"Turkish-Syrian Ties Worsen
By Soner Cagaptay
Policy Alert, August 9, 2011
Today's six-hour meeting in Damascus between Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Syrian president Bashar al-Asad is a turning point for the two countries, ending the already frayed rapprochement between Ankara and the Asad regime. Unless conditions in Syria somehow magically revert to normalcy, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will likely lead the international community in taking a tougher line against the brutal crackdown. "
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