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Erdogan Pushes for Another Hamas Flotilla

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense announced on October 12 that it plans to ship humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. While Ankara did not specify how the aid will be delivered, the move...

Erdogan’s love for Hamas threatens Israel

While the vast majority of Turkey’s Western allies were quick to condemn Hamas’s vicious terrorist attacks in Israel, Ankara took an ambiguous approach. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after...

Turkey Actively Supports Hamas, Refuses to Condemn Massacre 

Following the deadly terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to condemn the perpetrators, instead commenting on Sunday, “it’s our responsibility to stand...

Erdogan is Here to Stay

The Turkish president has adopted a transactional policy with the West. Washington should respond in kind.

Turkey Defies Rule of Law With Life Sentence for Rights Activist

Turkey’s highest appeals court last week upheld a life-long prison sentence for human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The court’s decision violates several binding rulings by the European...

Israel Intercepts Rocket-Making Material En Route to Gaza From Turkey

Israeli customs authorities revealed on September 14 that their agents intercepted 16 tons of explosive material on its way from Turkey to the Gaza Strip in July. According to the...

Iranian Terrorist Attack on Israelis Thwarted in Cyprus 

An Iranian terrorist attack against Israelis in Cyprus was foiled, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 25. The statement followed a Cypriot newspaper report about a counterterrorist...

U.S. Sanctions Iranians for Plotting Assassinations

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned five men affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on June 1 for their participation in international assassination plots. Three of the men...

Why Did Erdogan Win?

The opposition chose the wrong candidate and ran a poor campaign.

Turkey’s 2023 Elections: The Anticipated Happened?

Expectation management should have guided analysts’ analysis, which unfortunately gave way to them becoming cheerleaders for the political opposition.

What If Erdogan Wins Next Month’s Turkish Elections?

Should Erdogan be re-elected next month, many will inevitably ask “whose fault is this” and “what comes next?”

No US-Turkey Rapprochement Is Possible Under Erdogan

The Turkish president has morphed into an opponent of democratic governance.

Turkey’s Erdogan grasps desperately for Kurdish votes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded the number of political parties affiliated with his “People’s Alliance” to include a far-right Islamist party: Huda Par, a religiously...

Hamas Operatives in Turkey Recruit Palestinians for Terror Attacks

Latest Developments  The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, arrested four Palestinian students from the West Bank on Monday, whom it said were recruited by Hamas operatives in Turkey to carry...

Turkey After Erdogan

Erdogan faces growing backlash over earthquake mismanagement

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the earthquakes that struck Turkey in early February as the “disaster of the century.” The earthquake certainly wreaked havoc, making an estimated...

Ekrem Imamoglu Is the Best Chance for Turkish Democracy

If the opposition is interested in seeing Turkey restore democracy and the rule of law, it would do well to nominate Imamoglu as its candidate.

‘Enough Is Enough’: What Blinken Should Tell Turkey’s Cavusoglu

If Washington is going to listen to Turkey’s demands, it is incumbent upon Ankara to once and for all act like an ally.

Top Turkish Court Upholds Spurious Conviction of Erdogan Critic

A top court in Turkey upheld the conviction of philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala on spurious charges that include attempting to overthrow the government. Kavala’s conviction underscores...

Will Turkey Pay a Price for Helping Iran Break Sanctions?

So long as Turkey continues to enable adversaries like Iran to evade American sanctions, it will be an ally in name only.