Author: Sinem Cengiz

Sinem Cengiz

Sinem Cengiz is a Research Assistant at Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University and Non-Resident Fellow at Gulf International Forum. She is a Turkish researcher with a focus on Gulf affairs, and Turkey’s relations with the broader Middle East. She is a regular columnist for Arab News and the author of the book “Turkish-Saudi relations: Cooperation and Competition in the Middle East.” Sinem is born and raised in Kuwait and currently based in Doha. She tweets at @SinemCngz

KSA

The Jeddah Summit: Unveiling Saudi Diplomacy’s Objectives

Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Jeddah Summit marked a significant step in Riyadh’s diplomatic strategy,...

GCC

Traveling Through History on the Forgotten Hejaz Railway

Geopolitics

Imagine boarding a train in Istanbul, and arriving in a city in the Gulf region...

GCC

The GCC’s Tilt Toward Asian Regional Organizations

Defense & Security

Over the past year, the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have grown steadily...

GCC

How the Gulf Fell in Love with Turkish Cinema

Society & Culture

In 2022, “Bergen,” a Turkish biopic based on the life story of the namesake singer,...

KSA

The Emergence of Saudi-Turkish Relations: Ataturk and Ibn Saud’s Pragmati...

Geopolitics

There is a conventional – even clichéd – understanding that Turkey had frosty relations with...

GCC

Turkey-GCC Relations: From Personal Diplomacy to Institutional Version?

Geopolitics

Today, many leaders use personal diplomacy in establishing relations with foreign leaders as a “shortcut”...

UAE

Turkey-UAE Rapprochement and Prospects for Regional Stability

Geopolitics

On November 24th, 2021, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi...

GCC

China is Quietly Mending the Turkish-GCC Split

Geopolitics

The recent climate of detente between Turkey and the Gulf appears to have had an...

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