"Could this be Turkey’s Century in the Middle East?
Thu, 29 October 2009
Paul Salem
In the month of October Turkey lifted border restrictions with Syria, signed a large number of trade and political agreements with Iraq, and spoke out in defense of Iran. This is after Prime Minister Erdogan’s criticism of Israel during the Gaza war and suspension of Israel from Turkish war exercises. The AKP government in Ankara is moving to consolidate its influence in the Muslim East and is thereby affecting the patterns of power in that region."
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