"Turkey and the Arab spring: Learning to walk again
Written by Eric Walberg
Thursday, 16 June 2011 19:55
Eric Walberg
16 June 2011. Turkey’s vibrant democracy is an inspiration to Arab countries throwing off their autocratic yoke and their Western patrons, says Eric Walberg
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) renewed mandate puts the electoral seal of approval on its shift towards the Middle East, even as its importance to Europe increases. Now Turkey itself is being courted by both NATO countries and, increasingly, the Arab world. "
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