Turkey casts itself as 'adult in the room' amid global reordering, FM tells Oxford audience

Turkey casts itself as 'adult in the room' amid global reordering, FM tells Oxford audience Submitted by Sondos Asem on Sat, 04/25/2026 - 09:24 As Iran-US talks stall and tensions roil global markets, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan positions Ankara as a central diplomatic broker Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan delivering a speech at Oxford University's Rhodes House on 24 April 2026 (MEE) Off Turkey is positioning itself as a "middle power" and a key diplomatic broker in an unravelling global order, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a speech at the University of Oxford on Friday. Speaking at an event hosted by the Global Orders Programme at the Oxford Centre for Global History, Fidan framed Ankara as uniquely placed to act as a mediator across multiple conflicts, including Gaza, Iran and Ukraine. "States with deep strategic traditions fare better in this era of uncertainty," Fidan said, arguing that the growing prominence of middle powers reflects structural shifts in global politics.