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Alper Cezmi Ozdemir

Alper Cezmi Özdemir completed his undergraduate education at Bahçeşehir University, Department of Political Science and International Relations. Having completed a minor program in the Department of Sociology, he worked as a research assistant at the Center of Migration and Urban Studies (BAUMUS) at Bahçeşehir University between 2017-2019. He gained his master's degree in International Relations at the University of Chicago, where he went as a Fulbright scholar in 2020. While in Chicago, he took part in academic projects on the propaganda strategies of militant organizations such as ISIS and al-Qaeda at the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST).

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IHEC continues manual recount of contested ballots as pro-Iran groups reject election results

by Alper Cezmi Ozdemir
1 November 2021

On October 27th, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) started a limited manual recount of over 2,000 polling stations across the country. The decision to implement the manual recount follows a series of formal appeals by most Shia political groups alleging fraud in the October 10 parliamentary elections. Consequently, IHEC invited “agents of the candidates who appealed the results and the observation teams to attend and monitor the recount.” The

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Statements provide insight ahead of Baghdad Conference scheduled for August 28

Baghdad will host a regional conference revolving around regional security and stability on August 28. The Iraqi government hopes that the conference will also spur economic partnership and integration among regional actors. Numerous governments in the region are invited to participate in the conference, officially titled “Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership”, in an effort to foster regional dialogue and reduce tensions. The name highlights the extending scope of the

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by Alper Cezmi Ozdemir
27 August 2021
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Prospects of US presence in Iraq following outcome of 4th round of strategic talks

US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi

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by Alper Cezmi Ozdemir
30 July 2021
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IHEC continues manual recount of contested ballots as pro-Iran groups reject election results

by Alper Cezmi Ozdemir
1 November 2021

On October 27th, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) started a limited manual recount of over 2,000 polling stations across the country. The decision to implement the manual recount follows a series

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Statements provide insight ahead of Baghdad Conference scheduled for August 28

by Alper Cezmi Ozdemir
27 August 2021

Baghdad will host a regional conference revolving around regional security and stability on August 28. The Iraqi government hopes that the conference will also spur economic partnership and integration among regional actors.

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Prospects of US presence in Iraq following outcome of 4th round of strategic talks

by Alper Cezmi Ozdemir
30 July 2021

US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met on Monday in Washington D.C. as part of the fourth round of the US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue. Following the meeting, President Biden

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