https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/47ee41b3-c49b-45d2-b41d-5c850e1d26b6 Turkey is strengthening its security ties with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as the war in Iran fuels fears of wider regional instability. Their new mutual defense pact echoes NATO’s Article 5, but could it really become a Middle Eastern NATO? And what role does President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan want Turkey to play in the region? In this edition of On the Record, TVP World’s Paweł Trzaskowski speaks with Sinan Ülgen, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and director of EDAM, about Turkey’s foreign policy, its relations with Washington and Israel, and the escalating conflict with Iran. Ülgen argues that the United States, with Israel’s backing, is the main architect of the war. Could Trump seek to secure his political legacy through regime change in Tehran? Ülgen also examines Erdoğan’s delicate balancing act between Russia and Ukraine. Why does Ankara maintain close ties with Moscow while supporting Kyiv? And can Turkey continue to be “pro-Ukraine without being anti-Russia”? Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Is Turkey a major player in the global order? 03:53 - Erdoğan, the advocate of peace? 05:30 - Turkey as a mediator 06:57 - The Mecca Agreement 08:57 - Turkey's relationship with Israel 11:10 - Turkey's interests in Syria 12:16 - Turkey and security issues 16:03 - Turkey's relations with the U.S. 18:55 - Turkey's policy toward Russia and Ukraine 23:35 - Is political change coming to Turkey? 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Turkey #Erdoğan #Politics Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:57:25 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/47ee41b3-c49b-45d2-b41d-5c850e1d26b6 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.