"Intrigue behind Nabi Şensoy resignation reveals Turkish fault lines
Evan Hill | December 14, 2009 5:47 PM
Majlis readers might recall that Turkish Ambassador Nabi Şensoy resigned last week sometime during Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's White House visit. I promised I'd follow up, and here's what we know now, a week later.
Nabi Sensoy
A protocol snafu appears to be the pretext behind the 65-year-old Şensoy's resignation. Today's Zaman reported on Friday that President Obama requested a one-on-one discussion with Erdogan following the two delegations' public meeting, while Erdogan asked Şensoy to relay his desire to bring in Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and his counterpart, Secretary of State Clinton as well."
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