Incirlik Air Base

September 25, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Sophia Epley

Washington Should Demand Turkey Donate its S-400 Missiles to Ukraine and the U.S.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States to lift a broad array of sanctions that impede the ability of the two NATO allies to hit long-term bilateral trade targets. The request...

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...

September 10, 2024 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East

US military bases in the Persian Gulf confront two problems. The first is the growing missile and drone capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other is that some Arab partners restrict the Pentagon’s...

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...

May 25, 2017 | Eric S. Edelman, Merve Tahiroglu

It’s Time for NATO to Call Turkey’s Bluff

Thursday's NATO Summit provides an opportunity for the alliance to get tough on its putative Turkish ally. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's destabilizing polici...

November 4, 2016 | Aykan Erdemir |

Ankara’s Influence: Asset or a Liability?

The Mosul operation, launched on October 17, has once again highlighted the complicated nature of Turkey’s involvement in the fight against the Islamic State (IS). Ahead of the offensive, T...

August 24, 2016 | Aykan Erdemir |

Joe Biden’s Challenge in Turkey

The stakes for Vice President Joe Biden’s travels this week...

March 15, 2016 | Eric S. Edelman |

America’s Dangerous Bargain With Turkey

After a year of intense diplomatic negotiations, the Turkish government is now permitting the United States to use Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, which will allow American aircraft to fly...

October 6, 2015 | Merve Tahiroglu |

Russian Forays Into Turkish Airspace Challenge Ankara’s Syria Policy… And NATO

Russian warplanes entered Turkish airspace from Syria twice over the weekend,...

September 16, 2014 | Clifford D. May |

Faith, Fanaticism and Fantasy in the Middle East

“God created war,” theorized Mark Twain, “so that Americans would learn geography.” That’s as true today as it was two centuries ago. How many of us would be able to...

March 26, 2010 | |

Turkey Tilts Toward Iran

Drinking tea with the President of Turkey has charms enough so that I wish there were no need to report the disturbing talk that went with it--of Iranian rulers and nuclear bombs. But th...

December 28, 2003 | Front Page Magazine |

Symposium: Militant Islam vs. Turkey

Why has Turkey become a target of Islamists' Holy Jihad? Joining Frontpage Symposium to discuss this issue with us today, we are joined by: Ersel Aydinli, an assistant professor of...