While Erdogan is doing everything to delegitimize Israel, any agreement between Israel and Syria "also undermines Turkey’s ...

As Turkish-linked commanders with dubious human rights records are commissioned as officers and appointed to top military ...

Moreover, Turkey’s neocolonial experiment in Syria is no accident but rather a design. Throughout his rule, Erdoğan has displayed affection for the Ottoman Empire, ...

After Assad's fall, Turkey's and Russia's positions in Syria have flipped. ... The Ottoman Empire fought a dozen wars with the Russian Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries.

Post-Assad Syria needs a strong country to help it out of the chaos, and Turkey wants in; with America backing Erdogan, there’s little Israel can do beyond insisting on red lines The post Israel ...

Syrian authorities were quick to condemn last month’s suicide attack on the Greek Orthodox Church of Mar Elias, which left 25 ...

This only increases the urgency of the situation and must give pause to the Trump administration’s thinking towards Syria. Allowing Turkey free reign in that country is likely to increase the ...

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Sinem Adar. Together, they discuss Turkey's evolving interests in Syria. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Martin Pimentel and Will Todman to ...

Although Iran is not dominating the Syrian Assad government anymore, Turkey shares the Iranian interest in threatening, delegitimizing and weakening Israel. It may seem unlikely now, but it is ...

But Khamenei left out another country in his tirade that’s arguably benefited far more from Assad’s fall. Turkey, whose militant proxies have surged through Syria in recent days, is emerging ...

Turkey’s success in post-Assad Syria stems from its multifaceted ... Ottomanism,” a term that encapsulates its ambition to reclaim influence over territories once governed by the Ottoman Empire.

Post-Assad Syria needs a strong country to help it out of the chaos, and Turkey wants in; with America backing Erdogan, there’s little Israel can do beyond insisting on red lines ...