Berkay Mandıracı Senior Analyst, Türkiye Istanbul, Türkiye Please submit all media inquiries to bmandiraci@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Berkay Mandıracı joined Crisis Group in June 2015. As Senior Analyst, Türkiye, Berkay leads or contributes to research, publication of reports and conducting advocacy on issues such as migration management, jihadist militancy, armed non-state actors, tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye-EU relations as well as conflict dynamics in northern Iraq and northern Syria. Professional Background Previously, Berkay worked for the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) covering judicial and security sector reform issues, and for a joint EU-Turkish Justice Ministry Twinning project aimed at improving the efficiency of Turkish court proceedings. Berkay holds a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Bremen in Germany. Areas of Expertise Turkish Domestic Security Turkish Foreign Policy Languages Turkish English German In The News 4 Sep 2020 It seems that what is left of ISIS networks now is that they are getting organized in smaller groups of five or six people who may not be connected to each other even. New Delhi Times Berkay Mandıracı Senior Analyst, Türkiye 22 Jul 2020 The use of drone technology appears to have significantly shifted the balance of power on the ground, allowing Turkish forces to go after militants in areas previously difficult to penetrate. WTVB Berkay Mandıracı Senior Analyst, Türkiye 14 Feb 2020 Escalation is likely going to continue [in Syria] as long as Turkey and Russia cannot agree on a new cease-fire. NBC News Berkay Mandıracı Senior Analyst, Türkiye 27 Dec 2017 [Turkish] policymakers need to ensure that [the] skills taught [to Syrian refugees] are matched with local market needs. Deutsche Welle Berkay Mandıracı Senior Analyst, Türkiye 17 Apr 2017 Regardless of their actual views on the constitutional changes, Erdoğan's supporters feel the need to support him after the coup. Vox Berkay Mandıracı Senior Analyst, Türkiye Latest Updates Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 24 June 2022 Why Türkiye’s Hindrance of NATO’s Nordic Expansion Will Likely Drag On Ankara has blocked the bids of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, to the dismay of Western capitals who see the enlargement as strengthening the alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With all sides seeing key principles at stake, the impasse is unlikely to end soon. Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 18 February 2022 Turkey’s PKK Conflict: A Regional Battleground in Flux Turkey is increasingly relying on airpower in its fight against the PKK. New parties have been drawn into the conflict as it spreads to new theatres in Iraq and Syria, which, for now at least, complicates potential efforts to settle things down. Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 4 April 2020 COVID-19’un Gölgesinde AB-Türkiye Göçmen Krizi Originally published Perspektif Küresel COVID-19 salgını ile birlikte Türkiye’deki dört milyonu aşkın mülteci ve İdlib’de yerinden edilmiş milyonlarca sivilin belki de her zamankinden daha çok AB’nin desteğine ihtiyacı var. Bu kriz döneminde AB-Türkiye göç işbirliğini ayakta tutmak önemli, ancak iki taraf arasında yıllardır süregelen gerginlikler ve güvensizlik sebebiyle bir o kadar da zor. Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 13 March 2020 Sharing the Burden: Revisiting the EU-Turkey Migration Deal Thousands of migrants who tried to enter Europe from Turkey after the latter opened its borders in late February are stranded at the frontier. Ankara triggered this particular problem, but European states should nonetheless shoulder a larger burden in helping alleviate the broader displacement crisis. Commentary / Europe & Central Asia 22 October 2019 Assessing the Fatalities in Turkey’s PKK Conflict Turkey’s ruling party sees recent battlefield and electoral gains as vindicating its hardline policies toward the PKK. But these same policies fuel the Kurdish grievances that keep the fighting going. Ankara would thus be wise to consider exploring ways of winding down the destructive conflict. Load more