The group describes its mission as “encouraging Turkey to adopt more democratic policies and responding to the steady erosion of Turkey’s democratic institutions.” John Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, says he’s joined the advisory council of the Turkish Democracy Project, a newly launched nonprofit, “to …

There are concerns about the Islamic State’s ability to still operate within and close to Turkish territory. Turkish police arrested 26 people on Monday for allegedly being linked to the Islamic State (IS).

The leaders of Egypt, Iraq and Jordan on Sunday held a historic meeting in Baghdad, looking to strengthen trilateral relations and shore up regional alliances in the face of growing Iranian aggression. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi became the first Egyptian head of state to travel to Iraq since the two …