Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes ...

This potential shift presents grave implications for Israel, the Middle East, and global geopolitics. The Geopolitical Power and Influence of Turkey Turkey sits at a critical crossroads between ...

Turkey has the second largest army among NATO countries. Former US special forces officer, now military analyst, Steve ...

For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups ...

In a major geopolitical shift, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) — a leftist militant group that fought a 40-year insurgency against Turkey — has announced its disarmament following months of ...

On the chessboard of Middle Eastern and Eurasian power politics, Turkey has mastered the art ... it is a rising power actively shaping regional dynamics on its own terms. Nowhere is this ...

The P.K.K.’s disarmament could also shift dynamics elsewhere in the Middle East ... vulnerable and in danger of having its power eroded. “Turkey’s space of maneuver expanded significantly ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Pakistani army chief Asim Munir in Ankara on September 13, ...

On a macro level, Hassan said, “Erdogan’s ambitions are deeply rooted in a neo-Ottoman Empire vision that seeks to reassert Ankara as a dominant power ... Middle East, said a stronger Syria ...

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GIRESUN, Turkey, April 21 (Reuters) - Turkey will manage its economy dynamically rather than use "autopilot" policies in this period of trade wars and increasing global uncertainty, Vice President ...