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Aras Lindh

@araslindh.bsky.social

Analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency. Interested in Middle Eastern, Turkish and European politics.

506 Followers  |  140 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 16.11.2023  |  1.8742

Latest posts by araslindh.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Turkey’s democracy, Syria and the PKK peace process with Gönül Tol Recap radio #16

Excellent discussion of what's going on behind the news in Turkey, @diegocupolo.bsky.social interviews @gonultol.bsky.social for @turkeyrecap.bsky.social

Highly recommended

www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-de...

08.09.2025 22:57 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
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Nu är vi beroende av Turkiet – igen | Torbjörn Nilsson KOMMENTAR. Den svenska regeringens vädjande och lirkande med Erdogan skulle ju vara över. Så greps journalisten Joakim Medin. Nu har basaren öppnat igen.

www.svd.se/a/mPwjOp/eft...

02.04.2025 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I spoke to @canbackrasmus.bsky.social at the EU Observer about the jailed Swedish journalist Joakim Medin and Swedish-Turkish relations in the wake of the NATO process.

01.04.2025 14:52 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Det som nu sker kan avgöra vad Turkiet ska bli för land, skriver jag i Utrikesmagasinet.

25.03.2025 12:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Aras Lindh: Därför öppnar Turkiet för trupper i Ukraina - Fokus Efter decennier på EU:s tröskel vill Turkiet få ett djupare samarbete med Europa, skriver Turkiet-kännaren Aras Lindh på FOI.

Skriver i Fokus om Turkiets stöd till Ukraina i ljuset av en europeisk säkerhetsordning i gungning.

www.fokus.se/sticket/aras...

07.03.2025 14:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hur påverkas den israelisk-turkiska dynamiken efter Assadregimens fall? I detta FOI-memo skissar jag och Marianna Serveta på möjliga utfall.

www.foi.se/rapporter/ra...

13.02.2025 09:27 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Parliamentary arithmetic still matters.

A reminder that Turkey's governing party does not have a majority, and its de facto coalition does not wield a three-fifths majority in the Grand National Assembly.

You need the latter to change the constitution or call an early election.

24.11.2024 09:15 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Turkey bans ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ chants in Diyarbakir: DEM Party Diyarbakir province in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast on Saturday banned chants of the iconic Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom) phrase during demonstrations, according to politicians and…

Turkey bans ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ chants in Amed/Diyarbakir: DEM Party https://buff.ly/3CG6Tml

24.11.2024 07:58 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

Oh man, reality comes to BlueSky, with the familiar post from a Turkish journalist: “I’m being taken into custody.” Geçmiş olsun.

21.11.2024 09:37 — 👍 76    🔁 38    💬 0    📌 1

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