President Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman policy utilizes regional Islamist alliances to project power over formerly occupied Arab lands, threatening local sovereignty.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
President Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman policy utilizes regional Islamist alliances to project power over formerly occupied Arab lands, threatening local sovereignty.
Turkey glorifies the Ottoman conquest but forgets the empire’s pluralist wisdom. A 1914 sultan’s ban shows a better path forward.