Category: Commentary
Ankara’s mercenary plans could put Turkey and the rest of the region in uncharted and dangerous territory. Building a mercenary force in order to help direct one’s foreign policy is a strange way to conduct ...
Although some observers believe that Turkey’s importance to the United States and other Western governments will increase after the assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, they shouldn’t be too quick to arrive at such conclusions ...
The Turkish Foreign Ministry’s belated statement in response to the Soleimani killing reflects the government’s deep confusion regarding its regional interests. The Turkish Foreign Ministry, which is usually quick to weigh in on world affairs, ...
Erdoğan seems to think that his best defense in the Mediterranean power game is an offense. One emerging power in Libya, however, is not a Western state actor…. Russia has the potential to step into ...
Ankara does not have the resources to back up its ambitions and is risking further international isolation by involving itself in the Libya. Last week, Turkey’s firebrand president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced plans to send troops to Libya and ...
As the saying goes, “even a broken clock is right twice a day.” While the broken clock of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was right when he proposed recognizing the genocide of Native Americans ...
Europeans could still keep Libya a multilateral affair, if they can bring France onto a shared platform – and deploy newfound unity to draw American influence back in. Last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan grabbed ...
In the public eye. Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) speaks at the Mediterranean dialogues conference in Rome, December 6. (AP) I recently took part in a conference in Rome organised by the ...
Back in the game. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) during the ground-breaking of Marmara University’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan complex in Istanbul, November 29. (AP) Circumventing every possible obstacle, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
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Over the past 16 years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has progressively increased his power. But since last year, his influence has been waning, writes DW’s Daniel Bellut. When Recep Tayyip Erdogan took power ...