Poor Friendless Erdoğan
by Burak Bekdil
April 30, 2019
Erdoğan increasingly friendless in international arena
recent elections - Erdoğan's Islamist AKP lost Turkey's three biggest cities
for first time in 25 years also Ankara and Istanbul
Erdogan's friends are : Russia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Serbia, Palestinian Authority, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Venezuela, Guinea and Albania
Erdoğan increasingly friendless
Turkey may be expelled from US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program
US to sanction Turkey because Ankara to acquire Russian S-400 missile system
sanctions include expelling Turkey companies from F-35 program
could damage Turkey by $10b in lost business
suspend shipments of military gear to Turkey
could have multiplier effect if West join sanctions
Turkey and Russia going through honeymoon
love affair fragile
Ankara Moscow's affair is tactical alliance rather than strategic
(OSTB : Turkey shot down a Russian jet, Russia applied sanctions, Turkey funds ISIS, Russia bombs ISIS).
official break-up like slow-fuse time bomb.
China Turkey decades-old dispute over Uighurs
source of tensions between Ankara Beijing
in Feb China closed down consulate in Izmir, Turkey's third biggest city
after Turkey said one million Uighurs faced arrest, torture brainwashing
China's ambassador to Turkey said:
"If you choose non-constructive path, it will negatively affect mutual trust and understanding and will be reflected in commercial and economic relations."
economy in recession
record-high jobless and inflation
further economic deterioration Erdoğan's worst nightmare
France make April 24 "national day of Armenian genocide"
Turkey condemns Macron for turning historic events into political material
Turkey condemns Macron for turning historic events into political material
Italy officially recognize mass-killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey 1915
Turkey's Foreign Ministry condemned Italy as well
Turkey's Foreign Ministry condemned Italy as well
In Sudan Erdoğan's Ikhwan "brother" Omar Bashir ousted by coup d'état
ICC issued arrest warrant for al-Bashir in 2010 for genocide
ICC issued arrest warrant for al-Bashir in 2010 for genocide
pro-Erdoğan media claim Saudi, Egypt, UAE behind Sudan coup
serves American and Israeli interests in the region
serves American and Israeli interests in the region
Erdogan fast becoming solitary man of the world
Turkey, Qatar support Tripoli govt in Libya's civil war
Egypt, Saudi, UAE support Khalifa Haftar
Egypt, Saudi, UAE support Khalifa Haftar
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