Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror

Iran’s FM threatens Israel in Turkey, after Doha meeting

This is part of Iran’s full-court press in the region to unite various forces to attack Israel and the US.

U.S. Shoots Down Turkish Drone Threatening Troops in Syria

The United States and Turkey worked to defuse tensions after the October 5 downing of an armed Turkish drone by an American F-16 in northeast Syria. The drone reportedly flew within...

What to Expect From Erdogan’s Third Term

Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that happen.

Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel

Wherever you look, Erdogan wants a “reset” and “rapprochement.” But in every single case, there will be a price to pay.

Will Erdogan Embrace The West?

It may not have seemed like it at the time, but the devastating earthquakes which hit Turkey on February 6 postponed a crisis. In recent weeks, Washington has demonstrated its solidarity with Turkey by providing...

Erdogan Seizes on Quran Burning as New Pretext to Block Sweden’s NATO Accession

A far-right activist, Rasmus Paludan, burned a Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Sweden last weekend after authorities granted him permission. The event, which Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu condemned as a “hate crime,” threatens to derail Sweden’s NATO membership bid.

‘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.

Turkey Accuses the U.S. of Complicity in Istanbul Terror Attack

Turkey’s Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu accused the United States of complicity in Sunday’s terror attack in Istanbul, which killed six people and injured more than 80...

Turkey’s Latest Move to Undermine NATO

That it’s considering buying additional missile systems from Russia highlights continued challenges for the United States and its NATO allies.

Turkey’s wooing of Israel may lead to Hamas ouster

As Ankara mends fences with pro-Western Arab governments and Israel, Hamas could become collateral damage and may be expelled from Turkey.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: April

Turkey Walks a Tightrope on Ukraine

It closed the Turkish Straits to most Russian ships—but also most NATO ships.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: March

Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw

The ground in the Middle East is shifting yet again.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January

Collusion or Collision?

Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early May

House Joins Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan

One hundred seventy U.S. House members released a bipartisan letter Monday urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address “the troubling human rights abuses taking place under [Turkish] President...

Turkey Uses Medieval Score-Settling To Justify Its Hagia Sophia Conversion

Europe is now home to one of the world’s strangest paradoxes. The continent’s most prominent mosque, the Great Mosque of Cordoba, has served as a church since the year 1236. Meanwhile, Ankara in July converted Europe’s...