Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes outmaneuvering seemingly stronger players. Throughout Syria’s civil war, which ...

For Turkey, peace with the PKK now would further reduce a weakened Iran’s ability to project power westward. Some groups ...

Turkey has the second largest army among NATO countries. Former US special forces officer, now military analyst, Steve ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced its disbandment, marking a significant shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics ...

In a major geopolitical shift, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) — a leftist militant group that fought a 40-year insurgency against Turkey — has announced its disarmament following months of ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Pakistani army chief Asim Munir in Ankara on September 13, ...

Monday's decision promises to put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant ...

The main regional players — Israel, Iran and Turkey — all have ... that influences the entire Middle East. “Syria is the barometer for how power dynamics in the region are changing ...

He is following geopolitical and security trends in the Middle East, great power politics, small states' behaviour, emerging unconventional risks and threats, with a special focus on Turkey’s ...

Observers often portray Turkey’s politics as a struggle between ... Tonge reveals the complex religious dynamics that lie behind the AKP’s hold on political power and the deep, immensely varied ...