Erdoğan and al-Sharaa align to stabilize Syria, easing refugee pressure on Türkiye and legitimizing Damascus’ transitional authority. Erdoğan’s request to assimilate Kurdish autonomy in Northeastern Syria into the new Republic…
Turkish President Erdoğan is on a streak of foreign policy successes Erdoğan advances his own interests, while maintaining ties with both Putin and NATO Erdoğan aims to improve his image…
MBZ’s refusal to speak with Washington despite soaring oil prices alludes to a strained relationship, brought on by the revival of the JCPOA and reduced regional US commitment MBZ has…
President Erdoğan Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Turkish President Erdoğan is in the news for the continued sale of drones…
The 2016 failed military coup gave Erdogan full political power domesticallyNow controlling the army, Erdogan expanded Turkey’s geopolitical reach in MENAErdogan’s strong domestic power allowed him to weather the Turkish…
+ A deteriorating economy since 2018 has significantly eroded Erdogan’s domestic support.+ Turkish interventions in Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan kindle nationalist sentiments. + Erdogan has been utilizing populist rhetoric to…
Source: Ahval February 27th 2020 marked an unprecedented shift in military history. After 34 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Syrian war, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, under Erdogan’s…
+ Clashes have erupted over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. + The so-called “Ganja Gap” is a strategic passage linking Eurasian energy. + Involvement of regional powers points to far-ranging geopolitical…
+ The Turkish head of religious affairs accused publicly the LGBT community of causing disease and corruption. + Erdogan chose to defend him and seized the occasion to attack queer…
+Erdogan lost a great deal of his power during the 2019 local elections. +He is using the COVID-19 as an excuse to regain that control. +The 2023 elections seem like…