Turkey

The FP Survey: The Future of NATO

Does the 63-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked politicians, scholars, and other observers from both sides of the Atlantic to weigh in.

MAY 14, 2012

The Brothel Next Door

Turkey is cracking down on the sex trade. What's next?

BY ANNA LOUIE SUSSMAN | MAY 14, 2012

Saving Somalia

Turkey may just be able to fix this war-torn east African nation -- if it doesn't fall into the same traps of would-be saviors who came before it.

BY LAURA HEATON | APRIL 24, 2012

Epiphanies from Abdullah Gul

Turkey can be a democratic model for the Middle East, its president says.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | MAY/JUNE 2012

The New Crossroads of History

Ten things you didn't know about Turkey.

BY ANDREW FINKEL | APRIL 9, 2012

The LWOT: Alleged 9/11 plotter to face death penalty trial

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | APRIL 6, 2012

The Islamic World's Quiet Revolution

Forget politics. Muslim countries are poised to experience a new wave of change -- but this time it's all about demographics.

BY NICHOLAS EBERSTADT | MARCH 9, 2012

No Refuge

Syrians fleeing the massacre back home battle boredom, callous foreign governments, and growing religious rifts.

BY JUSTIN VELA | MARCH 7, 2012

Home Away From Homs

Syrians fleeing the violence have been left stranded in the no-man's land of refugee camps.

MARCH 7, 2012

Guns and Butter

Countries around the world are finding that military involvement in private business is a major barrier to reform. But pensioning off CEOs in uniform is easier said than done.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 24, 2012

Behind Bars in the Deep State

Does a shadowy mullah in Pennsylvania really hold the reins of power in Turkey? If not, then why are the country’s leaders so intent on silencing a single investigative journalist?

BY JUSTIN VELA | JANUARY 11, 2012

The Turkish Roundabout

Why Turkey is the biggest winner of 2011 -- and will soon be a significant power.

BY ASHRAF GHANI | DECEMBER 27, 2011

Turkey's War on Journalists

As Prime Minister Erdogan's government grows increasingly intolerant of dissent, the media is bearing the brunt of its effort to silence its critics.

BY ALIA MALEK | DECEMBER 22, 2011

Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!

What should America do about the Arab Spring? Not much.

BY F. GREGORY GAUSE III | DECEMBER 21, 2011

Next Year, in Review

From the fall of Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, and Chavez to the rise of cyberattacks -- the top 13 stories that could dominate the headlines in 2012.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | DECEMBER 12, 2011

Building a Better Turkey

Anatolia is booming, but some Turks are finding that their country’s new model for prosperity is rigged.

BY PIOTR ZALEWSKI | NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The LWOT: NYC "al-Qaeda sympathizer" faces terrorism charges

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. authorities confirm 9/11 threat

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Dead in the Water

As Turkey cuts Israel adrift, the relationship between these two former allies is sinking fast. And petty politics aside, that's bad news for a tense region.

BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER | SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A Revolution, with Qualifications

What the naysayers got right about the Arab Spring.

BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 19, 2011

General Paralysis

A series of blunders have cost the Turkish military its once dominant role in Ankara.

BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER | AUGUST 9, 2011

Tarnished Brass

Turkey's general staff has resigned in anger, leaving the civilian government as the apparent winners. But, with a military prone to coups, is trouble still lurking?

BY STEVEN A. COOK | AUGUST 2, 2011

The LWOT: American indicted for terrorist incitement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 15, 2011

The Cynical Dairy Farmer's Guide to the New Middle East

How a couple of cows explain a changing region: equal opportunity offender edition.

BY KARIM SADJADPOUR | JUNE 15, 2011

The Coronation of Erdogan

Turkey's ruling party is in line to win the election by a landslide on June 12. Can anyone stop them from changing the country's constitution?

BY AFSIN YURDAKUL | JUNE 10, 2011

The Fall of the House of Assad

It's too late for the Syrian regime to save itself.

BY ROBIN YASSIN-KASSAB | JUNE 10, 2011

The Rise of the Red Market

How the best intentions of the medical community accidentally created an international organ-trafficking underground.

BY SCOTT CARNEY | MAY 30, 2011

Arab Spring, Turkish Fall

Turkey's leaders are looking less like the new Ottomans they've imagined themselves to be and more like stumbling politicians afraid of a new regional order.

BY STEVEN A. COOK | MAY 5, 2011

The Dark Side of Istanbul

Despite a rich history, Istanbul is a city coping with the difficulties of modernization and rapid growth.

MAY 5, 2011

The LWOT: Pakistan arrests two Frenchmen for terror involvement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 15, 2011