Bayram Sinkaya
Biography
Dr. Bayram Sinkaya works as an Assistant Professor of International Relations at AnkaraYıldırım Beyazıt University. He received his Ph.D. at the Middle East Technical University (METU), where he worked as a research assistant (2002-2011). He was a visiting researcher at Columbia University (2007-2008) and Tehran University (2003). His academic interests include Iranian politics, foreign and security policies of Iran, Middle East politics and Turkish foreign policy. He is the author of The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations (NY: Routledge, 2015).
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Turkish-Iranian Rapprochement and President Erdogan's Visit to Iran
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Iran's Reaction to the 'Kurdistan Independence Referendum'
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Politics and Media in Iran
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Iranian Military Chief Bagheri's Visit to Turkey
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The Second Term of President Rouhani
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ISIS Attacks in Tehran
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Iranian Politics after the Presidential Election
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Political Factions and Candidates for Presidential Elections in Iran
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Federalism in Syria, PYD and Ambivalent Position of Iran
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Trump and Iran: Ambiguity and Anxiety
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The “Fall” of Aleppo and Iran
It was announced on December 13, 2016 that the forces affiliated with the Assad government and its allies seized control in the east of Aleppo....
From 2011 to Astana: The Cost of Iranian Policy Towards Syria
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Iranian Politics after Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian revolution, issued a message regarding the assassination attempt against Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani...
Trilateral Meeting Between Turkey, Iran and Russia and the Moscow Declaration
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The United States and Iran: Partners or Enemies?
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The Mosul Operation and Iran
The tension between Ankara and the Baghdad government has escalated over the Turkish forces at the Bashika base, right after the approval of a motion...
Revolutionary Guards and Politics Under Rouhani
Since its foundation in 1979,The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Revolutionary Guards, IRGC) has been regarded as one of the...
Effects of the Coup Attempt on Turkey-Iran Relations
Turkish officials, notably President Recep T. Erdoğan showed strong reactions to the ambivalent statements of Turkey’s Western allies about the coup a...
Iranian Politics After the Nuclear Deal
A new stage of the nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Barjam), which was signed in July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1, the...
PM Davutoğlu’s Visit to Tehran: A New Momentum in Turkey-Iran Relations
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The Iran-Russia Axis in the New Geopolitics of the Middle East
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Iran-Russia Relations and Putin’s Visit to Tehran
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Implications of Iran-Saudi Arabia Antagonism on Regional Issues
The controversy over Iranian nuclear program that has been one of the most important security concerns in Middle Eastern politics for over a decade...
Javad Zarif and Changing Foreign Policy of Iran
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Iran-KRG Relations Within The Grip Of Distrust
While discussing relations between Iranians and Kurds, it has almost become a custom to recall cultural, historical and linguistic proximities...
Vienna Negotiations: A Turning Point in Nuclear Controversy between Iran and the West
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Lausanne Talks: Deal,but not an Agreement
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Outcome of Vienna Talks: Negotiations to Continue
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Turkish PM Erdoğan's Visit to Tehran: A New Milestone in Relations Between Turkey and Iran
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid an official visit to Iran's capital Tehran on 28-29 January 2014. The visit is a new milestone ...
Turkish-Iranian Rapprochement and President Erdogan's Visit to Iran
There has been a remarkable rapprochement between Ankara and Tehran in recent months. It is clear that certain developments in the Middle East have...
Iran's Reaction to the 'Kurdistan Independence Referendum'
The announcement of Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq (KRG) on June 7 that a referendum for independence of the Kurdistan...
Politics and Media in Iran
In Iran, where no political party is institutionalized or established on a national scale, media plays an important role in bringing different...
Iranian Military Chief Bagheri's Visit to Turkey
Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri,Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of Iranpaid a a three-day visit to Ankara on August 15, in response...
The Second Term of President Rouhani
Having won the 12th presidential election held on May 19 bygarnering 57% of the votes, Hojatoleslam Hassan Rouhani received official approval of...
