Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopenning of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 1, 2018. Reuters/Umit Bektas
Al-Monitor: Erdogan greets Turkish lawmakers with fire, fury as parliament convenes
Turkey’s all-powerful President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the inaugural session of the country’s recently defanged parliament today, throwing punches at the United States and vowing to wipe out Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq and to further cooperation with Russia and the European Union. The speech dispelled any illusions that Erdogan, tempered by Turkey’s ailing economy, may be shifting course in any meaningful manner or anytime soon.
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Interesting problem is Turkey and Erdogan is wily enough to take full advantage of it. Increasingly Turkey is triangulating between Shia, Sunni and Western nations. Turkey definitely wants to be a king maker in the region and given their size and military, who can blame them?
ReplyDeleteI just don't see the US under Trump playing along much longer. Turkey is far more important to Europe than the USA, vital to the EU for migrant controls, just useful to the USA. But the USA is changing it's Middle East alignments away from its nearly 30 years of a big foot print in the region and back to a over the horizon presence. So the USA doesn't need Turkey like before.
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