The Zarrab affair
Commentary
Asli Aydıntaşbaş
24th November, 2017
The saga of an Iranian gold trader has driven a wedge between Turkey and its allies.
To understand Turkey today, you have to get into the mindset of Turkey’s ruling Justice of Development Party (AKP). No news bulletin can convey the sense of siege - the feeling that the entire world is collaborating to destroy Turkey and its leadership - that emanates from the ruling party these days.
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