"Turkey 'reconciles' with Maghreb
Zeynep Gurcanli
The New Anatolian / Ankara
Prime Minister Erdogan's North Africa tour is part of Turkey's new approach to the continent. The prime minister's visit to Tunisia and Morocco has also another important meaning: To distance Turkish Islamists from Islamic movements in Maghreb countries
After receiving a date for the start of its European Union accession talks, the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party government made an important decision to extend the scope of Turkish foreign policy. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visits early this month to Ethiopia and South Africa were the first step in Turkey's new approach. "
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