Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Tulay Karadeniz: Sanctions only solution

Tulay Karadeniz: Sanctions only solution
October 05, 2011

Having failed to persuade Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to end a bloody crackdown, Turkey is preparing a list of sanctions against its one-time friend in a policy shift that aligns Ankara more closely with the West. The measures, which mark a break from Turkey’s long-standing record of resisting sanctions on its Middle Eastern neighbours, will complement a Turkish arms embargo already in place and underline how deeply Ankara has fallen out with Assad.

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