19 April 2018Turkish support for recent US-led airstrikes against the Assad regime has underlined the differences between Ankara and Mosc...

12 April 2018As the value of the lira continues to fall, the Turkish government faces a decisive moment in its management of the economy ...

05 April 2018Turkey’s chances of joining the European Union are more remote than ever, but mutual interests mean a close relationship in ...

29 March 2018Turkey now holds sway over a large and heavily populated area of Syria, giving Ankara a crucial say in the country’s future ...

22 March 2018The British government has suspended an important scheme for Turkish citizens seeking indefinite leave to remain in the UK ...

15 March 2018Significant changes to Turkey’s electoral system are set to alter the country’s political landscape The ban on electoral ...

08 March 2018The detention of two Greek soldiers for crossing the border has revealed Turkey’s increasingly assertive stance on issues of...

22 February 2018Turkey’s politicians are united in their commitment to increasing child protection, but remain deeply divided on how it c...

15 February 2018The discovery of new natural gas reserves off the coast of Cyprus looks set to fuel further tension in the Eastern Medite...

08 February 2018Turkey’s intervention against Kurdish militants in Syria is testing the country’s military capabilities and putting a spo...

01 February 2018Turkey’s ongoing military operation in Syria is reshaping the country’s domestic politics     ‘Operation Olive Branch’...

25 January 2018Turkey’s latest military operation in Syria will be defined as much by its diplomatic impact as by its success or failure ...

18 January 2018Turkey is facing a constitutional crisis after several judges refused to comply with a ruling to release two journalists a...

11 January 2018The attempted shooting of a German-Turkish national has refocused attention on the relationship between the Turkish govern...

04 January 2018Protests in Iran have elicited a cautious response in Turkey, where sympathy has given way to geopolitical concerns  Ha...

Turkey has experienced a typically eventful year. In our review of 2017, we look at Turkey's security situation, its changing role in Ira...

14 December 2017The fate of the Turkey’s second biggest opposition party is closely tied to the trial of its most important figure, Selah...

07 December 2017Turkey is threatening to cut ties with Israel if the US recognises Jerusalem as the country’s capital Having historica...