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

A dry wind rushes through the meanders of destroyed streets, bringing up the acrid smell of smoke laden with gasoline. In the ...

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, ...

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

Erdoğan’s beliefs are increasingly evident beyond Turkey’s borders, too. The new regime in Syria has embraced Sharia as the ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Shaara meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.