Ankara’s Mali Problem
By: Semih Idiz. Translated from Taraf (Turkey).
Ankara is not happy with the French military intervention in Mali. We don’t know whether this is related to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh criticism of the former colonial ruler in Niger, without giving names. The colonial ruler of Niger was France, just like in neighboring Mali.
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