Will Erdoğan's empire be the next to fall? | On the Record

Turkey is strengthening its security ties with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as the war in Iran fuels fears of wider regional instability. Their new mutual defense pact echoes NATO’s Article 5, but could it really become a Middle Eastern NATO? And what role does President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan want Turkey to play in the region?

In this edition of On the Record, TVP World’s Paweł Trzaskowski speaks with Sinan Ülgen, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and director of EDAM, about Turkey’s foreign policy, its relations with Washington and Israel, and the escalating conflict with Iran. Ülgen argues that the United States, with Israel’s backing, is the main architect of the war. Could Trump seek to secure his political legacy through regime change in Tehran?

Ülgen also examines Erdoğan’s delicate balancing act between Russia and Ukraine. Why does Ankara maintain close ties with Moscow while supporting Kyiv? And can Turkey continue to be “pro-Ukraine without being anti-Russia”?

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Is Turkey a major player in the global order?
03:53 - Erdoğan, the advocate of peace?
05:30 - Turkey as a mediator
06:57 - The Mecca Agreement
08:57 - Turkey's relationship with Israel
11:10 - Turkey's interests in Syria
12:16 - Turkey and security issues
16:03 - Turkey's relations with the U.S.
18:55 - Turkey's policy toward Russia and Ukraine
23:35 - Is political change coming to Turkey?

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