Mr. Nuri Safa Erdem is a senior associate of East and West Institute. He is a journalist who has worked for large Turkish dailies such as Hürriyet, Günaydin, Sabah, YeniYüzyil and Yeni Binyil as correspondent covering the Turkish Parliament. He has extensive experience in Turkish politics. He is currently working as a journalist for VATAN newspaper covering the work of the Turkish parliament.