Books
The Kurds and the Politics of Turkey: Agency, Territory and Religion, I.B. Tauris Publishing, August 2019.
Currently also in the process of submitting a book proposal for publication:
Context, Opportunities and Threats: A Comparative Analysis of the KDP and the PUK in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq.
Book Chapters
Kurdish Salafism: Ideological and Organisational Roots in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kürd Arastirmalari, No 1. (pp 145-173). Kürd Araştırmaları Sayı 1-2-3-4. (Pirtuka Kurdi 2019)
Political Incongruity between the Kurds and the “Opposition" in the Syrian Uprising. In R. Hinnebusch & O. Imady (eds.) The Syrian Uprising: Domestic Origins and Early Trajectory (pp. 309-328). Routledge-St. (Andrews Syrian Studies Series 2018).
Van’da Kürt Milliyetçiliği ve Kürt Siyasal Hareketi (‘Kurdish Nationalism and Kurdish Political Movement in the City of Van). In E. Çaglayan (ed.), Dünyada Van: Toplum, Etnisite, Tarih ve Toplum (The City of Van in the World: Population, Ethnicity, History and Society) (pp. 317-334). (Iletişim 2018).
The Political and Military Role Played by Turkey’s Kurds in the Rojava Struggle’ (in Kurdish). In Rûdaw Research Centre (ed.), Kurdistan after the Mosul and Raqqa Operation (pp. 375-388). (Kurdistan Printing 2017).
Invited Talks
I have been invited (as a panellist and/or keynote speaker) by the following research centres, universities, and political organisations (from the EU, US, Turkey, and Iraq) to discuss topics related to the Kurdish issue, Salafi Jihadi movements, and Middle Eastern politics in general.
March 27, 2015
Invited speaker, ‘Terrorism’, University of Hertfordshire.
November 28, 2024
‘Unveiling the Kurdish Struggle: History, Identity, and Political Movements’. Jesus College, Cambridge University Kurdish Society, Cambridge, UK.
December 1, 2019
‘The Kurds, Iran and Turkey: New Political and Military Lines and
Strategies in the Middle East’. Political Developments in Kurdistan, Turkey, and the Middle East. Gik-Der (Migrant Workers Cultural Centre), London.
May 30, 2019
‘Political Islam, Hezbollah and Salafism within the Kurds’. The New
Political Actors and Dynamics in Turkey and the Middle East. British
Alevi Federation, London.
July 28, 2017
‘Kurdistan Referendum in Iraq’. The Regional Impact of the Kurdistan Referendum. Mesopotamia Kurdish Research Centre. Day-Mer, London.
October 29, 2016
‘Following ISIS, the Kurdish Struggle in Iran’. East Kurdistan Days.
Mesopotamia Kurdish Research Centre, Kocgiri Association, London.
November 24, 2016
‘Militarist Policy of Islamism: The Gulen Movement and Coup D’état’. Military Coup D’état in Turkey. University of Bath, Middle
Eastern Awareness Society, via Skype, UK.
November 3, 2016
‘Turkey’s Policy of Jihadist Groups in Syria’. Centre for Syrian
Studies, International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK.
August 31, 2016
‘The Political and Religious Impact of ISIS on the Middle East’.
RedR, London.
April 12, 2016
‘The Kurds, ISIS and the Syrian Uprising’. Middle East After ISIS.
Hastings Solidarity Association, Hastings, UK.
December 2, 2015
‘Refugee Crisis: What is Happening? Salafism and Extremism in the
EU’. Islamic State, Refugees. Fabian Society, Houses of Parliament, London.
August 5, 2015
‘Syrian Kurdish Political Movements and the Syrian Uprising’. The
Kurds and the Syrian Uprising, Kurdistan Union Democrat Party of
Syria (PYDKS). Kurdish Advice Centre-Kom-Kar, London.
March 3, 2014
‘Islamic Movements in Turkey and the Middle East’. Kurdish Advice
Centre-Kom-Kar, London.
May 15, 2013
‘Analysing the Kurdish Groups and their Political Demands in the
Light of Ethnic and Nationalist Theories. The Kurds and their Political Demands. Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
December 12, 2012
‘Hezbollah’s Civilisation Process’. New Dynamics in Turkish Politics.
Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey.
November 15, 2012
'Hezbollah and the Kurdish Issue’. Hezbollah and Kurdish Politics.
Süreç Analiz, Istanbul, Turkey.
Short Policy Brief/Analysis
‘Kürt Alevilerin Çözüm Sürecine Yaklaşımı’ (Kurdish Alevis’ Approach to the Peace Process), Süreç Analiz, No 6, August-September 2013.
‘Kürt Sorununun Geçirdiği Aşamalar ve İmralı Görüşmelerinin Önemi Üzerine’ (pp.43-50) (Transition in the Kurdish Issue and Importance of the Imrali Meetings), Süreç Analiz, No 4, February-March 2013.
‘Arap Baharından Kürt Baharına Doğru: Suriye Kürtlerinin Politik Kazanımları’ (From Arab Spring to the Kurdish Spring: Political Achievements of the Kurds in Syria), Süreç Analiz, No 3, November-December 2012.
Analyses for newspapers and research institutions
‘The AKP, the Army, and the Gulen Movement: Anatomy of the Failed Coup Attempt in Turkey’, in Parker, S. and P. Hearse (eds.) Coup and Counter-Coup in Turkey and Kurdistan, pp. 22–28. Published by Left Unity.
https://leftunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/After_the_coup_final.pdf
‘Knowing How to: Explaining the AKP’s Electoral Victory’, LSE-Middle East Centre, November 6, 2015;
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2015/11/06/knowing-how-to-winexplainingthe-a...
'Blok’un Başarısı Üzerine’ (On the Success of the Bloc Party), Evrensel, June 15, 2011;
https://www.evrensel.net/haber/8020/blokun-basarisi-uzerine
Press Interviews
‘The New Syria in the U.S.-Israel Axis: Kurds and the Shara Government at the Breaking Point of the Middle East’. Interviewed by Europolitika, June 15, 2025;
https://www.europolitika.com/new-syria-in-the-us-israel-axis-kurds-and-s...
‘Koerdisch Nationalisme Krijgt Boost Over Greenzen Heen’ (Does the War Bring Unity among the Kurds). Interviewed by De Standaard (Belgium), October 19, 2019;
https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191018_04670927?articlehash=9044CAD61C...
‘Why ISSI Hates the Kurds’. Interviewed by Israel National News, June 7, 2017;
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/349190
‘Kürtler, Bağımsızlık için Sandık Başına Gidiyor’ (The Kurds and the Independence Referendum). Interviewed by Basnews, June 12-18, 2017;
http://www.basnews.com/media/k2/attachments/TRbas23w.pdf?__cf_chl_jschl_... 91c9aaec1c1904caa140130666a1e59bb98-1576532457-0-
‘Kî dikare mîna Barzanî Kurdistanê birêve bibe?’ (Who Can Rule Kurdistan like Barzani?) Interviewed by Basnews, October 31, 2017;
https://portal.arsivakurd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bas_40.pdf
‘How Many Kurds Will Say “Yes” to Independence and Why Some May Boycott the Vote’. Interviewed by Rûdaw, July 17, 2017;
https://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/17072016
‘Russia Cannot Withstand the Consequences of a Possible Military Reaction Against Turkey’. Interviewed by Centre of Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, January 22, 2016;
https://cacds.org.ua/?p=2434
‘Analysis of the Attempted Coup in Turkey’. Interviewed by Centre of Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, October 8, 2016.
https://cacds.org.ua/deniz-cifci-analysis-of-the-attempted-coup-in-turkey/
