{"id":271947,"date":"2025-08-23T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-turkey-expanding-its-sphere-of-influence-mapped-out\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:00:25","slug":"how-is-turkey-expanding-its-sphere-of-influence-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-turkey-expanding-its-sphere-of-influence-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Turkey expanding its sphere of influence? | Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FPXbn81k-sY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How is Turkey expanding its sphere of influence? | Mapped Out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FPXbn81k-sY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Turkey has global ambitions, and it&#8217;s not taking sides. It&#8217;s maintaining links with Western allies while forging ties with other regional powers, especially in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. From military cooperation to cultural outreach and diplomacy, we look at how Turkey balances cooperation and competition to grow its international status.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Turkey #Erdogan #MappedOut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey has global ambitions, and it&#8217;s not taking sides. 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