Hakan Fidan is Turkey's foreign minister and a potential successor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In polls on the AK party succession he leads with 33.4% support, and is seen as the strongest candidate owing to his CV. He warned that the alternative to a Kurdish peace deal in Syria is "internal strife that would threaten Turkey's stability." In early February 2026, as America massed forces near Iran, Fidan pushed the Americans to continue talks, advising them to "close the files one by one with Iran. Start with nuclear." He was named to the "Gaza Executive Board" overseeing the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, though Israel has objected to his presence because Turkey has been supportive of Hamas.
Sometimes when you look into his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving.