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Turkey rises, Russia fades as Iran and Azerbaijan clash over Armenia – Al-Monitor/Amberin Zaman

"Conflict is looming once again between Armenia and Azerbaijan as regional powers maneuver in the Caucasus" reports Amberin Zaman in Al-Monitor. A small hotel in...

Fehim Taştekin: « Turkey’s spy bust escalates rivalry with Iran » – Al-Monitor

Iran and Turkey are increasingly rivals in the Caucasus and in Iraq." comments Fehim Taştekin in Al-Monitor. The reported capture of Iranian spies in Turkey...

Fehim Taştekin: « Iran and Turkey return to the old game » – Duvar

"With both Iran and Turkey reevaluating relations with the long-deadlocked Arab world, the Persian-Turkish rivalry may rear its ugly head," says Fehim Taştekin on...

Erdogan-Putin summit highlights Turkey’s fragile balancing act – Fehim Taştekin – Al-Monitor

"Erdogan’s failure to achieve his goals in the high-profile meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin shows that Turkey’s balancing act with Russia and the...

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A Latent Problem for Erdoğan – Kevork Yacoubian / CARNEGIE

Türkiye’s president has just won reelection, but events in northern Syria may prove more complicated than expected. By Kevork Yacoubian in Carnegie Middle East...

Le chef de l’Otan en visite à Ankara dans un «proche avenir» pour pousser l’adhésion de la Suède – LE FIGARO

Après un entretien avec Erdogan, Jens Stoltenberg a annoncé son voyage prochain pour plaider en faveur de l'adhésion de Stockholm. Par Le Figaro du...

Turkish Elections: Cloudy with a Certainty of Absolute Reign – Vassilis Ntousas / GMF

In the end, it was not so close. Turkey’s most tightly contested election in a generation ended up giving the country’s president, Recep Tayyip...

Erdogan’s tough options on the economy – Ragıp Soylu / MIDDLE EAST EYE

If the president returns to orthodox policies, it will hit growth. If not, he will need to deal with more inflation and a possible...

Turkey’s Growing Foreign Policy Ambitions – Kali Robinson / CFR

Turkey’s geography and membership in NATO have long given the country an influential voice in foreign policy, but the assertive policies of President Erdogan...