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Saturday 27 July 2013 16:33
Turkish Media Slam Erdogan’s Foreign Policies
What the Turkish government has gained from joining the Middle East is a control-loss over its borders and a regional isolation, therefore requiring the government to set new criteria for its foreign policy.
Turkish Media Slam Erdogan’s Foreign Policies
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TEHRAN (Asremrooz):According to Fars News Agency quoting Almayadeen, Kurds in Northern Syria are on the brink of autonomy, while backing the Al-Nusra Front terrorists is resulting in growing international concerns, and support for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has moved Turkey into tough conditions.

Reviewing recent problems in Turkey’s foreign policies, Turkish newspapers believe Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the prime minister of the country is responsible for the chaos.
Turkish “Taraf” Newspaper explained in its editorial that Syrian Kurds’ autonomy and attempts to use Syrian armed rebels as a means of controlling the Kurds reveals a crisis in Turkey’s foreign policy, a swamp out of which there is no way, for the Justice and Development Party has acted based on flexible policies which mainly resulted in the Kurds issue.

“Can Erodgan’s administration- who claims to support democracy for Egypt and Syria- benefit from western democracy when it comes to the Kurds too?” Taraf asks.

The newspaper further emphasizes that “the path the Turkish government adopted in dealing with issues like Tarq Al-Hashimi’s trial, is an example of its incorrect policies and double standards which lead Turkey to the current situation.”

“Zaman” newspaper highlighted in an article titled “What was the result?” that what the Turkish government has gained by joining the Middle East is loss of control over its borders including wih Iraq and Syria.

The newspaper pointed out that a part of northern Syria is at the control of the Kurish Democratic Union Party (Syria) and Damascus had previously warned about that, and added: “Now the party is trying to increase its power inside Turkey as well and this has moved Ankara into tough circumstances.”

“Milliyet”, another Turkish newspaper criticized the government’s foreign policy towards Egypt, emphasizing that “While all Arab governments supported the change in Cairo, Ankara took strongest stances. Although Ankara underscores the democratic nature of Morsi’s government, the truth is that Erdogan’s administration views the events through an ideology which makes Ankaras’ remarks not believable to anyone.

The newspaper clarifies that Turkey has now been isolated and needs to set new criteria for its foreign policy.
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