Turkey’s dilemma: whose side is Erdogan on? | The Spectator

Turkey’s dilemma: whose side is Erdogan on? From magazine issue: 26 March 2022 Vladimir Putin’s ill-conceived blitzkrieg in Ukraine has failed thanks, first and foremost, to the guts of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. British and US-supplied anti-tank weapons have played a crucial role, too. But it’s Ukraine’s Turkish--made TB2 Bayraktar drones that have been the war’s most unexpectedly effective weapon. Unexpected not just because of their battlefield killing power but because the father-in-law of the TB2’s inventor and manufacturer is Recep Tayyip Erdogan – the only European leader to have once described himself as a friend of Vladimir Putin. More:Turkey’s dilemma: whose side is Erdogan on? | The Spectator