Israeli-Turkish Ties Sink to New Low

The revelation that the head of Turkish Intelligence may have blown the cover of Israeli agents has deepened the crisis in US-Turkey relations.  

Israel

Radical Groups Operate On Turkey’s Border

Turkey is increasingly identified as a country facilitating radical forces in Syria, and thereby isolated among its allies.

Syria

The Roots of Radicalism In Political Islam

Sunni and Shiite fundamentalists have both sought to return to their own ideal version of history while rejecting modernity.

Turkey

Turkey’s Islamic Liberals

The liberal voices among Turkey's conservatives, many of them women, will be the bellwethers of social change.

Turkey

Is Turkey Digging a Hole With Its Syria policy?

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also the enemy of Salafists fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria

The EU's Mixed Report on Turkey

The chill between the EU and Turkey continues as the annual progress report by the EU Commission attempts to keep a delicate balance between criticism and encouragement.

Turkey

Erdogan Provides Eid Allowance To Journalist

A reporter asks, and receives, an eid allowance from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey

Could Turkey’s Christians Wear Police Uniforms?

A police department statement encouraging Turkey’s non-Muslims to become police officers is positive, but Turkey should still revoke the ancestry registry.

Turkey

Assad Is a HeroFor Turkey's Neo-Nationalists

For at least 20% of the people in Turkey, Bashar al-Assad is the only hope for toppling Erdogan.

Turkey

Smugglers Easily Cross Iraq’s Border

Despite the efforts of Iraq and the six countries bordering it, Iraq’s borders are easily navigated by professional smugglers.

Saudi Arabia

Pressure Mounts on Turkey Over Radical Groups in Syria

A recent Human Rights Watch report has drawn further attention to the need for Turkey to control its border and prevent the influx of jihadists to Syria.

Syria

Balyoz Verdicts Put Turkey’s Democracy to Test – Again …

The Supreme Court of Appeals confirmed that the military actually planned to carry a military coup, but it failed to convince the general public that the country’s democracy benefited from this trial.

Turkey