Tuesday, May 20, 2014

There is anxiety in Ankara

There is anxiety in Ankara
By Marielena Montesino de Stuart

The Turks are working their worry beads...

There is a reason Turkey is very nervous these days, particularly when it comes to Crimea.

When Turks think of Crimea they think of the Crimean Khanate, a Turkish-Mongol basal state under the Ottoman Empire, until 1783 – when Catherine the Great annexed the region.

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