Turkish leader hopes to assume a mediation role, but analysts say he faces a challenge on many fronts as he tries to do a balancing act with Russia and the West
As hopes grow for Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, analysts say renewed ties could mean changes in Iran’s and Russia’s roles in the region.
The prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is putting scrutiny on Turkey and its role as the gatekeeper of the Black Sea. As Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, Ankara is aware any conflict will bring pressure from both Moscow and Turkey’s NATO partners in its role as gatekeeper to the Black Sea.
Erdogan pledged to create a loyal pious generation, but discontent is high among young Turks who demand greater rights and jobs
Gathering is the latest effort by Ankara to make economic and diplomatic inroads on the continent
Analysts warn that escalating Ukrainian-Russian tensions could spell the end of Erdogan's policy of balancing Washington and Moscow
Analysts predict Turkish President Erdogan, in two-day Qatar visit, will be looking for financial backing for the collapsing Turkish lira while Qatar looks for support in its reopening efforts of Kabul airport
Ankara faces domestic pressure to restore Syrian ties as key to returning refugees and securing border
Analysts warn surging inflation and poverty in aftermath of collapse in currency could fuel social tensions over refugees
Arrests of Iranian agents in Turkey are the latest sign in tensions between neighbors as Ankara expands its influence at Tehran’s expense
Warning follows Kyiv’s release of video Tuesday showing Turkish-made drone used for the first time against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine
Erdogan says Turkish forces and Syrian rebels backed by Turkey will seek to oust the Kurds from the strategic town of Tell Rifaat
Erdogan’s threat to expel 10 ambassadors faces pushback, as observers suggest Erdogan seeks to divert public attention from a looming economic crisis
As Damascus steps up attacks on last rebel enclave, Ankara looks to Moscow to avert new refugee exodus, while increasing Turkey’s military presence in Syria.
A September 29th meeting between the presidents of Russia and Turkey resulted in both sides committing to deepen relations. But as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, that rapprochement could come at a high cost to Turkey's ties with NATO ally, the United States. Dorian Jones reports.
Security forces in Istanbul detain unregistered Afghans as Turkey’s government faces growing public pressure to not accept any more refugees
Turkish leader calls for scrutiny of the Taliban’s interim government but says there is progress over efforts to reopen Kabul airport to international traffic
Turkish leadership banks on the country's historic, religious and cultural ties with Afghanistan to assert what it hopes will be a key role as mediator among the Taliban, the West and Russia
With the Taliban now ruling Afghanistan, many former members of the Afghan military are setting their sights on countries with whose forces they fought alongside
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