Name: How Erdogan Lost the Middle East
Uploaded: 2025-09-25T19:04:59+00:00
Duration: 1 min 3 s
Description: With EU membership on ice and the rise of the Arab Spring, the 2010s saw Erdogan seek to make Turkey a Middle East heavyweight. But backing the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria would prove bad be

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Fascinating People International Relations Current Affairs International Law James Ker-Lindsay Turkey Turkey Middle East Erdogan Middle East Turkey Qatar Turkey Syria Erdogan Assad

With EU membership on ice and the rise of the Arab Spring, the 2010s saw Erdogan seek to make Turkey a Middle East heavyweight. But backing the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria would prove bad bets for Ankara. In the end, Egypt’s coup, Syria’s jihadist rise, and the resilience of Russia-backed Assad would leave only Qatar, Tripoli, and Iraqi Kurds as regional allies, prompting Erdogan's next pivot.

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