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Nils Lundgren


As the civil war in Syria escalates, Turkey’s position becomes more and more controversial. In the beginning, it was the right thing to do to end friendly relations with the al-Assad regime. Nuray Mert i Hurriyet Daily News den 6/8.

The accountability of Turkish foreign policy
But there must have been a more sensible strategy that could have been pursued in order to avoid the complications that came later. Turkey failed in this respect and over-engaged itself with the opposition (or rather with a branch of the opposition), ending up in a position of undeclared war. Nuray Mert i Hurriyet Daily News den 6/8.