Turkey’s Overture to Russia
The shoot down of Russian air force jet
over Turkish jets froze the Turkish Russian relations,
The Russians imposed sanctions on Turkey, the anti-Turkish
sentiments rose over a record level. The Russians demanded apology from Turkey,
which Ankara defiantly refused. The Russians were firm on their decision for
further normalization of any relations with Turkey.
Suddenly, now Turkish President
publicly apologized to Russia which surprised the beurocrates both in Russia,
as well as among Turkish Western allies. What forced Turkey to make such
decision?
Since Erdogan’s Islamist party took
over the leadership of Turkey, there were allegations of press freedom, and
departure of Turkey from Ataturk’s secular principles.
In Syrian crisis, Turkey’s intention
to create a no-fly zone, and its ambitious plans to crush Kurdish rebels, were
in turmoil following the intervention of United States and later Russia.
The shoot down of Russian war Plane,
exposed the clandestine business dealings of Turkey’s President Erdogan’s
family members with ISIS, though it was denied by Turkey, the same was later confirmed
by the Israeli defense Ministry. Many of the NATO member countries were aware
of this development, though they didn’t declare their mistrust on Turkey.
United States infuriated Turkey by
having alliance with the Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq, Turkey was in a
dilemma of taking military action against Kurdish militants in Iraq where
American allies were vigorously pursuing ISIS, where as in Syria, the airspace
was controlled by the Russian war planes and anti-aircraft missiles.
Turkey suddenly felt desperate
surrounded by enemies, as Russia, Kurds, