Joining Recap radio today is Soner Çağaptay, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute and author of many books on modern Turkey, including “A Sultan in Autumn: Erdogan Faces Turkey’s Uncontainable Forces” – available here.

Çağaptay outlined the shift in US-Turkey ties under the Trump administration, which appears to be viewing Ankara as an increasingly valuable partner for achieving US policy goals in the region. Turkey recap editor Diego Cupolo hosted the talk.

Topics discussed include Turkey’s apparent hand in bringing Hamas to the negotiating table, Turkey’s potential role in post-war Gaza as well as what this could mean for the Syria transition and future defense sector procurements for Ankara.

Also referenced in this talk:

Turkish experts await Israeli go ahead to help recover bodies in Gaza (AFP)

Turkish NGO begins cleanup, debris removal operations in Gaza (Yeni Şafak)

The Ceasefire in Gaza: Views on Security, Palestinian Governance, and Regional Dynamics (Washington Institute)

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