Turkey

In the increasingly close relationship between the Russian and Turkish presidents, there’s one clear alpha.

Voters across the political spectrum have become hostile toward the millions of people who fled Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his opponents are now responding with tough talk on repatriation.

The Turkish government provides millions of Syrians with health care and education. A multilateral political solution is needed and demonizing Ankara won’t help.

As U.S. policymakers worry about their special relationship with Ankara, Turkey’s president knows it's already dead.

Ankara once welcomed millions of Syrians as “guests.” Now, as anti-refugee sentiment rises, they are being sent back across the border, where they face danger and death.

U.S. defense secretary says a Turkish incursion would be “unacceptable.”

The United States failed to stop Russia’s S-400 sale to Turkey despite having the tools to do so. Don’t be surprised if the Kremlin continues to use arms sales to extend its influence.

How souring ties between Ankara and Washington benefit Athens.

Ankara is eyeing the gas reserves around Cyprus, causing yet more international tensions.

Anxious about its failure to establish cultural hegemony, the Erdogan government is going after internet stars.

Japan and South Korea continue a historic dispute while Turkey exits the F-35 program amid tensions with the United States.

The blame for Ankara’s antagonistic stance to Washington lies with both sides, a product of decades of misunderstandings.

With the cancellation of F-35 sales to Turkey, relations between Washington and Ankara have reached a new low. Here are our top reads on how things got so bad—and what comes next.

The decline and fall of an alliance.

The United States uses the fighter jet program to further its own influence while leaving allies dependent.