Converting the iconic building back into a mosque reveals a powerful vein in Turkish politics – the right-wing Turkish-Islamic Synthesis ideology – but it is also sign of his reliance on symbols.
The Turkish president pushed for a rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral election, but in doing so he has helped elevate his political rivals to hero status, says Serkan Yolacan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may see an opportunity to drive a wedge between the US-Saudi alliance.