They say he knows having ties with Israel gives Turkey a special voice not only in Jerusalem but also in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

Analysts say the Arab street hopes the more liberal Islam of Sunni Turkey can lead to solutions for persistent regional conflicts.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

State Department officials say they do not oppose engagement with Iran by current Security Council member countries Turkey and Brazil.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Other countries, including Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia have signed the deal, but analysts say that is not enough to make the project work.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

But analysts say such a threat does not carry the weight it once did in Turkey.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Legal experts remain divided over the issue. However many political observers in Turkey say it is unlikely the president will end up in court.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

But analysts like Hen-Tov say if Ankara's influence on the Muslim world completely overshadows Tehran's presence in the Arab street, Turkey's gain may eventually become Iran's loss.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Experts say for any chance of normal relations between Turkey and Armenia in the future, Ankara and Yerevan must first resolve a very painful chapter in their past.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

So that if you say in 1915 there were two million Armenians in what we call Turkey, but the Ottoman Empire - there are now about 60,000 Armenians in Turkey.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

"So I think we need to brace ourselves for a new period." Analysts say the once political and militarily strategic alliance between Turkey and Israel was the most powerful alliance in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"I think I can happily say that we are at point where by we are happy with these developments vis-a-vis Turkey's relations with Iraqi Kurdistan and vis-a-vis its own Kurdish issue inside Turkey."

VOA: standard.2010.06.17