Is Erdogan’s ability to turn superpower rivalry to advantage diminishing?
The only thing Ankara can rely on is that the US-Russian conflict will grow to the point where the need to work with Turkey will override any antipathy felt for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government.
![1255465300 ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JULY 10: A woman gestures infront of a placard depicting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, also known as Mehmet the Conqueror, outside Istanbul's famous Hagia Sophia on July 10, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey's top administrative court ruled to annul a 1934 decree that turned the historic Hagia Sophia into a museum. The controversial ruling opens the way for the structure to be converted back into a mosque after 85 years. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hande](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/07/GettyImages-1255465300.jpg/GettyImages-1255465300.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=1A0gQ6g6)
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