Posts Tagged: Erdogan
Will the Turkish Air Force and Erdogan Turn to Russia?
NATO’s second-biggest army had a deterrent air force both during and after the Cold War. In 2020, the Turkish Air Force (TuAF) was the world’s...
Erdogan’s Reckless Gambit: It’s Payback Time
Only three days after Turkey’s Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan sighed with relief at having side-stepped heavy European sanctions, he got slapped with heavy American...
With Turkey and Israel, Interests Talk, Sentiments Walk
JNS.org - Spring has arrived in Ankara earlier than expected. A change of tune, which has been music to Israeli ears, has emanated from the...
Saudi Arabia has Suspended Turkish Meat Imports – Turkish Union
Saudi Arabia formally suspended imports of meat, eggs and other products from Turkey earlier this month, the Turkish exporters' union said, after a months-long informal...
For Turkey, Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Is a ‘Win-Win’
Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan on the basis of cultural ties and common geopolitical aspirations. Lately, however, as Ankara has grown more assertive in the...
Istanbul Mayor Wants Lockdown to Restrain Second Virus Wave
Istanbul's mayor called on Saturday for a lockdown of at least two weeks to contain an "out of control" rise in coronavirus cases, and said...
Turkey’s Erdogan Ousts Central Bank Governor After Steep Lira Slide
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan fired central bank governor Murat Uysal on Saturday and replaced him with ex-finance minister Naci Agbal, acting after a 30% plunge...
As Turkey’s Lira Tumbles, Erdogan Pursues Neo-Ottoman Visions
As Turkey's lira sunk to a record low last Thursday, and the Turkish economy, hit hard by the coronavirus, attempts to bounce back, the Islamist...
Erdogan and His ‘Arab Brothers’
Neither the Ottoman nor the modern Turkish language has ever been short of racist proverbs denigrating Arabs and their culture. No more, said Recep Tayyip...
The Growing Conflict Between Greece and Turkey
Greece and Turkey are strange neighbors. They are bitter rivals with a history of armed conflict, but are both member-states of NATO. The list of...
Turkey Upset by Sarraj’s Plan to Step Down in Libya, Erdogan Says
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey was upset that Libya's internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, an ally, wants to quit next month and...
From Tripoli to Tripoli, Turkey’s Real Aim Is Egypt
The recent deadly and destructive explosion in Beirut raised more questions than it answered, and even the “answers” that the international community arrived at obscured in...
Turkey: Radical Islamism’s Corrupted Symbolism
Turkey’s Islamist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took yet another step toward undoing the secular legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, when...
Why Did Turkey’s Erdogan Convert Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque?
Hagia Sophia (“Holy Wisdom” in Latin) was built in the 4th century as a Byzantine church. It was just converted into a mosque following a...
