Week Ender: Why Europe can’t avoid Erdogan

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NATO leaders met in Ankara, providing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a significant platform amid turkey's growing strategic importance to Europe. The summit highlighted Turkey's complex relationship with European countries and its role in regional security.

This week, NATO leaders gathered in Ankara — giving President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a powerful stage at a moment when Turkey’s strategic value to Europe is rising. Sarah Wheaton speaks to Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Erdoğan’s moment at this week’s NATO summit, Turkey’s complicated relationship with Europe and the United […]