Neo-Ottoman power: Erdogan positions Turkey as Israel’s main Middle East challenge
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: As Turkey builds its power and influence, its opposition to – and agitation against – Israel is continuing unabated. By JONATHAN SPYERMAY 31, 2025 13:43 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul, earlier this week.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Reuters) It has been a good few weeks for Turkish President Recep […]