Turkey

With few friends left in the West, Ankara is counting on Beijing for help.

Border tensions among Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus are about to boil over—but there’s a simple solution.

The TV drama “Ertugrul” reveals how neo-Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and Western influence.

After the discovery of a large natural gas field, Ankara may have Moscow on the ropes.

The region’s powers and the West are facing off against Turkey—and Turkey is not going down without a fight.

And he won’t be able to keep the game going for much longer.

The United States has the opportunity to reshape its alliances and bolster lasting stability in the region—but only by ending a failed approach.

Putin and Erdogan “act when there’s a stick involved,” a House aide said.

The Turkish leader tried to mold a generation of pious followers. Instead, the country’s youth could bring about his final defeat.

Ankara shut an institution founded by religious conservatives and attacks tech companies in order to stop young Turks from accessing a free academic and media environment.

Turkey is standing in the wreckage of a foreign-policy adventure with no discernible strategy.

The Turkish president wants to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Destroying its dual Orthodox-Islamic heritage would be a blow to religious pluralism and tolerance.

Ali Babacan promises he’s ready to take down Erdogan—but he might leave everything else in place.

Turkey’s economy is a mess, but its president won’t seek an IMF loan because the conditions would mean giving up his extensive patronage network.

Canan Kaftancioglu has fueled the rise of Turkey’s increasingly effective opposition—and earned the president’s ire.

European countries have suffered from the pandemic, but their southern and eastern neighbors are faring even worse—setting the stage for financial ruin, political instability, and a surge of refugees.