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Coup to crackdown: Erdogan’s unfinished war on Turkey’s Kurds - opinion

Fifteen percent of the Turkish population, approximately 16 million, are Kurds, and Erdogan needs to accept that they have a right to live their lives as they see fit.

|ByALON BEN-MEIR
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen at parliament last Wednesday. The president’s consolidation of power since 2016 has reshaped institutions, narrowed civil liberties, and placed entire communities, particularly Kurds, under intensified repression and persecution, the writer says.
US President Donald Trump speaks, during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Including Turkey, Qatar in Gaza’s Board of Peace undermines Hamas demilitarization - opinion

For Ankara and Doha, Gaza is not a humanitarian responsibility – it is a strategic asset.

|ByYARON BUSKILA
US President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani attend a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, late last year.

Trump's board of folly: Why putting Turkey, Qatar in charge of Gaza is a farce - opinion

To place Ankara and Doha – two of the most vocal enablers of Hamas – in charge of shepherding Gaza toward peace is akin to appointing the tobacco lobby to run the World Health Organization.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Turkey opposes foreign intervention in Iran, Erdogan tells Iran's Pezeshkian

In a statement, the Turkish presidency said the leader had discussed the latest developments in Iran, after the worst domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

|ByREUTERS, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

How Turkey’s founding ideology shaped its oppression of Kurds and minorities – opinion

Turkey’s founding ideology continues to erase Kurdish identity through systemic racism.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMEHMET KUCUK
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

How Turkey leverages itself between East, Western worlds to maximize geopolitical clout - opinion

Turkey’s actions in Syria and Iraq also signal a deeper shift away from its Western alliances. Erdogan’s government has cultivated closer ties with Russia.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByLOQMAN RADPEY
CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping (front row left), looks at a gesturing Russian President Vladimir Putin standing next to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa while Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) looks on, during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, this past October.

My 10 steps to prevent Egypt's catastrophic fate - opinion

If these steps are not taken, Egypt is heading toward a catastrophic fate beyond any rational imagination.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the D-8 Summit in Cairo last month. Egypt risks becoming a backyard for Turkey, joining the Syrian backyard, the writer warns.

Kurdish military official to ‘Post’: 'We did not acquire drones from Iran' - exclusive

"All part of a Turkish plan to distort our image," the Kurdish official from Syria told the Post.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walk back to their outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

Isak Haleva, Turkey's chief rabbi since 2002 who bridged traditional Sephardic Judaism with modern Turkish life while leading his community through decades of political change, has died at 84.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByDAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Turkey Isak Haleva, at right, speaks with the Mufti of Istanbul Rahmi Yaran during a July 2016 event in Istanbul.

Israel faces the risk of a war with Turkey - opinion

The Knesset must act swiftly to equip Israel’s leaders with the tools to set policy to meet the challenges posed by a resurgent Turkey and other emerging threats.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByARIEL HARKHAM
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi attend a news conference in Jerusalem. Israeli national security decision-making remains disproportionately dominated by the IDF, says the writer.

Erdogan says Turkey can 'crush' all terrorists in Syria

"Everyone should take their hands off Syria and we, along with our Syrian siblings, will crush the heads of Islamic State, the YPG and other terrorist organizations in a short time."

JANUARY 15, 2025ByREUTERS
An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey's position boosted by HTS' coup in Syria - opinion

Turkey rises after Assad’s fall, aiming to shape Syria’s future and curb Kurdish autonomy.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
TURKEY’S FOREIGN MINISTER Hakan Fidan meets with Syria’s de facto leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani in Damascus last month. After the Syrian people themselves, it is Turkey that has emerged as the biggest winner from the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the writer maintains.

Syrian turmoil resurfaces: Turkey rises, Iran threatens, and regional alliances shift - opinion

The Syrian civil war highlights shifting alliances, Turkey's ascendance, and enduring threats from Iran and jihadists.

DECEMBER 8, 2024ByDR. ERIC R. MANDEL
Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024.

Why Erdogan’s Turkey undermines US and NATO security interests - opinion

Is Turkey still a reliable NATO ally under Erdogan’s Islamist and authoritarian rule?

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByERIC R MANDEL
US President-elect Donald Trump, during his first presidential term, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in Britain, in 2019.