Turkey's Mixed Messages on Syria
Ankara once encouraged intervention in the crisis. Why did it stop?
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Jonathan Schanzer Aug 30 2013, 12:36 PM ET
ISTANBUL—In Istanbul’s religiously conservative Fatih neighborhood, the four-fingered yellow Rabia signs supporting Egypt’s pro-Morsi protest movement are ubiquitous, as residents unabashedly identify with the Muslim Brotherhood’s struggle against Egypt’s armed forces. But there is no sign of support for the impending Western military conflict with Syria. Given the devastating loss of life experienced by Syria’s Muslims, the silence punctuates increasingly mixed feelings in this country about an intervention that Ankara has long advocated.
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