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Halis Yalçin

Middle East Senior Research Assistant

Halis Yalçin is the Middle East Senior Research Assistant at ACLED. He has been with the organization since 2019 and previously worked as Turkey and Northern Iraq researcher. He holds a BA degree in Political Science from Sabanci University and a MSc degree in European Integration and Development from VUB Brussels. Before joining ACLED, he had professional experience in various political and financial organizations.

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Middle East Overview: December 2025

November saw election-related tensions in Iraq; tensions between Saudi- and UAE-backed forces in Yemen; and sustained deadly Israeli operations across Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, and southern Syria.

Middle East Overview: December 2025
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