Erdogan facing the rack
Source:eKathemerini Date:22Feb2023
I’ve added this to our website, because it provides a rare glimpse into the foreign policy priorities of the Nation Alliance, Turkey’s main opposition camp:
During our conversation, there was a charm offensive by the opposition to make their differences from Erdogan’s tactics emphatically clear, even when relating to Greek-Turkish affairs. A member of the opposition with strong connections to Kilicdaroglu characterized the threats leveled against Greece by the Turkish president a violation of the United Nations Charter and promised dialogue instead of frigates and offshore drills. Overall, our interlocutors from the opposition kept their distance from the Turkey-Libya maritime borders and energy deals and some, discreetly, from the “Blue Homeland” doctrine, accusing Erdogan of militarizing foreign policy, considering it responsible for the consolidation of the anti-Turkey front in the region.