"Turkish American Relations in a Sea of Troubles
by
Morton Abramowitz
For the past three years or so American and Turkish officials and cognoscenti have kept an incessant watch on the pulse and temperature of the Turkish-American relationship After all many are worried about the health of the patient. They should be.
Both countries have had a close history and retain important stakes in strong ties and that provides an excellent underpinning for relations. Nevertheless Turkish-American relations have been troubled for much of this decade. And that is fundamentally because the world including Turkey and the United States has changed radically, creating new issues and difficult uncertainties which cannot be easily managed. Both countries have entered turbulent, uncharted waters. Read: Iraq and down the pike Iran. Anti-American sentiment once again pervades Turkey and the domestic political situation is roiling despite the AK Party’s overwhelming majority. Recent murders have heightened the temperature and increased the polarization of political life."
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