Reconciliation: Turkey has not made any serious offer to Syria

While Damascus is open to negotiations with Ankara, it is wary of being used as a Turkish pre-election political ploy.

Syrian refugees form caravan to cross from Turkey into Greece

A reported 100,000 of the 3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey are expected to join the recently formed 'Caravan of Light'

France denies asylum to Syrian journalist under threat in Turkey

Syrian refugees hosted in West Asia have become the targets of increasingly worse xenophobic attacks, as far-right groups are fueling anti-immigrant sentiments in the middle of a global economic crisis

Testing the waters: Could Turkey’s Russian relations sink over Ukraine?

Neither friend nor foe, Turkey and Russia have backed opposing sides in several regional conflicts, yet managed to avoid direct confrontation. Now the Ukraine crisis poses a serious challenge.

As Turkey’s economy collapses, calls for constitutional reforms grow

Soaring inflation, fluctuating currency rates, epic hike rates demand that Turkey institute urgent constitutional reforms

Opposition groups call on Erdogan to hold early elections

The opposition predict poverty and devastation in the face of Turkey's economic crisis and the devaluation of the lira

Syrian refugees in Turkey: From opportunity to Achilles heel

Even though Turkey's massive refugee problem is a direct consequences of the AKP's Syria policy, both the government and the opposition try to avoid its solution: ending the war in Syria.

Turkey bombs northern Syria, including positions held by US coalition

The bombardment came just hours after the Turkish president said his troops 'will clean up Tel Rifaat and Manbij'

Turkey swings west: the Ukraine war and domestic elections

Ankara’s rapprochement with the US has been accelerated by events in Ukraine. These ties will also shape Turkey domestically, with or without a 2023 Erdogan electoral win.

A silent Turkish-Russian standoff in Kazakhstan

Turkey's dream of a common army for Turkic countries may have been dashed by the quick Russian-led CSTO operation to subdue violent unrest in Kazakhstan early this year.

Turkish parliament extends ‘military mandate’ for cross-border operations in Iraq and Syria

The motion gives Ankara the power to authorize military action in Syria and northern Iraq for two more years