Posts Tagged: Recep Erdogan Turkey

Turkey, Russia, and the Middle East
It is often claimed that Turkey made a definitive break with the West in 2003 when the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power....

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...

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...

An Open Letter to Turkish Despot Tayyip Erdogan
Dear President Erdogan, Over the past year, I've had the opportunity to speak to many Turkish scholars and former government officials, the majority of whom left...