Turkey
Hagia Sofia decision will deepen Turkey’s estrangement
The decision to turn Hagia Sophia back into a mosque signals a gradual severing of links with the West
TurkeyPowers in northern Syria may seek new solutions
The bombing of a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in rebel Idlib has wounded soldiers and provoked new airstrikes
SyriaTurkey will fend off lira/debt crisis for now
Recent statistics are more favourable but Turkey’s weaknesses leave it vulnerable to a lira/debt crisis
TurkeyErdogan’s ambitions will strain EU ties further
Rising tensions with France over Libya are just one of several irritants in Turkey’s relations with world powers
TurkeyErdogan will please Muslims when Hagia Sophia reverts
Court is expected to make major Istanbul tourist attraction a mosque to please Erdogan’s Muslim base
TurkeyThe Saudi-Turkish split will become increasingly toxic
Ankara’s public trial over the Khashoggi murder embarrasses Riyadh, underlining a deepening regional cleavage
Saudi ArabiaTurkish suspicion may derail Syrian Kurds’ unity deal
Washington hopes to reconcile the autonomous administration in north-east Syria with Ankara
SyriaCivil-military tensions are destabilising Turkey
Constant purges of the military will not consolidate but destablise Turkey's politicised armed forces
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