Nebahat Tanrıverdi Yaşar
Biography
Nebahat Tanrıverdi Yaşar completed her BA in Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, department of International Relations. He received her MA degree in Middle East Technical University, Middle East Studies department with the thesis titled “Reconsidering Durability of Authoritarian Regime and Possibilities of Democratizatio in Tunisia”. She is a PhD candidate in the Department of International Relations at Middle East Technical University.
She has been studying on the topics such as North African politics, foreign policies of North African countries, social movements, the Arab Spring and the transformation processes. Tanrıverdi Yaşar has published many national and international publications so far and contributes to various journals and media outlets.
After working in various media and mission representations until 2010, she started working in ORSAM in 2010. She worked as an freelance researcher between 2015-2020.
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Government Formation Efforts in Tunisia
Given a mandate by President Kais Saied to form the government, Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh has faced a dilemma due...
Libya: Never-Ending Chaos
While UN initiatives are underway to gather a 5+5 military commission in Geneva for a permanent truce in Libya, eastern-based warlord Khalifa Haftar...
Can Berlin conference solve Libyan crisis?
Negotiations for a permanent cease-fire in Libya remained inconclusive in Moscow but now Germany is organizing a conference on Sunday to end the...
Efforts to Regulate the Militia Forces in Libya: An Evaluation of the UN Agreement
UN has been paying great efforts to formulate an agreement to reconcile the parties with a Libyan negotiation process which was initiated in...
Is the Balance Changing in Libya?
The negotiations led by UN since September, 2014 reached a concrete but a partial outcome with the signing of the political agreement on 11 July...
Souse Attacks and Security Issues in Tunisia
The meaning and impact of triple terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, which were held on 26 June, Friday ,following ISIS spokesman Abu ...
Is Peace Possible in Libya?
The ongoing bloody and difficult struggle between two parliaments, two governments, and militia forces has been dragged towards a dramatic turning...
The Parties in Libya around the Same Table
The rival parties in Libya came together around the same table for the first time at the recent round of the peace talks initiated by UN, which was...
Egypt: Judiciary as a tool for mass intimidation
The tremendous impact of death sentences against more than 100 detainees including the ousted president Mohammed Mursi on 16 May still continues....
Tunisia's Test through Security Issues
Tunisia’s new draft law on security is heavily criticized by the unions, the media, the human right organizations and political parties in the c...
Convergence between the US and Egypt: An 'Apprehensive' Strategic Partnership
The US had aired its demands for free and fair elections, an inclusive government, rule of law and democratization loudly, but these calls were laid ...
The New Government in Tunisia: Nidaa-Nahda Alliance
The government formation process in Tunisia, which had been carried out in quiet since October 2014, was ended with a vote of confidence by Tunisian...
Tunisia Elect New President
Tunisia completed its electoral marathon by holding the second round of presidential elections on 21 December 2014. Thus, the transitional period...
Unjudgeable Crimes in Egypt and Mubarak’s Trial
In Egypt, the court cleared all the charges over the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak,...
Tunisia’s (S)election
As a successful example of the Arab Spring, Tunisia, following the parliamentary elections held in October, held presidential elections this time on...
Containment Policy towards Muslim Brotherhood
The coup of 3rd July, 2014 and policies targeted Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has become a regional issue that exceeds the border of Egyptian domestic...
Kerry's Visit to Egypt
US President Barack Obama, after being elected president in November 2008, paid his first diplomatic visit to the Middle East and gave a speech to...
Al-Qaeda Threat in North Africa
After the crisis that was caused by ISIS’s invasion of Mosul, ISIS and its activities, which are a very important factor in the civil war in Syria, h...
Final Status of Us-Egypt Relations
Due to the latest decisions about military aid for Egypt, the U.S.'s foreign policy toward Egypt has once again been under the spotlight in the...
Toward Presidential Elections in Egypt
In a period of less than three years, Egypt has seen seven governments, three constitutions, six voting processes and four presidents; yet the...
Oil and Politics: Understanding the recent political rift in Libya
The recent crisis between the ruling National Transitional Council in Tripoli and autonomous Barqa government pertaining to oil supplies lays bare...
What Does the Draft Egyptian Constitution Say?
The draft constitution submitted to Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour on Dec. 3 enhances the status of state institutions -he military, the...
Collective Gestures of Egypt: Counting Fingers
When the popular uprisings that began as December-January protests in Tunisia and spread to many Middle Eastern and North African countries knocked...
Declaration of Chaos in Libya: Militias and the State
The news that Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan had been abducted from his hotel room by armed gunmen on Oct.
10 drew attention to Libya. Shortly ...
Fresh Blood and New Safe Haven for Jihadists: Libya
The security of the oil supply and stability issues have come to the forefront regarding discussions on the future of post-Muammar Gaddafi...
Will Tunisia's Ennahda Tackle Political Obstacles Inside and Out?
Tunisia's political crisis deepened after the assassination of one of the leading opposition figures.
These political assassinations continue to...
Egypt's Deadlock in a Zero-Sum Game
There are no signs that the parties of the conflict in Egypt will accept a quick political solution that can end the deadlock in the country.
After ...
Zero-Sum Game in Egypt
On July 24, Abdel Fettah el-Sisi, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces as well as Minister of Defence, urged Egyptians to take to the...
A General Outlook on the post-2011 Period: The Changing Position of the Egyptian Army
The Egyptian army has been in a wide transition since 11 February 2011. Contrary to the expectations and allegations put forward by optimistic...
The $1.5 billion Question: A Coup or Not?
Removal of President Mohamed Morsy from power and imposition of a road map by the Egyptian military trigger a wide discussion of that if it is coup...
Government Formation Efforts in Tunisia
Given a mandate by President Kais Saied to form the government, Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh has faced a dilemma due...
Libya: Never-Ending Chaos
While UN initiatives are underway to gather a 5+5 military commission in Geneva for a permanent truce in Libya, eastern-based warlord Khalifa Haftar...
Can Berlin conference solve Libyan crisis?
Negotiations for a permanent cease-fire in Libya remained inconclusive in Moscow but now Germany is organizing a conference on Sunday to end the...
Efforts to Regulate the Militia Forces in Libya: An Evaluation of the UN Agreement
UN has been paying great efforts to formulate an agreement to reconcile the parties with a Libyan negotiation process which was initiated in...
Is the Balance Changing in Libya?
The negotiations led by UN since September, 2014 reached a concrete but a partial outcome with the signing of the political agreement on 11 July...
Souse Attacks and Security Issues in Tunisia
The meaning and impact of triple terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, which were held on 26 June, Friday ,following ISIS spokesman Abu ...
Is Peace Possible in Libya?
The ongoing bloody and difficult struggle between two parliaments, two governments, and militia forces has been dragged towards a dramatic turning...
The Parties in Libya around the Same Table
The rival parties in Libya came together around the same table for the first time at the recent round of the peace talks initiated by UN, which was...
Egypt: Judiciary as a tool for mass intimidation
The tremendous impact of death sentences against more than 100 detainees including the ousted president Mohammed Mursi on 16 May still continues....
Tunisia's Test through Security Issues
Tunisia’s new draft law on security is heavily criticized by the unions, the media, the human right organizations and political parties in the c...
Convergence between the US and Egypt: An 'Apprehensive' Strategic Partnership
The US had aired its demands for free and fair elections, an inclusive government, rule of law and democratization loudly, but these calls were laid ...
The New Government in Tunisia: Nidaa-Nahda Alliance
The government formation process in Tunisia, which had been carried out in quiet since October 2014, was ended with a vote of confidence by Tunisian...Tunisia Elect New President
Tunisia completed its electoral marathon by holding the second round of presidential elections on 21 December 2014. Thus, the transitional period...
Unjudgeable Crimes in Egypt and Mubarak’s Trial
In Egypt, the court cleared all the charges over the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak,...
Tunisia’s (S)election
As a successful example of the Arab Spring, Tunisia, following the parliamentary elections held in October, held presidential elections this time on...
Containment Policy towards Muslim Brotherhood
The coup of 3rd July, 2014 and policies targeted Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has become a regional issue that exceeds the border of Egyptian domestic...
Kerry's Visit to Egypt
US President Barack Obama, after being elected president in November 2008, paid his first diplomatic visit to the Middle East and gave a speech to...
Al-Qaeda Threat in North Africa
After the crisis that was caused by ISIS’s invasion of Mosul, ISIS and its activities, which are a very important factor in the civil war in Syria, h...
Final Status of Us-Egypt Relations
Due to the latest decisions about military aid for Egypt, the U.S.'s foreign policy toward Egypt has once again been under the spotlight in the...
Toward Presidential Elections in Egypt
In a period of less than three years, Egypt has seen seven governments, three constitutions, six voting processes and four presidents; yet the...
Oil and Politics: Understanding the recent political rift in Libya
The recent crisis between the ruling National Transitional Council in Tripoli and autonomous Barqa government pertaining to oil supplies lays bare...
What Does the Draft Egyptian Constitution Say?
The draft constitution submitted to Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour on Dec. 3 enhances the status of state institutions -he military, the...
Collective Gestures of Egypt: Counting Fingers
When the popular uprisings that began as December-January protests in Tunisia and spread to many Middle Eastern and North African countries knocked...
Declaration of Chaos in Libya: Militias and the State
The news that Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan had been abducted from his hotel room by armed gunmen on Oct. 10 drew attention to Libya. Shortly ...
Fresh Blood and New Safe Haven for Jihadists: Libya
The security of the oil supply and stability issues have come to the forefront regarding discussions on the future of post-Muammar Gaddafi...
Will Tunisia's Ennahda Tackle Political Obstacles Inside and Out?
Tunisia's political crisis deepened after the assassination of one of the leading opposition figures. These political assassinations continue to...
Egypt's Deadlock in a Zero-Sum Game
There are no signs that the parties of the conflict in Egypt will accept a quick political solution that can end the deadlock in the country. After ...
Zero-Sum Game in Egypt
On July 24, Abdel Fettah el-Sisi, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces as well as Minister of Defence, urged Egyptians to take to the...
A General Outlook on the post-2011 Period: The Changing Position of the Egyptian Army
The Egyptian army has been in a wide transition since 11 February 2011. Contrary to the expectations and allegations put forward by optimistic...
