Turkey

A woman walks past a banner for the upcoming local elections in Ankara, Turkey, March 27, 2019. Banner with pictures of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Devlet Bahceli, leader of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), reads: "People's Alliance: The unity of common sense." REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC14BCF5B7C0

The Turkish local elections offer a glimpse of the future

Thursday, March 28, 2019

A group of Syrian refugees who crossed the Evros river, the natural border between Greece and Turkey, walks towards the city of Didymoteicho, Greece, April 30, 2018. Picture taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis - RC155DC7E740

A refugee compact for Turkey?

Kemal Kirişci and Jessica Brandt

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels walk as they hold their weapons in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1F885BB650

Trump is making the mess in Syria even messier

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/RIA Novosti ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - LR2EB590O2PO8

Don’t let Russian S-400s peel Turkey away from the West

Kemal Kirişci and Seçkin Köstem

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

View of Bibi Heybat Mosque and a Caspian sea shore with oil rigs inBaku May 20, 2002. Pope John Paul II is going to visit the capital ofex-Soviet state Azerbaijan May 22-23. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovSZH/CLH/ - RP3DRHZLHUAB

Religious soft power in the South Caucasus: The influence of Iran and Turkey

Ansgar Jödicke

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC155976E690

What’s behind Erdoğan’s apparent support for the liberal international order?

Kemal Kirişci and Onur Bülbül

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they arrive for a dinner at the Art and History Museum at the Parc du Cinquantenaire during the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS - RC1D6A6DA660

When strongmen fight: The US and Turkey need diplomats to resolve their leaders’ dispute

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

People are seen in the bus released by militants from Idlib, Syria May 1, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RC1B3A9E4750

The Idlib offensive could create a major refugee outflow—What should Turkey do?

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of Victory Day at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC1626E4B250

Turkey might not like the West, but needs it

Thursday, August 30, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks withh Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the opening ceremony of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 11, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS - RC188FED2910

As Turkish democracy declines, what’s the role for fellow NATO members?

Kemal Kirişci and Ilke Toygür

Monday, July 23, 2018