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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Many thanks to George Goulas at To Vima for doing an interview with me on my Erdogan biography www.tovima.gr/print/diplom...

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Many thanks to Nilantha Ilangamuwa of the Sri Lanka Guardian for having a virtual sit-down with me about history and politics, strongmen and resistance, and the legacies of mass violence. The full interview was published here: slguardian.org/interview-ho...

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Bariz bir çelişki var: Geçmişte bu hastaneyi Erdoğan'a bağlayan söylentiler bir kardiyoloğa işaret ediyordu. İster söylentilerin karışması ister siyasi bir tiyatro olsun; bu durum Türk-İsrail ilişkilerinin derin ve paradoksal dip akıntılarını vurguluyor.

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İsrail medyasında Erdoğan hakkında ilginç bir haber: Eski bir hastane sözcüsü, birkaç yıl önce Erdoğan'ı kanserden kurtarmak için İsrailli bir doktorun gizlice Türkiye'ye gönderildiğini iddia etti. Öne çıkan alıntı: "Bugün Yahudileri tehdit eden adam, bir Yahudi sayesinde hayatta ve nefes alıyor."

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A discrepancy stands out: past rumors linking this hospital to Erdoğan pointed to a cardiologist. Whether this is a conflation of rumors, hidden medical history, or politically timed theater, it highlights the deeply entangled and often paradoxical undercurrents of Turkish-Israeli relations.

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Interesting story circulating today in Israeli media about Erdoğan: a former hospital spokesman claims an Israeli doctor was secretly sent to Turkey a few years ago to save Erdoğan's life from cancer. Quote driving coverage: "The man who today threatens Jews is alive and breathing thanks to a Jew."

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My take on the NATO summit and Erdoğan in Foreign Policy: "Whatever the expectations for the July 7-8 NATO... Erdoğan is all but guaranteed to emerge the winner—if NATO summits can have winners at all..." foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/06/e...

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Erdogan Has Laid a Trap in Ankara

No matter what happens at the NATO summit, the Turkish strongman wins.

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A big thank you to Roy Karadag for a fantastic, deep-dive conversation about my new book, Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc). Our episode for the InIIS InSIGHTS podcast at the University of Bremen is now available on Spotify. open.spotify.com/episode/5T3c...

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Germans & Turks (with Stefan Ihrig)

InIIS InSIGHTS · Episode

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I hope I won't lose my Armenians friends over my op-ed in Haaretz, but the matter is a bit too cynical for my taste... Israel's Armenian Genocide Recognition: A Right Move, for Very Wrong Reasons—Stefan Ihrig www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...

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Opinion | Israel's Armenian genocide recognition: a right move, for very wrong reasons

"I just did. Here you go."

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe" adlı kitabım bu hafta çıkıyor! Basılı kopyalar sınırlı olduğundan; dijital inceleme kopyası isteyen eleştirmen, podcaster, akademik blog yazarı veya meslektaşlarım bana DM ya da yorumlardan ulaşabilir. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

My "Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe" is out this week! Physical review copies are limited. If you’d like a digital copy (for reviewers, podcasters, academic bloggers, or colleagues), drop a DM or comment below. Promising an interesting read! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...

Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Mein Buch "Germans and Turks—A Forgotten History of Europe" erscheint diese Woche! Gedruckte Rezensionsexemplare sind limitiert. Bei Interesse an digitalem Exemplar (für Rezensent:innen, Podcaster, Blogger:innen oder Kolleg:innen) gerne per DM/Kommentar melden. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/germans-a...

Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I am arguing in Foreign Policy that "Orban's Defeat is Being Dangerously Misread" and talk about what's next for strongmen like Erdoğan: foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/19/o...

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Orban’s Defeat Is Being Dangerously Misread

Panicking strongmen will turn to more extreme measures.

Turkey is seizing the moment and Israel has a lot to learn | Opinion

My take on Israel/Turkey at the moment, in Haaretz: "We seem to be sleeping through a historic opportunity. Who is definitely not sleeping? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hakan Fidan, his foreign minister." tinyurl.com/bdyxrdhr

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Turkey Is Talking to Everyone and Has Much to Offer Its Regional Partners. Netanyahu Glorifies Our Ever-increasing Isolation as 'Super Sparta,' but Sparta Did Not Stand Alone, and We Have Lots to Lear...

Trump Should Just Admit He Screwed Up

FP: The Iran war was obviously a mistake. Why not say so? "What if Trump just admitted that he’d made a mistake?" foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/28/t...

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The Iran war was obviously a mistake. Why not say so?

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Peter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Bu Yunanca yazılışıdır. Bana da garip geliyor. Ne yapmalıyım...

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The Russian State University for the Humanities is hiring a researcher to investigate Putin’s ancestry. Seems like a hazardous task and can’t wait to discover how the Putin family embodied the finest traditions of hard work, patriotism and upward social mobility!

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The Blogs: The parallel universe of Miri Regev

The parallel universe of Miri Regev Roni Fantanesh Malkai: "In Miri Regev’s parallel reality, public transportation may already be free, but in the reality of the Israeli public, we will continue to pay a heavy price." blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-parallel...

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From the blog of Roni Fantanesh Malkai at The Times of Israel

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Kristina Milz @kristinamilz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Vor zehn Jahren erkannte der Deutsche Bundestag die Verfolgung und Ermordung der armenischen Bevölkerung im Osmanischen Reich als Völkermord an. Warum wir alle uns mehr mit diesen Ereignissen im Ersten Weltkrieg beschäftigen sollten, habe ich für @zeit.de aufgeschrieben ⬇️ www.zeit.de/wissenschaft...

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Völkermord an den Armeniern: Dieser Schmerz betrifft uns alle

Elie Wiesel nannte ihn »Holocaust vor dem Holocaust«, seit 2016 nennt Deutschland ihn Völkermord. Doch der Armenier-Genozid ist noch zu wenig Teil der Erinnerungskultur.

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Stefan Ihrig @stefanihrig.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Osman Kavala Awarded Gilel Storch Prize The Gilel Storch Prize, awarded annually since 2018 by the association "Judisk Kultur i Sverige" (Jewish Culture in Sweden), has been awarded this year to businessman and civil society activist Osman Kavala. www.agos.com.tr/tr/haber/gil...

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Gilel Storch Ödülü Osman Kavala'ya

Türkiye'de yaklaşık dokuz yıldır cezaevinde olan iş insanı ve sivil toplum aktivisti Osman Kavala, İsveç'te 2026 Gilel Storch Ödülü'ne layık görüldü. Ödül töreni 7 Eylül’de Stockholm Konser Salonu’nda...