Turkey’s international ambitions have been thwarted by multiple crises, contradictory policies, and rule-of-law deficiencies.

Multiple crises have taken the international spotlight off Turkey. This, combined with Ankara’s contradictory foreign policy ambitions and rule-of-law deficiencies, limits the country’s global clout.

The meeting between Mitsotakis and Erdoğan gives hope that the Greek-Turkish reconciliation process remains unaffected by US-Turkey tensions.

Moscow is pushing Ankara toward lasting antagonism with the rest of NATO by putting pressure on their economic and political ties. But the trend is not irreversible, and Turkey has proved it can adjust its policies to appease the West.

Erdogan and his aides have wasted no time offering three reminders of the president’s power.

The outcome of Turkey’s vote will impact the country’s economy, governance, and international posture. A large victory of the ruling party would reinforce Erdogan’s personal power and strengthen his ties to Putin.

Marc Pierini and Sinan Ülgen analyze the lead-up to the Turkish municipal elections in March 2024, the sustainability of Ankara’s balancing act between Russia and the West, and the future of Turkey’s relations with Brussels and Washington.

In the more complicated global order emerging today, the Middle East and Europe have to think in strategic terms.

Scholars from Carnegie’s global network comment on how the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is affecting their areas of interest, and what the implications of this may be.

President Erdogan has sought to rally the Turkish people around the republic’s centenary. But to realize its domestic and global ambitions, Ankara must tend to its economic crisis and rule-of-law deficiencies.