Ömer Behram Özdemir
Biography
Ömer Behram Özdemir received his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Canakkale 18 March University. Mr. Ozdemir was awarded a master’s degree in International Relations by Sakarya University, with his dissertation entitled “Separatist Nationalist Movements in Europe: Examples of IRA and ETA”. He is currently continuing his studies in the PhD programme in International Relations at Sakarya University.
From 2011 to 2020, he worked as a research assistant at Sakarya University at the Middle East Institute and the Faculty of Political Sciences. He has authored articles, book chapters and analyses on the Syrian civil war, non-state armed actors and foreign fighters. He has an advanced command of English and an intermediate command of French.
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Pro-Regime Palestinian Militias in Syria
It is clear that when it comes to non-state actors in the Syrian civil war, pro-regime forces are almost as varied as the opposition. Most notably,...
How much threat do the Iran-backed militias in Syria pose to Turkey?
The strongest reaction to Turkey giving signals of an operation against PKK elements in Sinjar and its surroundings came from the Iran-backed...
Three Fronts of Iranian-Backed Militia in Deir ez-Zor
Deir ez-Zor, one of the regions where Iranian-backed militia forces are heavily deployed in Syria, is of vital importance for the functioning of the...
ISIS Revives in The Syrian Desert
In the period after the fall of Baghuz, assertive but unrealistic expectations were expressed that ISIS, whose territorial control ended in Syria,...
Preventing Idlib Shield: Balancing Gains of Syrian Opposition
The balances of alliance have become more complicated in Syrian battlefield, upon Turkey’s intervention in northern Syria through Euphrates Shield O...
YPG’s Increasing Power in West of the Euphrates and Turkey’s Moves
The liberation of Manbij, one of the strongholds of ISIS, by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), under the leadership of YPG, the Syrian branch of PKK;...
Ahrar ash-Sham-Turkey Relation: Security and Future
Although Syrian opposition forces are classified in a general sense as under “al Qaeda” (Nusra Front) or “FSA”, it seems that the reality on the field...
The Idlib Operation of the Fatah Army and Its Probable Outcomes
The opposition armed groups captured Idlib in March 2015, which is the second major provincial center that the opposition has taken from the regime,...
Charlie Hebdo Attack: An Outcome of ISIS-AQ Rivalry?
On January 7, twelve people including a police officer were killed in a shooting in Charlie Hebdo’s office, in Paris. The attack was committed by two ...
Pro-Regime Palestinian Militias in Syria
It is clear that when it comes to non-state actors in the Syrian civil war, pro-regime forces are almost as varied as the opposition. Most notably,...
How much threat do the Iran-backed militias in Syria pose to Turkey?
The strongest reaction to Turkey giving signals of an operation against PKK elements in Sinjar and its surroundings came from the Iran-backed...
Three Fronts of Iranian-Backed Militia in Deir ez-Zor
Deir ez-Zor, one of the regions where Iranian-backed militia forces are heavily deployed in Syria, is of vital importance for the functioning of the...
ISIS Revives in The Syrian Desert
In the period after the fall of Baghuz, assertive but unrealistic expectations were expressed that ISIS, whose territorial control ended in Syria,...
Preventing Idlib Shield: Balancing Gains of Syrian Opposition
The balances of alliance have become more complicated in Syrian battlefield, upon Turkey’s intervention in northern Syria through Euphrates Shield O...
YPG’s Increasing Power in West of the Euphrates and Turkey’s Moves
The liberation of Manbij, one of the strongholds of ISIS, by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), under the leadership of YPG, the Syrian branch of PKK;...
Ahrar ash-Sham-Turkey Relation: Security and Future
Although Syrian opposition forces are classified in a general sense as under “al Qaeda” (Nusra Front) or “FSA”, it seems that the reality on the field...
The Idlib Operation of the Fatah Army and Its Probable Outcomes
The opposition armed groups captured Idlib in March 2015, which is the second major provincial center that the opposition has taken from the regime,...
