Sign in

Sinan Ciddi

@sinanciddi.bsky.social
671 followers 77 following 231 posts

Associate Professor, Security Studies Marine Corps University, CSC | Non-Resident Senior Fellow on Turkey @FDD | Adjunct Professor @georgetownsfs

PostsRepliesMedia
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
NATO is a collective alliance that safeguards the security of all its members. It is not a body created to further one autocrat’s irredentist vision. The Trump administration should remember that before approving F-35 sales to 🇹🇷 My latest for FDD
111
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
"What is unfolding is no longer simply democratic backsliding. It is the deliberate use of state power to ensure political competition no longer poses a genuine threat to Erdogan's rule" My take on the decapitation of 🇹🇷 main opposition CHP for FDD
010
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
In what ways does 🇹🇷 Erdogan regime support the Muslim Brotherhood? @hayeytan tells me on FDD Morning Brief You can also read our new Memo, titled: "Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism" for complete details👇 www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
000
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The administration moves to quietly kill the biggest Iran sanctions evasion scheme –– a move that lets Halkbank off the hook I joined @klasfeldreports.com on @legalafmtn.bsky.social to talk about why 🇹🇷 gets a pass & what this means for "maximum pressure on Iran" 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7-P...
002
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
@ustreasury.govmirrors.com sanctions a fresh batch 🇹🇷 entities 🔥Ghazi Destek Dernegi (GDD), 🔥Hayat Yolu, 🔥Palestinian White Hands Assistance and Solidarity Association for providing "significant material support to Hamas"
001
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🔥Out tomorrow: February 3 🔥 Who will succeed Erdogan as 🇹🇷 next President? Who are the contenders, what are rules, and what are the implications? FDD's signature research that I have worked on w/ my colleague Will Doran will be available to download 6am EST 2/3
021
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Fondly remembering that time in 2011 when Erdogan received the prestigious Qaddafi International Human Rights Award
020
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Brace yourselves! My @FDD colleague @JSchanzer will testify on Capitol Hill on 3/5 Congress & the new Administration is keen to understand the direction Erdogan's 🇹🇷 is headed We are prepared and poised to provide a clear snapshot and recommendations: docs.house.gov/Committee/Ca...
000
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
10 Things to Know About 🇹🇷Interventions & Influence in Syria 🔖: t.co/X6SFEQZtCT
011
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Fusion in Budapest! 😋😋😋
000
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Extremist >> Moderate
000
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Anyone who believes this, is content parroting Erdogan’s BS. If 🇹🇷 was genuinely interested in security guarantees, it could achieve this in under 1 day of talks with Salih Muslim Instead, Erdogan is only interested in playing to the bleachers and war mongering-disgusting
040
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Call me simplistic, but the below pictures capture my understanding of rebels as distinct from terrorists. Semantics matter?🤷‍♂️
000
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This is what 🇹🇷 is doing in Syria The mission for Erdogan is clear: hurt Kurds— for no other reason other than it plays well at home. He knows Kurds are not a threat. He doesn’t care. His lickspittles don’t care Erdogan will work with & empower all jihadists to achieve this👇
022
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
My, my..these "SNA" types sure have a lot of affiliations!
010
Sinan Ciddi @sinanciddi.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
On 11/27 the USTreasury sanctioned various Venezuelan officials of the regime for their role in post-election political crackdowns, which Maduro stole 🇹🇷 ignores this by hosting Daniella Cabello in Turkey to explore further "trade" opportunities (a.k.a narco trafficking) x.com/SekibAvdagic...
010