Ahmet Faruk Isik

Research Fellow

Ahmet Faruk is a a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and a PhD candidate at the Shanghai International Studies University

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Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Global China Research & Policy Papers

This study examines the growing role of soft power in Türkiye–China relations by analysing how media, culture, sports, and academic exchanges function as instruments of public diplomacy beyond traditional economic and security-based interactions.

Jul 14, 2026
Global China In the media

Ahmet Faruk Işik (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) is author of the article "Turkic states at crossroads of US-China rivalry" for Daily Sabah.

Feb 27, 2026
Global China In the media

Ahmet Faruk Işik (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) is author of the article "China and Syria: Rebuilding ties after regime change" for Daily Sabah.

Nov 6, 2025
ChinaMed Observer 39
Global China Research & Policy Papers

Ahmet Faruk Işik (ChinaMed Project, T.wai & Shanghai International Studies University) writes an analysis of China’s stance for the protracted Cyprus Problem for the ChinaMed Observer.

May 26, 2025
Global China In the media

Ahmet Faruk Işik (ChinaMed Project, T.wai & Shanghai International Studies University) is quoted in the article "Türkiye backs China’s Belt and Road Initiative on ‘win-win’ basis" on Türkiye Today.

May 21, 2025

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