1. Turkey's foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is interviewed on France24, January 21, 2012

    Turkey “Ready to Do Everything For Syrian People”

    Turkey’s foreign minister said he supported the demands of the Syrian opposition but wouldn’t commit to an intervention.

  1. Texas governor and Republican Party presidential hopeful Rick Perry participates in a Fox News debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January 16, 2012 (AFP/Getty Images)

    Republican Perry: Turkey Ruled By “Islamic Terrorists”

    Texas governor Rick Perry, a Republican Party presidential candidate, wondered whether Turkey shouldn’t be expelled from NATO.

  1. A tanker traverses the Black Sea off Adjara, Georgia, September 11, 2010 (Mikehil Samkharadze)

    Azerbaijan, Turkey Sign Gas Pipeline Deal

    In another blow to Russian energy politics, the two nations agreed to supply European markets with Caspian Sea gas.

  1. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France meets with Arab leaders in Syria, September 2008

    France Steps Up Pressure on Syria’s Assad

    The French foreign ministers has called for a buffer zone to be erected in Syria. When will the Turks respond?

  1. President Barack Obama talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea, November 12, 2010

    Did Obama Convince the Turks to Fall in Line?

    Did a straightforward conversation between the American president and his Turkish counterpart “change everything”?