Browsing: Soner Cagaptay

Turkey’s ties with China are warming but constrained by Beijing’s investment caution and Ankara’s deep sympathies for the Uyghur diaspora.

Turkey supports curbing Iran’s nuclear program but opposes actions that could collapse the regime or trigger regional instability.

Erdogan’s crackdown on Turkey’s resurgent CHP reflects fear of its electoral threat, testing the country’s democratic future.

Syria’s offensive against Kurdish forces triggers a fragile deal, raising risks of ISIS resurgence and shifting regional power dynamics.

Turkey’s evolving policy on freedom of religion, reflecting its Anatolian identity, drives its multi-aligned foreign policy and redefines its partnership with the U.S.

Reopening the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline strengthens trilateral ties, diversifies energy supplies, and creates a counterweight to Iran’s regional influence.