Turkey’s Vision Transforms Post-Assad Syria: Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, JISS, Jan. 14, 2025
Turkey’s New Threat to Israel: Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Jan. 15, 2025
How Turkey Leverages Itself Between East, Western Worlds to Maximize Geopolitical Clout: Loqman Radpey, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 19, 2025
How Turkey Is Seizing More Middle East Power — At Iran’s Expense: Shahram Sabzevari, World Crunch, Jan. 23, 2025
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Erdogan says Turkey Can ‘Crush’ All Terrorists in Syria: Reuters, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 15, 2025 — President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including Islamic State and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “take their hands off” Syria.
Erdogan’s Policies in Syria Bring Turkey and Israel Closer to Confrontation: Karen Setton, The Media Line, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 5, 2025 — The tumultuous relationship between Israel and Turkey is heading for more turbulence as recent developments in Syria pitch the two countries against each other in what has the potential of developing into a direct armed confrontation.
Turkish Intelligence Has Established an Operations Hub in Niger to Project Power Across Africa: Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, Jan. 20, 2025 — Turkish intelligence has established a significant presence in the landlocked nation of Niger, a strategic link between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, as part of its global clandestine operations to advance the political objectives of Turkey’s Islamist government under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Kurdish Dilemmas Facing Erdogan: Nektaria Stamouli, H Kaohmepinh, Jan. 9, 2025 — Nine months after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crushing defeat in Turkish municipal elections, one of the worst blows he has suffered in his 22 years of rule, the fall of Assad came as a gift, making Ankara the most powerful foreign actor in the region.