Will Turkey turn westward once again? | The Hill

Will Turkey turn westward once again? BY ERIC MANDEL, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 09/06/23 11:00 AM ET Over the 20 years since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the mantle of Turkish leadership, the U.S.-Turkey relationship has been challenging. Erdoğan took his nation in a more sectarian Islamist direction, leaving behind Americans’ idealized vision of Turkey as a secular, democratic Muslim nation. More:Will Turkey turn westward once again? | The Hill