Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu has warned about a regional cold war developing in the Middle East. Hoping to continue his government’s “No Problems” foreign policy, which has taken some hits of late, Davutoglu reminded the world that “everybody in this region is a friend and brother.” Davutoglu and the AKP party headed by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have been strained to press forward with their foreign policy with tensions developing with Israel and Syria.
Last year, Turkey and Israel’s diplomatic row deepened, and what was once good military and economic relations have now soured. Turkey’s relations with Syria have also taken a turn for the worse since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has not backed down from his crackdown on protesters and dissenters in the country.
Still, Davutoglu seems mostly to be talking about the Iranian situation, which has brought in external actors including the United States, the EU, Russia, China, among others. The AKP is eager to diffuse tensions with Iran, hoping to avoid too much foreign intervention in the region and assert their own power.
The story at Turkish daily, Hurriyet.
