Erdogan’s autocratic tendencies and worrying signs regarding the Turkish economy make the Turkish model much less enviable, and mark one more reason for the relative decline of Turkey’s regional influence.
Turkey Navigates between East and West, Shiites and Sunnis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's one day visit to Iran on April 7, 2015 serves as yet another example of the unscrupulous nature of Turkey's President. However, despite repeated attempts over more than a decade, the Turkish leader has failed to command a central role for his country in a region beset by religious, ethnic, and economic controversies.
