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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at a press conference in Ankara after reaching a five-day ceasefire over Turkey's incursion in northern Syria. Source: Screenshot.

Turkey agrees to temporary ceasefire in Syria

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Turkey agreed on Thursday to a temporary ceasefire in northern Syria, where it has moved its forces in against the Kurds, who are still reeling from what they say is a betrayal by the...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting in Ankara on Oct. 17, 2019. Source: Screenshot.

Trump’s ‘impulsive’ decision to leave Syria undermines Israel’s interests, according to experts

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The abrupt decision by U.S. President Donald Trump last week to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria has led to a major foreign-policy crisis in the region and worldwide. Equally as important are the changing roles...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikipedia.

Erdoğan compares Israel to Nazi Germany; Netanyahu dismisses comments

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan compared Israel to Nazi Germany on Tuesday, even comparing Jews in Europe during World War II to the situation in the Gaza Strip. “The immediate establishment of an independent Palestinian...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Erdoğan: Turkey won’t keep silent regarding Israel’s ‘crimes’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that he opposes anyone who supports Israel and its “state terror.” “We do not approve of silence on the state terror that Israel blatantly carries out in...
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the 2017 U.N. General Assembly. (MEMRI)

Turkish media calls for Turks to fund, support Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign

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Tarek Cherkaoui, the manager of the Turkish state-run news channel TRT World’s research center, wrote an article in April calling upon Turks to donate to the campaign fund of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)....

Turkish President Erdoğan: Mohamed Morsi was ‘martyr’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Dr. Ali Erbaş, the Turkish minister of religious affairs, spoke at a June 18 memorial service held in Turkey in honor of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who...
Ekrem Imamoğlu. Credit: Wikipedia.

Erdoğan suffers ‘huge blow’ as Turkish opposition wins Istanbul mayor race

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Turkey’s opposition mayoral candidate won the mayoral election re-run in Istanbul on Monday, giving longtime Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a stinging defeat. Harold Rhode, a former adviser on Islamic affairs and specialist on Turkey in...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alex R. Loyd.

Pentagon suspends Turkish F-35 training as Erdogan embraces Putin

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The Pentagon has been taking major steps toward suspending its F-35 fighter jet training program for Turkish pilots in the United States in response to Ankara looking to acquire the S-400 Russian missile-defense system, a senior...
President Donald J. Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey at the United Nations

Trump is unable to pressure Erdoğan economically because his bogus ally Qatar will save...

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There have been inexplicable phenomena in the Middle East for some years now. Any attempt to explain them logically comes up against a dead end, and gives way to conspiracy theories. How can one...

Head to head: Bolton and Erdoğan on Syria

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It may not have been such a good idea for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to snub U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton in his own capital of Ankara by not only refusing to...