"Friction with U.S. seen as detrimental
By Andrew Borowiec
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Turkey's often virulent anti-American media campaign appears to be ebbing somewhat, but diplomats say considerable damage has been done to the relationship between the two allies.
Signals from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are regarded as confusing -- one day minimizing the differences with Washington, and another day warning about their impact.
'The United States wants Turkey to cooperate with it unconditionally. Should such a cooperation be rejected, then [Washington] is threatening to isolate Turkey, and going even further, to turn it into a target country. ... The situation is every bit this serious,' commented Istanbul's left-leaning Cumhuriyet daily. "
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