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Mr. Yorulmazlar is a former Harvard University WCFIA Fellow (2011-2012); Deputy Chief of Staff and Political Advisor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey; diplomat at Turkish Embassy in Tehran (2005-2009) and Washington DC (2011-2013); Msc London School of Economics (LSE); currently works on the role of ideas in Turkish foreign policy. Research interests include Turkish foreign policy, Middle East, Iran and changing balances in international relations.
Recent Publications
"U.S.-Iran Detente Would Be Welcome New For Turkey," with Kemal Kirisci, Brookings, October 11, 2013
"For a healthier foreign policy debate," Today's Zaman,
August 19, 2013
"Strategic respite: back to reality in the Middle East," Today's Zaman, July 18, 2013
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Emirhan Yuralmazlar
Fellow, The Foreign Policy Institute
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