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The Istanbul Attack And The Cost Of Erdogan’s Syria Policy

The Istanbul Attack And The Cost Of Erdogan’s Syria Policy
Ozgur Mumcu (2016-07-01)

ISTANBUL — When it was time to make a victory speech, all the cities of the Muslim world were being cited, “Not just Turkey, but also Baghdad, Islamabad, Kabul, Beirut, Sarajevo, and Skopje won today," declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after being elected the Republic of Turkey's 12th president back in August 2014. "Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Ramallah, Nablus, Gaza and Jerusalem won, too!”

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