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Turkey’s Mideast ambitions at risk after PM outburst

"Turkey’s Mideast ambitions at risk after PM outburst
(AFP)

30 January 2009

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spat with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Davos has dealt a blow to Ankara’s ambitions to become a powerbroker in the Middle East, analysts said Friday.

“The incident is a breaking point. It will seriously harm Turkey’s mediation role (in the Middle East) and may change the West’s perception of Turkey,” said Arif Keskin, a senior analyst at the Ankara-based Eurasia Studies Centre."

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