Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the closing ceremony of the SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Fair in Istanbul. (Credit: Murad Sezer/Reuters)
The message Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered Tuesday before the ruling AKP’s parliamentary group and its timing both suggest that Ankara is redefining its position in the ongoing war between the United States and Iran. At the same time, Turkey appears to be seeking to secure a place for itself in the postwar regional order, integrating Lebanon into its strategic depth. Erdogan said in his remarks at Turkey’s Grand National Assembly that his country’s security did not begin in Hatay “but in Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut,” adding that Syria and Lebanon belonged to Turkey’s “geography of love and fraternity.” In case you missed this An 'Islamic NATO'? Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad tested by a reshaped Middle East “Netanyahu and his murderous network’s attacks against Lebanon and Syria have brought the war to a point where...
The message Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered Tuesday before the ruling AKP’s parliamentary group and its timing both suggest that Ankara is redefining its position in the ongoing war between the United States and Iran. At the same time, Turkey appears to be seeking to secure a place for itself in the postwar regional order, integrating Lebanon into its strategic depth. Erdogan said in his remarks at Turkey’s Grand National Assembly that his country’s security did not begin in Hatay “but in Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut,” adding that Syria and Lebanon belonged to Turkey’s “geography of love and fraternity.” In case you missed this An 'Islamic NATO'? Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad tested by a reshaped Middle East “Netanyahu and his murderous network’s attacks against Lebanon and Syria have brought the...
