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Turkey, in Talks With Egypt, Tries to Improve Geopolitical Reputation, Analysts Say Kristina Jovanovski Ankara now in retreat from its aggressive foreign policy as it faces increasing isolation Turkey’s talks this week with its regional rival Egypt is an attempt to decrease its geopolitical isolation and make Ankara look more like a reliable ally to the United States, analysts told The Media Line. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry tweeted on Wednesday that ministry officials began meeting in Cairo for two days of “political consultations,” after years of fraught relations sparked by the 2...

In this episode of the Stratfor Essential Geopolitics podcast from RANE, Emily Donahue hears from Ryan Bohl about Turkey's birth rate and what it means for the country and other developing economies.

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Turkey’s Detention of Retired Admirals is Attempt to Distract Public, Analysts Say Kristina Jovanovski 04/07/2021 The country is facing a severe economic crisis while experiencing one of the highest COVID-19 case counts in the world Turkey’s detention of former military admirals who raised concerns about the country possibly withdrawing from a maritime convention is an attempt by President Recep Tayyp Erdogan to distract the public from the country’s domestic problems, analysts told The Media Line. In an open letter, the admirals wrote that a 1936 agreement that granted Turkey author...

Last Updated On: Apr 04 2021 03:46 Gmt+3 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently suggested that Saudi Arabia is interested in purchasing some of his country’s domestically built drones. Why would the Saudi kingdom, which has been at odds with Turkey on many issues in recent years, be interested in the Turkish technology? When recently criticising a joint drill between Saudi Arabia and Turkey’s rival Greece, Erdoğan revealed that “right now there is a request from Saudi Arabia for armed UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) from Turkey. These are the latest developments”. He did...