Nebahat Tanrıverdi Yaşar
Turkey/CATS Visiting Fellow
Areas of Expertise
- Libya
- Turkey
Turkish foreign policy, Turkey and the North African States, Turkey's policies towards African States, Security and defence policy, Transition processes
Short Curriculum vitae
Since 05/2025 Visiting Fellow, SWP Berlin
03/2022 CATS Fellow, SWP Berlin
05/2020 - 10/2021 IPC-Stiftung Mercator Fellow at CATS, SWP Berlin
Since 10/2015 Free Lance Researcher
Since 2014 Ph.D Candidate (International Relations), Middle East Technical University (METU)
08/2010 - 10/2015 Center for Middle Eastern Studies (ORSAM)
04/2008 - 07/2010 The Embassy of United Arab Emirates
SWP Publications
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From Frontline to Central Regional Node: Turkey’s Recalibration of its Regional Strategy in Iraq
SWP Comment 2025/C 43, 02.10.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C43
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Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Turkey
How Has the Security Landscape Changed under AKP Rule?
SWP Comment 2023/C 55, 01.12.2023, 6 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023C55
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Unpacking Turkey’s Security Footprint in Africa
Trends and Implications for the EU
SWP Comment 2022/C 42, 30.06.2022, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C42
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Making Sense of Turkey’s Cautious Reaction to Power Shifts in Tunisia
Turkey Adjusts Its Foreign Policy in Europe’s Southern Neighbourhood
SWP Comment 2021/C 52, 06.10.2021, 4 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2021C52
External publications
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The New Rules of the Game in the Horn of Africa - Hedging, Rivalry, and Partnership between Turkey, Egypt, and Ethiopia
The strategic landscape of the Horn of Africa has shifted from ideological confrontation to competitive cooperation, with Turkey, Egypt, and Ethiopia recalibrating their positions amid intensifying global rivalries. As Ankara shifts from episodic engagement to structural presence, combining infrastructure investment, security partnerships, and crisis mediation, it has become a pivotal actor in the Horn of Africa. Egypt, long wary of Turkey's growing footprint, now balances guarded engagement with persistent strategic anxieties, while Ethiopia views Turkey as a key partner for its industrialisation, the modernisation of its military, and its quest for maritime access. This analysis unpacks how these evolving relationships are reshaping regional power dynamics and what this volatile equilibrium means for a Europe increasingly confronted with diminishing influence yet rising strategic exposure in the Red Sea corridor.
CATS Network Paper, No. 27, 16 December 2025, 28 Pages -
Turkey's evolving role in Libya
Recorded Chatham House event, moderated by Tim Eaton, in: Facebook, Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme, 13.11.2025 (video) -
Kahire-Ankara hattında neler oluyor?
in: Fikir Turu, 14.10.2025 -
NATO, Turkey and Iraq’s shifting security equation
in: NATO Defense College Foundation, 08.10.2025 -
Libya’s Crisis Persists Amid Tripoli Tensions and Renewed International Role
in: Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), MED This Week Newsletter, 11.09.2025 -
From Tripoli to Benghazi: Turkey’s Expanding Footprint in Libya’s Fragmented Landscape
in: Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Commentary, 08.09.2025