Emre Turkut

Emre Turkut (LL.M.) is a doctoral researcher at Ghent University, Belgium, where he conducts research on the right of self-determination of Kurdish people in Turkey. Follow him @emreturkut.

The curious case of a Turkish judiciary in a state of emergency

There is strong evidence to conclude that Turkey has gone beyond what is necessary or proportionate.

By Emre Turkut

/ 16 Nov 2016

Turkey’s Mosul dream: showing up uninvited to a party or having prepared its seat well in advance?

Turkey is already shouldering the greatest portion of the burden for Syrian refugees. It should temper its approach regarding Mosul accordingly.

By Emre Turkut

/ 22 Oct 2016

Is there any hope for a peaceful result to the Geneva talks on Syria?

If a lasting peace is to be achieved, the main motivation behind the talks cannot be simply ‘to restore political order.’

By Salih Dogan and Emre Turkut

/ 8 Mar 2016