Analysis
Turkey's Erdogan shows no give on Sweden’s NATO bid
The hope is that the Turkish president will deal on NATO, Sweden and Syria after May 14 elections; Turkey-Syria talks unsettle refugees; Could jihadists make a comeback in Europe?
No quid pro quo for US F-16s, says Turkish FM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has seized opportunity in the crisis that is the Ukraine war: leveraging his star turn as mediator between Moscow and Kyiv, flirting with rapprochement with Syria, rebuilding ties with Israel and the Gulf, and trying to steady US-Turkey relations.
His actions come across as both urgent and purposeful, given a difficult economy and elections now slated for May 14, as Nazlan Ertan reports.
The opposition coalition has yet to name a candidate, and an expected close race seems increasingly to tilt, if slightly, in Erdogan’s favor.
