Owen Matthews

A failed coup is pushing Turkey's increasingly autocratic president back into the arms of Vladimir Putin.

The decision by British voters to leave the EU is unlikely to be the last anti-establishment uprising in the West.

Vladimir Putin listens when the Levada Center tells him what Russians think, even when he doesn't like it.

Entrepreneurs from Moscow have recently infiltrated the closed world of elite restaurants in England's capital.

Even before the EgyptAir tragedy, the bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268 raised chilling doubts about the people who prepare commercial airliners for flight.

As militants continue to target planes and airports, should authorities do more profiling and background checks?

The traditional eateries of Istanbul offer old-fashioned delicacies in a changing city.

The deal means disappointment—or at least an ongoing legal limbo—for the thousands who have been piling into flimsy boats to reach Greece.

Russia's intervention in Syria has proved decisive, and even the Kurds are turning to Moscow.

China stands to gain from Iranian oil, and its influence in the country may help keep the peace.

Russia's ban on Western food imports has sparked a revival of locally sourced delicacies.

As the country's economy worsens the Kremlin prepares for a wave of potential unrest.

The Islamic State is pushing the West to embrace the Kremlin's plan to end the Syrian civil war.

History suggests the Russian president will hit back hard if a bomb brought down a Russian plane over the Sinai Desert.

The government once seemed close to a peace deal with Kurdish rebels. What went wrong?

Russia's recent military support of Syria is more about Ukraine than the Middle East

On the brink of peace with Kurdish separatists, President Erdogan opts to go back to war.

The move to convert the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque is part of a divisive war over Turkey's soul.

Russian hackers are the most sophisticated and inventive in the world, and the Kremlin knows how to deploy them.

By playing nice on Iran, Russia hopes to strengthen its hand on Ukraine.

It's scary to think Vladimir Putin was behind Nemtsov's death. The more frightening prospect: He wasn't.

Communist? Right-wing nationalist? Sure! The Kremlin is courting all the European allies it can find.

As the Kremlin cracks down on critics, the Russian leader's aura of invincibility is fading.

The ruble crisis will hurt Turkish resorts, German retailers and Central Asian dictators.

An extraordinary account of travelling through the war-ravaged towns and villages of Ukraine, one year on from the revolution

One year later, the victors in the war in Ukraine are hard to identify.

Furious at sanctions from the West, Russia is preparing to hold the EU hostage over fuel, as winter draws near

Gas is the Kremlin's biggest weapon, but leaving Europe shivering could backfire on Putin

Putin's wife and daughters have been deleted from history

As Western governments contemplate regime change, Russian elites also weigh Putin's future