Turkiye – Building A New Ottoman Empire

Turkiye – Building A New Ottoman Empire

Turkiye (formerly Turkey) is embarked on resurrecting the Ottoman Empire under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.   Erdogan is modeling himself after Sultan Selim, who died in 1520 and grew the Ottoman Empire from a regional power to a world power with Islam as the cultural base. Selim was also Caliph or leader of the Muslim community in the Ottoman Empire which covered most of the Middle East and North Africa.   Erdogan is promoting Su…

Turkiye: The Threat Of The Neo-Ottoman Caliphate To Regional Security

Turkiye’s over-ambitious foreign policy based on medieval revisionism can become a threat to regional security while hurting its still struggling economy. By Adil Rasheed Summary Turkiye is swiftly expanding its influence in a rapidly imploding Islamic world, as its ‘neo-Ottoman’ president is whipping up a new wave of Islamism across continents. The country is even intervening in South Asia now, by forging defence deals with Pakistan and Bangla…