Turkey

According to Turkish officials, the gas flow is planned to start on March 1, with Turkmen gas reaching Turkiye via a swap deal involving Iran. 

The increasing cooperation among Turkic states is a strategic regional response to intensifying great power competition and shifting geopolitical dynamics in Eurasia.

Pakistan and Turkey have also ramped up the deportation of Afghans in recent years, with devastating humanitarian implications.

Due to linguistic, religious, and cultural commonalities, members of the Islamic State and al-Qaida from Central Asia can often bypass security filters in the wider Turkic world.

Japan is in a unique position to help in the aftermath of the one of this century's worst natural disasters.

Amid a rapid rapprochement, Ankara has relied on soft power in Uzbekistan by strengthening cultural ties in language and education opportunities. But is it enough?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a two-day visit to Uzbekistan, the latest step in the post-Karimov warming of ties.

Inandi's lawyer suggests possible Kyrgyz involvement in his client's kidnapping; others suggest Inandi has been tortured.

The Turkic Council aims to grow its political and economic significance.

Many in the Uyghur diaspora feel they have a target on their back.

Ankara has deployed heath care diplomacy in Central Asia and the Caucasus in the neverending contest for influence.

Market values and Islamic values: Ertuğrul is a hero that exclaims "Ya Allah" before vanquishing his enemies.

A closer look at how two pivotal players factor into subregional dynamics in this domain.

Two employees of the re-named Sapat school network are reportedly in detention. A Bishkek court has stalled their extradition.

A closer look at India’s increasingly complex relationships with countries of the Middle East.

There are favorable conditions and arguments for Turkey to advance relations with Asia, if Ankara can overcome some existing roadblocks.

What’s become of the students arrested by Turkmen authorities in 2016-17 at the height of the Gülen crackdown?

Economic relations, and defense industry ties are at the forefront, but can this partnership also pave the way to greater unity in the Muslim world?

What are the risks of selling the F-35 to India and other countries operating high-tech Russian-made weapons systems?

As the appeal of the Russian labor market has decreased, Turkey has become a more attractive option.

Since 2016, Turkey has pressed for Kyrgyzstan to close Gulen-linked schools. So far, Bishkek continues to resist.

In a recent Reuters report, a Turkish company claims Ashgabat hasn't paid up for completed contracts.

After a cold snap in bilateral relations, Tashkent and Ankara seem set for warmer relations.

Kyrgyz President Jeenbekov did not respond directly to Erdogan's urging to deal with Gulen-linked institutions.