Dr. Salim Çevik

Dr. Salim Çevik


Research Division: Turkey/CATS
Associate

salim.cevik(at)swp-berlin.org

2016-2017 Post-Doctoral Fellow at Lund University Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Sweden)

2013-2016 Lecturer at Ipek University Political Science Department (Turkey)

2011-2012 Visting Scholar at Lund University Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Sweden)

2009-2011 Research Assitant at Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)

2008-2009 Visting Scholar at Columbia University (USA)

Areas of Expertise:

Turkey, Elites and elite change, Human rights, Nation- and state-building, Political Islam / Islamism, Political systems, Populism

State and Religion, Islamist Movement, Political Islam, Domestic Politics, Populism, Nationalism, Turkey in the Middle East


SWP Publications (selection):

Salim Çevik

New Political Parties and the Reconfigu­ration of Turkey’s Political Landscape

SWP Comment 2020/C 22, May 2020, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2020C22

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Salim Çevik

Erdoğan’s Comprehensive Religious Policy

Management of the Religious Realm in Turkey

SWP Comment 2019/C 12, March 2019, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2019C12

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Salim Çevik

The Future of Opposition in Turkey

Overcoming Identity Politics Is the Key for Success

SWP Comment 2018/C 35, August 2018, 4 Pages
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External Publications (selection):

Salim Çevik

Rise and Fall of the Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

in: diplomatist.com, 03.10.2020
Salim Çevik

Pakistan Siyasetini Anlama Kılavuzu

in: setav.org, 01.03.2013
Salim Çevik

İdeal Yurttaşın Din ve Millet Kriteri. Muhafazakar Dusunce.

(Religion and Nationality as Markers of the Ideal Citizen)

in: Muhafazakar Düşünce, year 5, vol.18, Autum 2008, p. 147-166.
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In the Media/ »Point of View« (selection):

Arzu Yılmaz

Arzu Yılmaz ile 2021’e Doğru Ortadoğu (5) – Körfez ülkeleri ve Ortadoğu – Dr. Salim Çevik: “Anti-İran ve anti-İhvan politikalarına anti-Türkiye boyutu ekleniyor”

2021’e Doğru Ortadoğu’da bu hafta Alman Bilim ve Politika Vakfı’ndan (SWP) Dr. Salim Çevik, Körfez ülkelerinin Ortadoğu politikalarını değerlendirdi. Çevik, Körfez ülkelerinin anti-İran ve anti- İhvan politikalarına, anti- Türkiye boyutunun eklendiği görüşünde.

in: medyascope.tv, 05.10.2020
Salim Çevik

Tensions at the Eastern Mediterranean

Interview by Muntaha al Ramahi, in: alarabiya.net, News Bulletin, 27.08.2020 (video)
Salim Çevik

Political Implications of the Hagia Sophia Reconversion

With his announcement that the Hagia Sophia will be reconverted into a mosque, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking to foment identity conflict for political gain. Thus far, the opposition has avoided the trap and declined to enter this fight. Salim Çevik argues that Europe should do the same.

Point of View, 17.07.2020
Salim Çevik

Warum die Unzufriedenheit mit Erdogan wächst

Die Corona-Krise wird für den türkischen Präsidenten zur Bewährungsprobe. Längst bringen sich Gegenspieler in Stellung und greifen an, wo Erdogan verwundbar ist. Ein Interview mit dem Türkei-Experten Salim Cevik.

Interview mit Marina Zapf, in: capital.de, 03.04.2020
Salim Çevik

Short- and Long-Term Impacts of the Escalation in Idlib

The current escalation in Idlib between Turkish and Russian-backed Syrian forces has two dimensions: the immediate Turkish involvement in Syria and the broader Turkish-Russian rapprochement. An assessment by Salim Çevik.

Point of View, 12.02.2020

Media quotes (selection):

Elmas Topcu

Turgut Öker davası ve Alisiz Aleviler

Avrupa Alevi Birlikleri Konfederasyonu Onursal Başkanı Turgut Öker hakkında Türkiye’de açılmış iki dava, altı soruşturma var. Öker, Alevilerin hakları için Avrupa’da verdiği mücadele nedeniyle hedef alındığı görüşünde.

dw.com, 23.02.2020

SWP Comments

Sinem Adar, Ilke Toygür
Turkey, the EU and the Eastern Mediterranean Crisis

Militarization of Foreign Policy and Power Rivalry

Alan Makovsky
Problematic Prospects for US‑Turkish Ties in the Biden Era

Human Rights, Sanctions Likely among Early Tests

SWP Research Papers

Günter Seufert
Is the Fethullah Gülen Movement Overstretching Itself?

A Turkish Religious Community as a National and International Player

Günter Seufert
Foreign Policy and Self-image

The Societal Basis of Strategy Shifts in Turkey