"Turkey's Miscalculations reduce its bargaining power" - Article

Turkey's miscalculations in region reduce its bargaining power with US -

Zaman Newspaper, August 4, 2013

 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Barack Obama discussed regional issues and bilateral relations during Erdoğan’s visit to the Washington on May 16. (Photo: Mehmet Yaman, Sunday's Zaman)

4 August 2013 /İREM KARAKAYA, ANKARA

Turkey losing influence in the Middle East and North Africa as well as troubled relations with the EU and disagreements with Russia may have weakened its hand in bilateral ties with the US, reducing its bargaining power, experts say.

“We need to see the truth. Turkey's sanction power is gradually decreasing. It has even less respectability than it had before. If Turkey's relations continue to deteriorate in the region, Turkey's influence and obedience to it will disappear,” Nüzhet Kandemir, Turkey's former ambassador to Washington, told Sunday's Zaman.

As a country priding itself on its location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and its closeness to the oil-rich Middle East, Turkey is now at odds with its neighboring countries. For further content on this fascinating story click here