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September 25, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Sophia Epley

The Biden Administration Should Not Sell F-35s to Turkey

The Greek daily Kathimerini on September 22 disclosed high-level negotiations between Washington and Ankara to sell U.S. F-35 joint strike fighters to Turkey. Equipping Turkey with a fifth-generation stealth...

July 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Syria and Turkey could be headed for new era of ties

It is plausible that Turkey-Syria reconciliation could also come at the expense of Israel, because it could be seen as a way for Iran to use this to unite more arenas against Israel.

October 22, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Erdogan’s Damning Response to the Hamas Attacks

Turkey’s president is widening the gulf between Ankara and her Western allies and partners.

February 8, 2023 | |

Israel Saves Lives in Turkey, Offers Syria Aid After Earthquake

An Israeli aid delegation sent to earthquake-struck Turkey has begun work, officials said on Wednesday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Homefront Command dispatched the 150-person search-and-rescue team to Adana shortly after Monday’s earthquake, which has killed thousands in southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria. Countless victims were trapped in rubble, with harsh winter conditions exacerbating their plight.

March 14, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, Trevor Logan FDD Policy Brief

Turkey Abused Western Dual-Use Technology to Inject Spyware

Turkey’s leading internet service provider, Turk Telekom, in which the Turkish government...

June 28, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German-Turkish Relations Continue to Deteriorate

The fractured Berlin-Ankara relationship has been hit by perhaps its biggest diplomatic crisis, resulting in Berlin’s...

October 2, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Saving Christians From ISIS Persecution

In 1975, as desperate Vietnamese sought to escape Communist rule, the U.S. embarked on what remains one of the greatest humanitarian rescue missions in history. Over the span of several weeks, Op...

August 20, 2015 | Merve Tahiroglu, Jonathan Schanzer

Turkey Awakens to the Islamic State Threat Within

News reports over the weekend revealed that Turkish police recently discovered 30 suicide vests, some ready for immediate use, in raids against the Islamic State. The news came one week after an...

August 11, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The Perils of Joining Turkey in the Fight against ISIS

Turkey’s cabinet last week announ...

April 21, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer

A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

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September 23, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Al Qaeda-Affiliated ISIS Seeks to ‘Cleanse’ Syrian Town

Syrian rebels attacked and counterattacked across the Turkish border near the north Syrian town of Azaz over the past week, in growing internecine conflict among the groups seeking to oust Presid...