Turkey’s Middle East Policy Lies in Shambles
By: Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on September 3.
From the perspective of his unquestioning supporters in Turkey and the region, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the only leader who is active in the Middle East trying to correct all the wrongs from Syria to Iraq and Egypt. Despite coming under increasing fire from some Islamist quarters in Turkey over his government’s handling of foreign policy, Erdogan is also aware of the continuing support he has from his grassroots Islamist followers, and showers them with rhetorical remarks pleasing to their ears.
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