Turkey

Top Turkish Court Denies Greek Heirs’ Claim to Multimillion-Dollar Istanbul Estate, Reinforcing State Control Over Abandoned Minority Properties and Setting a Precedent for Future Restitution Cases
The Irony of Focus on Palestinians Is That, of All the Aspirants in the Broader Middle East, They May Be the Least Deserving
Despite Knowing Fugitives’ Locations in Syria, Erdoğan Government Never Requested Extradition of ISIS Operatives Behind 2015 Ankara Bombing, Foreign Minister’s Letter Confirms
By Recognizing a Palestinian State, the French President Unleashes Cascading Conflict
Confidential Document Reveals Turkey’s Plot to Dodge INTERPOL Protocols and Hunt Down Exiled Reporter
Turkey’s Erdoğan and Israel’s Netanyahu Have Both Defensive and Offensive Motives to Fight in Syria
Turkish Cypriots Are Creating Political Space That the United States Can Use to Constrain a Rival’s Reach
The PKK Founder’s Latest Call Stands in Contrast to Decades of Armed Struggle Against a State That Has Denied Kurdish Rights
Libya’s Agreement with Turkey Claims Maritime Zones That Ignore Greek Islands and Undermine Accepted Maritime Law
Turkish Navy Conducts Drill Dubbed ‘Blue Homeland’ in January 2025, Covering Areas in Aegean Sea, Black Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean
Ankara’s Behavior Complicates Cooperation and Challenges the Rules-Based Order That Washington Has Long Supported
Ankara Is Actively Orchestrating to Turn NATO’s Internal Diversity Into a Political Weapon Against the Jewish State
Turkey’s Growing Reliance on U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Represents a Purposeful and Strategic Policy to Improve Energy Security
The Broad Participation of Arab Countries in Reconstruction Suggests a Push to Keep Syria from Falling Back Into Iran’s Orbit
Recent Demonstrations Challenging Ankara’s Influence Drew More than 10,000 People Seeking Secularism
Who Will Control the Region’s Sixty-Plus Kurdish Villages Is in Question, Once the Kurdistan Workers’ Party Withdraws
Since Erdoğan’s Rise to Power, Pakistan-Turkey Relations Have Acquired an Islamist Flavor—with the Threat of Extremism
The Kurdish Organization’s Disbandment Could Create Space for Illiberal and Anti-Western Movements to Thrive
If Erdoğan Seeks to Promote Separatism and Azerbaijan and Pakistan Support His Calls, Then There Can Be Only One Logical Response
Hamas Leader’s Call for Arms and Funds in Turkey Signals Deepening Ties with Erdogan’s Islamist Regime