ISIS Attacks in Tehran
On Wednesday, June 7, two terrorist attacks were carried out early in the morning on the Iranian parliament, and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini,...
Iranian Politics after the Presidential Election
Incumbent Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has won a landslide victory in the presidential elections held on May 19, and secured the second term in...
Political Factions and Candidates for Presidential Elections in Iran
Iran is headed towards twin elections to be held on 19 May. The twelfth presidential elections will take place at the same time with city/village...
Federalism in Syria, PYD and Ambivalent Position of Iran
After the escalation of clashes between the Syrian regime and its opponents, the Assad administration withdrew its armed forces from some...
Trump and Iran: Ambiguity and Anxiety
The US Presidential elections that was hold on November 8, 2016 was closely followed in Iran as it was in other parts of world. While talking on Iran...
The “Fall” of Aleppo and Iran
It was announced on December 13, 2016 that the forces affiliated with the Assad government and its allies seized control in the east of Aleppo....
From 2011 to Astana: The Cost of Iranian Policy Towards Syria
Iran has stood behind the Assad administration since the outset of demonstrations against the regime in Syria. The initial differences among some...
Iranian Politics after Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian revolution, issued a message regarding the assassination attempt against Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani...
Trilateral Meeting Between Turkey, Iran and Russia and the Moscow Declaration
Diplomatic interactionshave been accelerated between Turkey, Iran and Russia since August 2016. Issues like the crisis in Syria, the Operation...
The United States and Iran: Partners or Enemies?
Recently, the interests of the US and Iran have begun to overlap over an increasing number of issues. For instance, it has not been an American...
The Mosul Operation and Iran
The tension between Ankara and the Baghdad government has escalated over the Turkish forces at the Bashika base, right after the approval of a motion...
Revolutionary Guards and Politics Under Rouhani
Since its foundation in 1979,The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Revolutionary Guards, IRGC) has been regarded as one of the...
Effects of the Coup Attempt on Turkey-Iran Relations
Turkish officials, notably President Recep T. Erdoğan showed strong reactions to the ambivalent statements of Turkey’s Western allies about the coup a...
Iranian Politics After the Nuclear Deal
A new stage of the nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Barjam), which was signed in July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1, the...
PM Davutoğlu’s Visit to Tehran: A New Momentum in Turkey-Iran Relations
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu paid an official visit to Tehran on March 4-5, 2016. Bilateral relations, economic cooperation and the regional ...
The Iran-Russia Axis in the New Geopolitics of the Middle East
One of the most striking developments in the new geopolitical equation of the Middle East after the ‘Arab Spring’ is the rapprochement between Iran an...
Iran-Russia Relations and Putin’s Visit to Tehran
Rapprochement between Iran and Russia that has been recorded in the last couple of years is one of the most outstanding aspects of Iranian foreign...Implications of Iran-Saudi Arabia Antagonism on Regional Issues
The controversy over Iranian nuclear program that has been one of the most important security concerns in Middle Eastern politics for over a decade...Javad Zarif and Changing Foreign Policy of Iran
After the nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 on July 14, there appeared headlined in the Iranian mediathat resembled Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, the...
Iran-KRG Relations Within The Grip Of Distrust
While discussing relations between Iranians and Kurds, it has almost become a custom to recall cultural, historical and linguistic proximities...
Vienna Negotiations: A Turning Point in Nuclear Controversy between Iran and the West
Iran-P5+1 negotiations that aimed at the comprehensive resolution of the nuclear controversy between Iran and the West have still been continuing in...
Lausanne Talks: Deal,but not an Agreement
Last week, a remarkable step is takenas a result of negotiations that aimed to find a diplomatic solution to the stalemate over Iranian nuclear...
Outcome of Vienna Talks: Negotiations to Continue
The last round of the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 (The Permanent Five of the United Nations Security Council – the US, China, B...
