Regional crises and tensions: the view from Ankara

From its growing defensive support for Saudi Arabia to its escalating tensions with Israel and Azerbaijan, Türkiye has much to navigate

Omer Onhon

A Turban, a Hat, or a Cap?

[caption id="attachment_55240610" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Possible candidates in Iran's upcoming presidential election. Top row (left to right): Ali Akbar Velayati, Muhammad-Baqer Qalibaf,…

Amir Taheri

Back in the Game

[caption id="attachment_55240585" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Former Iraqi prime minister and head of the secular Iraqiya coalition Iyad Allawi in a June 18, 2012 file photo. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT…

Mina Al-Droubi

Another Boston Massacre

[caption id="attachment_55240564" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Flowers are placed beside a National Guardsman's vehicle near the scene of twin bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 17, 2013 in…

Caryle Murphy

Cleaning the Slate

[caption id="attachment_55240405" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemeni soldiers stand guard near the residence of Yemen's President Hadi in Sana'a as protestors demonstrate nearby, demanding a…

Catherine Shakdam

Why Turkey Needs the Olympics

[caption id="attachment_55240386" align="alignnone" width="620"] Members of the media enter the Atatürk Olympic Stadium during a visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation…

Barçin Yinanç

Back to Square One?

[caption id="attachment_55240171" align="aligncenter" width="620"]Iran and world powers meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for new talks seeking an elusive breakthrough on the Iranian nuclear crisis. ILYAS…

David Patrikarakos

The Hallmark of Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55240321" align="alignnone" width="620"]Libyan women protesting. GETTY IMAGES[/caption]Last February, Libya’s defense ministry detained four Christians—an American, an…

Tasbeeh Herwees

A Test of Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55240289" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iraqis walk past a banner with an image of provincial election candidate Salah al-Obaidi, who was assassinated in his office a few…

James Denselow

Khamenei Will Not Bend

[caption id="attachment_55240142" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iranian woman walk past a Shahab-2 surface-to-surface missile displayed on September 23, 2012, in front of a large portrait of…

Arash Aramesh