Thursday, September 26, 2013

Is Turkey Turning Away From the West?

Is Turkey Turning Away From the West?

Jamie Dettmer

September 26, 2013
ISTANBUL — A top adviser to Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan argued publicly that Turkey should stop aspiring to join the European Union and focus instead on carving out a leadership role of its own in the Middle East without paying heed to the West.

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