How Venezuela has united Erdogan, Turkish left

In the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, Turkey's left is finding itself aligned with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy.

Turkey

Ankara rounds up more 'Gulenist' military pilots

Turkey's crackdown on accused followers of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen is still going strong, with an avalanche of purges and detentions that show no signs of abating.

Turkey

Intel: How Turkey is responding to the UN probe of Khashoggi's murder

Saudi Arabia

What is driving Ankara’s love for Nicolas Maduro?

Coup attempts in any country — democratic or not — continue to act as emotional tripwires for Erdogan and his supporters, especially if these attempts are supported by the West.

Turkey

Kurdish leaders scrabble for footing as Ankara pounds war drums

Turkey says it has completed preparations to intervene in Syria's Manbij and the Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates River.

Syria

Ankara’s planned operation in northeast Syria remains murky

Whether Ankara will stage an operation east of Euphrates depends on diplomatic efforts with Washington and Moscow.

Iraq

Shadow of foul play descends early on Turkey's local polls

Turkey’s municipal polls are still two months away, but the opposition is already alarmed over possible vote manipulation.

Turkey

Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq fed up with both Erdogan, PKK

Tensions have escalated between Iraqi Kurds and Turkey in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region as a violent protest that stormed in a Turkish military base near the city of Dahuk left one dead and at least 10 others wounded.

Turkey

Intel: How a deadly protest is challenging Turkey’s presence in Iraq

Iraq

Turkey pledges to enter Syria so refugees can return

Frustrated by the slow progress on a proposed buffer zone in northeast Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled Turkey could do it alone, saying it would allow some of the millions of Syrians sheltering in Turkey to go home.

Syria

Putin proposes old yet novel idea for Turkey-Syria crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested reactivating the 1998 Adana Accord to prevent Turkey from intervening east of the Euphrates River in Syria.

Syria

Economic woes set to seal fate of Turkey’s local polls

Public opinion polls show that economic problems have climbed to the top of the Turkish public’s concerns and electoral support for the ruling party is on the decline ahead of municipal elections in March.

Turkey