Posts Tagged: Erdogan
Turkey Will Stay Anti-Israel and Anti-US — Unless It’s Forced to Pay for Its Actions
In the first days of the war that broke out following the October 7 massacre conducted by Hamas, Turkey employed a relatively balanced discourse about...
Turkey Has Threatened to Escalate the Israel-Gaza War; Should We Take It Seriously?
The October 7 attack by Hamas against Israel has led Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce his country is at war. While millions of...
In Israel’s Darkest Hour, Turkey Proudly Supports Hamas
As Israel is facing an existential battle against the Islamist terrorism of Hamas, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Turkey returns once again to the pan-Islamist rhetoric. Since...
Israel Recalls Diplomats After Erdogan’s Words at Istanbul Hate Fest
i24 News - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday inveighed against what he termed the Israeli army's "massacre" of Palestinians in Gaza. The leader spoke...
Arab Culture Wars Bubble Under the Surface
Religious conservatives and nationalists in the Muslim world and beyond have the wind in their sails. So do Arab autocrats, even if they increasingly cloak...
This Week’s Election Is a Milestone Moment for Turkey
The Turkish presidential and parliamentary election of May 14 is of cardinal significance for the future of the country. President’s Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration has been...
Turkey’s 2023 Elections: The Beginning of the Post-Erdogan Era?
On May 14, 2023, general and presidential elections will be held in Turkey. The elections were brought forward by a month to avoid the pilgrimage...
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Launch Syria Land Operation When Convenient
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch...
Russia Says It Has Not Yet Heard Turkish Proposal to Host Ukraine Peace Talks
Russia has not yet heard a proposal from Turkey about hosting peace talks between Moscow and Western countries, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as...
With Friends Like These, Does Turkey Need Enemies?
Turkey’s reconciliation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel is doing little to return the country to its “zero problems with our neighbours”...
Erdogan Accuses Greece of ‘Occupying’ Demilitarized Islands
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece on Saturday of occupying islands in the Aegean Sea that have a demilitarized status, and said Turkey was prepared...
Turkish Attempt to Reconcile with Assad in Syria: Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat
At first glance, there is little that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist and nationalist, has in common with Dogu Perincek, a maverick socialist,...
Bennett Warns Tehran Will Pay Price if Israelis Are Targeted in Turkey
Israeli senior officials warned over the weekend that the country will respond with force to Iranian attacks against its citizens in Turkey. “We are currently witnessing...
Kazakhstan, Like Ukraine, Spotlights the Waning Effect of the Rule of Law
When a Russian-led military force intervened in Kazakhstan, it did more than help Kazakh President Qasym-Johart Toqayev restore and strengthen his grip on power following...
