National Intelligence Organization

April 30, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Cannot Be a Mediator in the Gaza War

The Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not shy about its enthusiastic support of Hamas. Last month Erdogan shocked observers after declaring “Turkey is a country that stands firmly behind...

November 29, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About Hamas and Turkey

The terrorist organization Hamas receives significant funding, materiel, and political support from Turkey. For decades, Turkey and Israel enjoyed a productive partnership. However, since 2009, Turkish...

August 4, 2023 | Bill Roggio, Caleb Weiss

Islamic State confirms death of yet another leader, appoints new ‘caliph’

The Islamic State confirmed that its previous leader and self-styled “caliph”, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi, was killed earlier this year In doing so, it also disputes claims he was killed...

June 26, 2023 | |

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...

January 17, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Brenna Knippen

Turkish and Syrian Intelligence Chiefs Meet in Moscow

The head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, Hakan Fidan, met with his Syrian counterpart, Ali Mamlouk, in Moscow on Monday, marking the first official contact in years between the two officials....

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...

April 7, 2015 | Merve Tahiroglu |

Sultan of Turkey: Erdogan’s Shameless Power Play

Co-authored by Gabriel Mitchell A row erupted within Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on March 21, after the deputy prime minister brazenly condemned Pr...

March 12, 2015 | Merve Tahiroglu FDD Policy Brief |

Erdoğan Consolidates Presidential Power

Turkey’s president has significantly less power than the prime minister, according to the country’s constitution. But when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his candi...

April 1, 2014 | Merve Tahiroglu |

Turkey’s ISIS problem

On March 27 an audio tape recording of high-level Turkish officials discussing Turkey's Syria strategy was leaked on YouTube. The meeting was held between Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, F...

March 31, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer, Emanuele Ottolenghi

Turkey’s Teflon Don

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan triumphantly addressed thousands of supporters last night from the balcony of his party's headquarters in the capital of Ankara. He ...

November 1, 2013 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Is Turkey Abetting Iran?

David Ignatius of the Washington Post...