With Russia primarily focused on Europe, Turkey is poised to fill this void with relative ease, as they have already been ...

This regional development is fundamentally different from how it is perceived in the global public opinion and general perception: It is not only relevant to the countries of the Middle East but is ...

Turkey’s authoritarian president, Recep Erdoğan, has offered an alternative ... more shambolic, Ottoman Empire. As several of my interlocutors suggested, this time, the sick man of Europe ...

Yet Turkey’s neo-Ottoman project is not without challenges. Erdogan faces domestic criticism over the economic strains and political polarization exacerbated by costly interventions abroad.

Nagel, in his report, mentioned Erdogan’s desire to replicate Turkey’s Ottoman past. Speaking at a conference of his Justice and Development Party recently, Erdogan alluded to his desire to ...

Erdogan’s vision moves closer to carving out an area under Turkish influence, free from jihadists and Kurdish groups, in what would be the largest foreign intervention since the Ottoman Empire.

The new Turkish hegemon, part of Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman resurrection, could threaten America’s most important regional ally, Israel. Prior to the Turkish takeover, Israel had freedom of action ...

Erdogan is deeply motivated by a desire to restore the great Ottoman Empire, transforming Turkey into the leader of the Muslim world. He seeks to soften the resistance of Arab governments to his ...

The new Turkish hegemon, part of Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman resurrection, could threaten America’s most important regional ally, Israel. Prior to the Turkish takeover, Israel had freedom of action ...