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Friday, January 23, 2009

Is Turkey Still a Western Ally?

"Is Turkey Still a Western Ally?
The AKP's foreign policy is driven by two new factors: Islam and money.

By SONER CAGAPTAY | From today's Wall Street Journal Europe

I spent part of 2008 in Turkey to figure out whether Ankara could still be considered a Western ally. That it's necessary to raise this question at all is an indication of how far the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has isolated the country from its traditional partners."

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