"The present U.S.-Turkish turbulence is transitory
By Henri J. Barkey
Commentary by
Saturday, April 16, 2005
One should not be overly surprised if an outside observer thinks that U.S.-Turkish relations are on a downward slide. A series of news articles in the American media of late have highlighted the strident anti-American rhetoric in the Turkish media. Much has also been made of a newly published Turkish novel depicting an American invasion of Turkey and the successful Turkish resistance to it. Against the backdrop of differences on Iraq policy, the American press has implicitly questioned the very nature of the Turkish-American alliance, one that dates back to the beginning of the cold war. "
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