Turkey-EU Relations Amid East-Med Dispute
Long before Turkish President Recep Tayep Erdogan came to power, Ankara tried to join the European Union in its various iterations, but was blocked by the Christian nations of Europe…
Erdoğan and His Arab Brothers
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,772, October 8, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: After the infamous Mavi Marmara incident of May 2010, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and then foreign policy tzar Ahmet Davutoğlu…
Turkey’s Bid to Return to Ottoman-Era Glory Endangers Israel and the Region
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has high ambitions. He wants to take his country back to what he perceives as the glory days of the Ottoman Empire, but the leader,…