in Hub or Spoke? NATO’s Role in Allied Projecting Stability Efforts on the Southern Flank, edited by Magdalena Kirchner, Istanbul Policy Center, July 2018. ISBN: 978-605-2095-27-0.
• “Syrian Civil War and Jabhat al-Nusra Front” (Suriye İç Savaşı ve El Nusra Cephesi) in The Middle East and Africa in a Spiral of Terror and Violence (in Turkish), 2015 (with Osman Mülayim). ISBN: 6055828899.

 

Theses & Dissertations

• “The Rise of Turkey as a Drone Power: Implications for Executive Power Enhancement” – Master’s Thesis, International War Studies Program (University College Dublin & University of Potsdam), July 2023.
• “Private Military Companies and Their Influence on the State’s Monopoly on Power” – Ph.D. Dissertation (in Turkish), Turkish Police Academy, Institute of Security Sciences, Ankara, July 2011.
• “The Impact of the Gulf War on U.S. Defense Industry Stocks” – MBA Thesis, Bilkent University, Ankara, September 2000.

 

Academic Papers

• “The Status of Syria’s Idlib Province: De-escalation or Retaliation Zone?” Submitted as a final exam requirement for the graduate course Western Societies and New Wars in the International War Studies Master’s Program at the University of Potsdam, February 2022.
• “Turkish Foreign Policy and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Strategic Opportunity to Distance from Russia?” Submitted as a final exam requirement for the graduate course NATO: Bosnia to Afghanistan in the International War Studies Master’s Program at University College Dublin, May 2023.
• “Empowering European Defense: The Crucial Role of Germany and the Framework Nation Concept” Submitted as a final exam requirement for the graduate course The Future of European Defence in the International War Studies Master’s Program at the University of Potsdam, February 2021.

• “How a Diplomat Becomes a Stateman and Changes the Empire? Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha and His Contributions to Ottoman Reform Era” Submitted as a final exam requirement for the graduate course The Origins of Modern Diplomacy in the International War Studies Master’s Program at University College Dublin, December 2022.