Regional View Turkey committed to NATO but skeptical of alliance's future under incoming chief Turkey used the recent NATO summit in Washington to reiterate its role as a committed member of the alliance but also underlined its expectations of the upcoming NATO chief. Turkey
Quick Take Turkey’s Erdogan arrives in US for NATO summit: Defense sales, PKK ties in focus The Turkish president said cooperation against terrorism and removing defense sale obstacles against his country will top his agenda during his trip. Turkey
Quick Take Middle East crises loom in background as NATO leaders gather in Washington While this year's summit is expected to focus largely on the ongoing war in Ukraine, Iran's military support for Russia and Turkey's strategic balancing act with Moscow are expected to weigh on NATO leaders gathered in Washington. Washington Pulse
Quick Take Erdogan meets Xi, praises Turkey’s ties with China-led SCO bloc The Turkish president reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening cooperation with the China-led bloc. Turkey
Interview NATO's deputy chief says Iran helping Russian 'threat to European security' With Mircea Geoana NATO Deputy Secretary-General
Analysis Can Turkey help Europe build effective air and missile defense system? By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Regional View Three main disagreements constrain Turkey-Greece ties following Mitsotakis visit Turkey
Regional View As wars rage, Turkey's military industry sees boom in fighter jets, drone sectors Turkey
'Erdoganism' makes Western debut at NATO summit Though US President Donald Trump is already claiming his share of headlines at the NATO summit, much of the world is waiting to get a look at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy approach now that his office has been granted expanded powers with his July 9 inauguration. By Cengiz Candar
Bolton lays ground for Trump, Putin summit US national security adviser John Bolton went to Moscow with a specific mission and a specific message involving a Putin-Trump meeting in July; however, the question remains whether "summit diplomacy" can resolve looming security issues in the Middle East. By Maxim A. Suchkov
Is Greece Turkey’s new site of confrontation with the West? Turkey may escalate the tension with its NATO neighbor in a move to display its displeasure over NATO's — namely Washington's — stance on Syrian Kurdish groups. By Cengiz Candar
Turks accuse CIA of engineering failed coup The arrest order Turkish prosecutors issued for Graham Fuller, a former CIA official, appears to be a Russian-Turkish joint production. By Mustafa Akyol
NATO blunder ignites Turkish calls to leave alliance Diplomatic and military experts say quitting NATO would not strengthen Turkey’s hand but weaken it. By Semih Idiz
Turkey’s misguided Middle East policy: From Syria, Iraq to the Gulf Turkey’s misguided foreign policy has increasingly become apparent in three main spheres: Syria, Iraq and the Gulf region. By Cengiz Candar
Current crisis could ignite long-smoldering US-Turkey relations Longtime observers of Washington and Ankara's tense relationship won't be surprised by recent escalations. By Cengiz Candar
US, NATO wait to see if Russia-Turkey defense deal goes through Turkey’s recent move to acquire a Russian S-400 missile defense system has raised eyebrows in the United States, as Moscow looks on with a smile. By Metin Gurcan
German troops poised to leave Turkey for Jordan President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might have miscalculated the patience of Western leaders who adopted an “appeasement” policy regarding Turkey. By Cengiz Candar
Turkey wary of NATO's decision to join fight against IS Turkey didn't veto NATO’s decision to join the anti-Islamic State coalition in Syria and Iraq, but it does consider the move part of a plan to strengthen the Kurdish People’s Protection Units. By Fehim Tastekin In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics
Security around Erdogan tight as Brussels braces for NATO talks Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to press the European Union on terrorism, its customs union and Turkey’s accession talks, though Human Rights Watch has called on the EU to prioritize human rights as it renegotiates the existing customs union. By Amberin Zaman In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Turkey determined to test NATO Turkey’s bargaining with Russia for the S-400 air defense system raises a number of military issues, the least of which being that the system is incompatible with NATO's defense structure. By Fehim Tastekin In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics