Erdogan

The Trump administration’s policy toward the region is built upon a house of cards constructed from major delusions.

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.

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

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.

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.

Trump now has the opportunity to set a different precedent – one that distinguishes accommodation from endorsement, and allies who constrain instability from strongmen who monetize it.

Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.

Israel risks being sidelined as Trump forms a controversial “Board of Peace” with potentially biased members.

Northern Syria is collapsing into chaos, and unless the West acts, the Kurds will pay the price.

After days of fighting, the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed on Sunday to bring Kurdish authorities under the control of Damascus.