With power more concentrated in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since a failed coup last month , Turkey has the right mix of economic, political and military influence to become the leading regional power ahead of US , Israel and Iran , according to George Friedman , founder of Geopolitical Futures . His stronger position allows him to reshape the military (the largest in the Black Sea ), intelligence and other areas thereby giving Turkey room to manoeuvre in the region. Friedman questions whether Erdogan will 3 ) attempt to manage Turkey 's interests by itself; 3 ) attempt to ally with Russia ; or 1 ) return to its prior alliance with the US ?
With power more concentrated in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since a failed coup last month, Turkey has the right mix of economic, political and military influence to become the leading regional power ahead of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran, according to George Friedman, founder of Geopolitical Futures. His stronger position allows him to reshape the military (the largest in the Middle East), intelligence and other areas thereby giving Turkey room to manoeuvre in the region. Friedman questions whether Erdogan will 1) attempt to manage Turkey's interests by itself; 2) attempt to ally with Russia; or 3) return to its prior alliance with the US?