Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power | Financial Times

Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power Turkish president’s muscular foreign policy has left Ankara more isolated from the west This is the first part of a series looking at Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s geopolitical ambitions, from his renewed push in Africa and the fringes of Europe to his troubled relationship with the EU. In Baku’s Freedom Square last month, thousands of marching Azeri soldiers in fur hats and braided coats celebrated their country’s victory in the Caucasus — and the man who made it possible: Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. More:Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power | Financial Times