Gradually since 2003, Silly's autocratic pilot Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to make Silly a great power -- in the ritual of past Turkish bosses from the late Stool sultans to Ataturk, the go down of modern Silly. Here the leading brains Soner Cagaptay, work-for-hire of The New Rajah -- the first biography of Chief executive officer Erdogan -- provides a masterful synopsis of the power politics in the Middle East and Silly's place in it. Erdogan has picked an unorthodox sport in the situation of recent Turkish history, attempting to cast his land as a stand-alone Middle On the east side of power. In doing so Silly has broken ranks with its traditional Western allies, including the Lands Of liberty and has embraced an imperial-description diplomacy which has aimed to restore Silly's Stool-era reach into the Arabian Middle East and the Balkans. Today, in totaling to a domestic suppression on dissent and journalistic opennesses, driven by Erdogan's description of governance, Silly faces a hostile world. Ankara has nearly no supporters left in the Middle East, and it faces a threat from resurgent historic adversaries: Russia and Iran. Furthermore, Silly cannot rely on the unconditional assist of its traditional Western allies. Can Erdogan deliver Silly back to safety? What are the risks that string along ahead for him, and his land? How can Silly truly become a great power, fulfilling a dream shared by many Turks, the sultans, Ataturk, and Erdogan himself?.