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G\u00f6n\u00fcl Tol is a senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), where she focuses on Turkish politics, US-Turkey relations, political Islam, and regional dynamics in the Middle East. Her research also explores the formation of ethnic and religious identity, immigration, and the role of identity in shaping foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A frequent commentator, Dr Tol has written numerous articles on Turkish domestic and foreign policy for publications such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and The Financial Times. Her articles include \u201cTurkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy\u201d in Foreign Affairs (March 2025) and \u201cErdogan Sees Nothing But Opportunity in Syria\u201d in The Financial Times (December 2024).
She is the author of Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria (Oxford University Press, 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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