BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,322, March 25, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey’s involvement in Syria is having an effect on its regional standing, and is shaping an image of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a Muslim savior. Turkey is …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,300, August 21, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Bulgaria is one of Israel’s most reliable partners in the world, particularly in southeastern Europe. The two countries enjoy excellent relations and cooperate in the fields of politics, security, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,276, June 3, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The local elections in Turkey at the end of March 2024 had some surprising results. Economic issues were a decisive factor in the relatively low numbers for the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,246, December 24, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the first days of the war that broke out following the October 7 massacre conducted by Hamas, Turkey employed a relatively balanced discourse about it. But after the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,201, June 13, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Despite Turkey’s serious economic issues, massive inflation, and currency decline, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected to a third term as president, bringing his total tenure in office to 25 …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,194, May 4, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey is approaching the centenary of its founding, a significant date not only for its past but also for its future. With the May 14 election approaching, polls and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,070, June 11, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Bilateral relations between Turkey and Israel have existed on various levels for many years. Today, relations between the states hinge primarily on trade, as mutual distrust prevents any meaningful …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,904, January 26, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The true danger facing modern Turkey is not religious extremism but ultra-nationalism. While other nations tear down their monuments to racists, Turkey continues to honor its own.
In November …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,646, July 16, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On July 10, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared that Istanbul’s famed Hagia Sophia, which was a Christian cathedral for centuries, then a mosque, and is now a museum, …
