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Bulent Aliriza

Director and Senior Associate, Turkey Project

Associated Research Focus:

Energy
Europe

Associated Programs:

Turkey Project
U.S.-Turkey Strategic Initiative

Expertise:

Turkish politics and foreign policy; politics and transportation of oil and gas from the Caspian region

Contact:

202-457-8724
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Bulent Aliriza joined CSIS in 1994 when he established the Turkey Project. As director of the project, he focuses on Turkey’s foreign policy, domestic politics, and economy. He is also codirector of the CSIS Caspian Sea Energy Project, also established in 1994, which focuses on the transportation of oil and gas from the Caspian region to world markets.

 

Aliriza has lectured widely in the United States as well as in Turkey, and he is a frequent media commentator on Turkish and Caspian energy issues. His articles and commentary have appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and other major publications. He has also made many appearances on CNN, C-SPAN, and the BBC, as well as on numerous other U.S., European, and Turkish media outlets.

 

Prior to joining CSIS, he was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Earlier, he served as a diplomat in New York and Washington. Aliriza has a B.Sc. in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and obtained his doctorate from the University of Oxford.

CSIS Publications by Bulent Aliriza


Atlantic Outlook 06/30/2008
The JDP Faces the Threat of Closure: Erdogan's Toughest Test? 04/02/2008
Commentary: Balancing Relations with Turks and Kurds 02/29/2008
US-Turkish Relations: Another Honeymoon? 01/31/2008
Secretary Rice in Ankara: Mission Impossible? 10/31/2007
"Why Moscow is Threatening to Suspend Conventional Forces Treaty," Atlantic Outlook Vol. 1 No. 3 09/01/2007
A Stronger Second Mandate for Erdogan and the JDP 07/31/2007
The Turkish Grand National Assembly Elections 07/20/2007
Looking Ahead to the July 22 Elections 07/19/2007
The JDP Failure to Elect a President Triggers a New Test for Turkish Democracy 05/14/2007
Transatlantic Security Notes & Comment, January 2007 01/09/2007
Turkey Update: The Train to Europe Stalls 12/18/2006
Turkey Update: Erdogan Comes to Washington as Turkey Faces Pre-Election Tensions 09/30/2006
Caspian Energy Update - Turkey's Caspian Energy Quandary 08/13/2002
Caspian Energy Update - U.S. Caspian Pipeline Policy: Substance or Spin? 08/24/2000
Caspian Energy Update - The Eurasian Energy Corridor: Turning Into a Cul-de-sac? 02/25/2000

Bulent Aliriza In the News


Bulent Aliriza, a senior fellow with the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Erdogan's Party Will Ask Turkish Court to Dismiss Allegations." 07/03/2008
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Program, was quoted by Bloomberg, “Erdogan Faces Ouster Threat from Lawyers, Not Army." 03/31/2008
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, “Will an Extended Turkish Offensive Further Destabilize Iraq?" 02/28/2008
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Rice Aide, Architect of U.S. Diplomacy, Resigns." 01/19/2008
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Defense News, "U.S. Fine-tunes Ties With Sparring Allies Turkey, Iraqi Kurds." 01/14/2008
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was interviewed on PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, "Turkish Raids Against Kurdish Rebels Add New Tension to Iraq Conflict." 12/19/2007
Bulent Aliriza, the director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was interviewed by the Turkish newspaper, Yeni Safak, on the US-Turkish relations, "The History is Repeating Itself" (turkish) 11/13/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered, "Bush Pledges Support for Turkey's Erdogan." 11/05/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Reuters, "Bush Tries to Avert Turkish Incursion into Iraq." 11/05/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, and Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, were interviewed by National Public Radio, "Erdogan Rules Over Turkey's Deepest Divide." 11/02/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Associated Press, "White House Considers Kurd Options." 11/01/2007
CSIS experts Bulent Aliriza, Stephen Flanagan, and Sam Brannen, were quoted by the Associated Press, "US administration considers options for dealing with Kurdish rebels; military moves under way." 11/01/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Defense News, "Officials: Turk Incursion Into Iraq Unlikely." 10/29/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, appeared on the CBS Evening News, "Turkey Amasses Troops." 10/22/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Reuters, "U.S. Calls for Swift Action on PKK." 10/22/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, appeared on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, "Are U.S.-Turkey Ties Seriously Frayed?" 10/21/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Program, appeared on PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, "Turkish Parliament OKs Possible Invasion of Northern Iraq." 10/17/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Washington Post, "U.S. Urges Turkish Restraint On Kurds." 10/14/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Boston Globe, "Turkey Swift to Admonish US Over Vote." 10/12/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Turkey Recalls Ambassador to the U.S." 10/12/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Turkey Recalls Ambassador After U.S. Armenian Vote." 10/11/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Boston Globe, "Genocide vote sets a face-off with Bush." 10/11/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "Turkish Ire May Effect Iraq War." 10/11/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Financial Times, "Gul Faces Battle to Win Over Military." 09/15/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Defense News, "Tensions Ahead as Ex-Islamist Becomes New Turk President." 09/10/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, was interviewed on PBS' NewsHour, "Former Islamist Gul Becomes Turkey's President." 08/29/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Easing Turkey-US Tensions Faces a Catch." 08/07/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, was quoted by Defense News, "Turkish-Iranian Rapprochement Worries U.S." 08/06/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, appeared on National Public Radio, "Turkey Re-Elects Prime Minister Erdogan." 07/23/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Turkish Kurds Push for Parliament Seats After Decade's Absence." 07/20/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Turkey's Islamic Business Class Helps Erdogan's Re-Election Bid." 07/17/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project at CSIS, was interviewed on Public Radio International's The World, "Turkey's Interests in Northern Iraq." 07/09/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Associated Press, "U.S. Hit With Turkish Demands on Kurds." 07/04/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Turkish Army Raises Pressure as Election Approaches." 06/28/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by Defense News, "Kurdish Violence Strains Turk-U.S. Relations." 06/11/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Turkish Raids Into Iraq Raise Concerns." 06/07/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, was interviewed by VOA News, "On the Line: What's Next for Turkey." 05/31/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the Turkey Project, was quoted by the Associated Press, "With Difficulty, Turkey's Opposition Seeks to Unite Ahead of General Elections." 05/16/2007
CSIS Senior Fellow Bulent Aliriza was quoted by The Washington Times, "Caspian Pipeline to Bring Oil, Relief for West." 07/13/2006

Testimony by Bulent Aliriza


Turkeys Future Direction And U.S.-Turkey Relations 10/01/2003
 

 

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