Eight individuals from the Turkish Armed Forces were dismissed for taking a pro-secular oath referencing Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during a graduation ceremony. The disciplinary action followed an inquiry ...

Five military academy graduates and three of their immediate superiors were dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces for ...

In the Ottoman era, “Turk” essentially meant “Muslim.” A Catholic Albanian, a Greek Orthodox, or a Jew who converted to Islam ...

The Knesset must act swiftly to equip Israel’s leaders with the tools to set policy to meet the challenges posed by a resurgent Turkey and other emerging threats.

the secular Turkish republic founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk may be crushed by the first politician to presume his place. Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power after the country's 2001 crisis by ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Through its assertive Neo-Ottomanist policies Ankara aims to become the primary architect of Syria’s future while countering rival powers like Iran and Russia.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's assertive policies, at home and abroad, are reshaping regional dynamics with repercussions that could ripple far beyond Turkish shores. For nearly two decades, Erdogan ...

Even as the fall of Damascus has reshaped geopolitics in the Middle East, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, impacted by a decade of lessons from the Arab Spring and the Gezi Park protests ...