Turkey

The nostalgia among a section of the AKP to recreate the Ottoman past through economic and geopolitical integration has been the driving force behind Turkey’s recent assertive postures in regional matters including the Qatar crisis.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• September 26, 2017
• IDSA Comments

India-Turkey relations are expected to gradually move in a positive direction based on new found interests and some common grounds.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• May 12, 2017
• Issue Brief

What to make of the combination of Trump’s missile strikes in Syria, changes of mind about China and Russia, warnings to North Korea, signals about scaling up military presence in Afghanistan, and outreach to Turkey?

• K. P. Fabian
• April 24, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The post-referendum changes in Turkey will have far reaching implications not only for the form of government but also for the long-term future of the republic and adversely affect democratic consolidation.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• April 20, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The Turkish republic stands at a crucial juncture today. The latest constitutional amendment will change Turkey’s 94-year old parliamentary system of government. As the constitutional amendment bill awaits referendum, serious questions arise about the direction in which Turkey is heading.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• February 03, 2017
• IDSA Comments

While the New Year attack in Istanbul underscores Turkey’s endemic vulnerabilities, India too needs to be on guard. Messaging by the ISIS is often followed by action.

• Prabha Rao
• January 30, 2017
• Issue Brief

Turkey’s insistence on a role for itself risks escalating the already fraught sectarian situation in Iraq, undermining Iraqi sovereignty and not yielding any significant military or political gains for itself.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• October 28, 2016
• IDSA Comments

Turkey is going where President Erdogan wants to take it to, as those who do not agree with him are too intimidated to stand in his way.

• K. P. Fabian
• August 17, 2016
• IDSA Comments

The coup has seriously dented Turkey’s image as a stable, secular, progressive and prosperous country. And Erdogan's witch-hunt has tarnished the country's reputation and credibility. Turkey’s polity and economy will take a long time to recover from the crippling attrition of recent days.

• Ashok Sajjanhar
• August 02, 2016
• IDSA Comments

Erdogan and Gulen were allies until 2013 when a corruption scandal erupted and Gulen’s followers in the judiciary and police investigated ministers and officials close to Erdogan.

• K. P. Fabian
• July 20, 2016
• IDSA Comments