Recep Tayyip Erdogan Commentary

The Real Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The immensely popular Turkish PM has transformed his country and shaken up the region. But can Washington trust him?

Syria Blocks Turkey's Ascent

Erdogan's attempts at regional dominance have backfired. Now Assad will take Turkey down with him.

The Inventors of Chutzpah

The Turks have a lot of nerve accusing Israel of atrocities.

Peace for Palestine in 2011?

The peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians may fail, but they are far from doomed. Can President Obama pull it off?

The Turkish-American Split

We shouldn’t scold Turkey for pursuing its own interests in the Middle East.

Isolating Iran

America needs all the help it can get on Iran—which means making up with Brazil and Turkey.

United Russia?

American policy makers need to focus far more attention on Vladimir Putin.

NATO & Israel

The flotilla raid could cause our relations with Ankara to implode—and severely harm the transatlantic alliance.

The Sick Man

Turkey’s growing domestic instability is bad news for U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Holier Than Thou

Islamic governments need to respect religious liberty at home before lecturing the West about intolerance.

Follow The National Interest

May 26, 2012