Ali Gokpinar

Ali Gokpinar is a Fulbright grantee and he concentrates on conflict resolution, peace building, and civil war from his home in Turkey. He can be followed on Twitter @zynlgkpnr and blogs here.

Antioch: a new Tripoli?

Social tensions in Antioch, regular and relatively peaceful host to Alawites and Sunnis, have risen since the eruption of the Syrian conflict.

By Ali Gokpinar

/ 26 Aug 2012

How can we believe that the Assad regime, at the brink of falling in his own country, supported the PKK to lead such an attack? Even if we think irrationally and believe the Turkish government, how can we deny the existence of the Kurdish question?

By Ali Gokpinar

/ 13 Aug 2012

Why Syrian refugees protest

While criticism of the AKP is either ideological or nationalist, the Turkish people’s reactions to Syrian refugees are marked by anti-Arab sentiments.

By Ali Gokpinar

/ 29 Jul 2012

Nonviolent protest might accelerate the Syrian revolution

The logic of nonviolent action should be strategic and sound tactics should be used to challenge the power of Assad.

By Ali Gokpinar

/ 15 Jul 2012

Erdogan vs women: the abortion debate

Is it a coincidence that a woman minister’s ideas overlap with many Turkish men’s ideas? We really need some of Foucauld’s understanding of state power to be able to answer this question.

By Ali Gokpinar

/ 21 Jun 2012

Why do Turkey’s Nusayris reject an intervention in Syria?

Turkey’s criticism of Syria has provoked stern opposition from the Nusayris of Turkey, sharing the same ancestry with their counterparts in Syria, who mostly live in Antioch, home to thousands of Syrian refugees.

By Ali Gokpinar

/ 21 May 2012

Ali Gokpinar

Antioch: a new Tripoli?

Still foreign powers?

Why Syrian refugees protest

Nonviolent protest might accelerate the Syrian revolution

Erdogan vs women: the abortion debate

Why do Turkey’s Nusayris reject an intervention in Syria?