Bilge Büyükkasap

Bilge Büyükkasap

Erdogan’s Victory: What Does It Mean for Syrians?

The re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has had a mixed impact on Ankara’s Syria policy. On the one hand, it has allayed the concerns of many Syrians that Ankara’s policy towards Damascus could be fundamentally changed to their detriment. With Erdoğan remaining in power for another five years, Turkey is likely to maintain its military presence in parts…

Give It Some Time: EU Sanctions Against Russia

As a result of Brussels’ extraordinarily tough sanctions package in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the issue of how to assess sanctions’ effectiveness has grown more important for the European Union. In addition to the limitations put in place in 2014 in response to the annexation of Crimea and the destabilization of the Donbas, these sanctions have…

Anxious Millennial

This one is going to be a personal one. Hi. This is Bilge. Some of you may know me, some of you don’t. And probably, none of you really care who I am. Regardless, let me introduce myself. I was born in 1994 which makes me a 28 and a half years old female and a millennial. An anxious millennial,…