Erdogan: Turkey Opposes NATO Cooperation With Israel
Turkey vowed on July 12 to oppose NATO’s cooperation with Israel. During a press conference at the 75th NATO Summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “Until comprehensive,...
Antalya
Turks Cold-Shoulder Israeli El Al Emergency Landing
An Israeli airliner was refused refueling services after making an emergency landing in Turkey on June 30. El Al flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Antalya,...
Flash Briefs
Turkey Targets Israeli Soccer Player for Supporting Hostages
Turkish authorities detained and ordered the deportation an Israeli player on a Turkish soccer team on January 15 for displaying solidarity with Israeli hostages in Gaza. After scoring...
Flash Briefs
Turkey Walks a Tightrope on Ukraine
It closed the Turkish Straits to most Russian ships—but also most NATO ships.
Op-eds
Erdogan to visit White House after welcoming Iranian terrorist to Turkey
President Donald Trump will host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House tomorrow; the timing of Erdogan’s visit is awkward because his government just hosted an Iranian official implicated...
Policy Briefs
PKK Offshoot Claims Ankara Attack
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (Teyrênbazê Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK), a terrorist group that broke away from Turkey’s militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in 2004,...
Policy Briefs
The Long War Continues
In many ways, the reaction to the horrific attacks in Paris has been familiar. There were the expressions of solidarity: flowers at French embassies; social media avatars changed from silly selfi...
Op-eds
Adieu, Turkish Democracy
It’s already become a cliché to say that the results of Turkey’s Nov. 1 parliamentary elections, officially ...
Op-eds
Turkish Grey Wolves Target ‘Chinese’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing came at an awkward time. So far this month, Turkish ultranation...
Op-eds
The Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today
A Trip Report (Turkey, August 10-30) Background The trip was arranged for the purpose of helping an independent American film company do...