"Who Lost Turkey?
Did Our NATO Ally Shift Its Allegiances After The Deadly Attack On Its Gaza Aid Ship, Or Has This Been Building Up?
by James Kitfield
Monday, June 21, 2010
The question has echoed in Middle East policy circles ever since Israeli commandos intercepted a 'Free Gaza' flotilla that originated in Turkey on May 31, killing eight Turkish activists and an American of Turkish descent. The volume grew a few days later when Ankara sided against the United States in the U.N. Security Council on further sanctioning Iran. Those incidents were just the latest evidence to convince some conservative experts in particular that Turkey, long seen as a critical bridge between East and West, has shifted its strategic orientation decisively eastward towards the likes of Iran and Syria."
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