Saturday, January 31, 2009

Erdogan's histrionics in Davos could hurt Turkey's emerging role | World news | The Guardian

"Erdogan risks mediator role

* Robert Tait

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's histrionics in Davos won him praise in Gaza yesterday but at the possible price of sabotaging Turkey's hard-earned role as a Middle East mediator. The Islamist-rooted Justice and Development party (AKP) government has sought to use Turkey's imperial heritage to forge close relations with neighbouring countries that once formed part of the Ottoman Empire. Most recently, that has resulted in Ankara emerging as a broker in revived peace talks between Israel and Syria."

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