The 37-year-old artist, who lived in İstanbul from 2018 to 2023, was deported to Iran by Turkish authorities in December, despite his pending asylum application.

Iranian media is reporting that Iran's Supreme Court has sentenced the musician to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Geopolitics abhors a power vacuum. One country’s loss is another’s gain, and the space left by Iran is being occupied, for now, by Turkey. This should come as no surprise: the history of the Middle East between the 16th and 18th centuries was that of struggle between the Ottoman and Persian empires, and it seems to be reviving in the 21st century.

Armed factions who led the final charge on Damascus that toppled Assad are hesitating to take part in a new system led by northern ones.

Iran is experiencing a systemic energy crisis. While many times in the past, Iran has had gas shortages or refined product shortages, this time Iran is undergoing an energy meltdown, with parallel sho

Ankara has no appetite for such adventures, amid hopes that a stable nation can emerge from the ashes of the Assad regime

The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation as new rivalries reshape its geopolitical order. For decades, the defining conflict in the region was a “cold war” between Iran and the Gulf Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia. This struggle, steeped in sectarian and strategic divides, fueled proxy wars and power struggles across the region.

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday denied claims by Turkish media that they had received over 1,500 drones from Iran, saying their drones are locally made.

For Israel, Turkish President Erdoğan might become the next existential threat as he envisions a neo-Ottoman empire.

Most importantly, the commission offers a truism about Israel’s future survival: The Jewish state cannot afford to lose even one major war. In that regard — unsurprisingly given its composition — the commission points to Iran as the country’s long-term primary threat.

After spending months in jail, Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo in 2018 left for Turkey, where he created albums and performed in concerts. In 2023, however, Turkish authorities rejected his departure from Istanbul due to an expired passport and handed him over to Iranian officials.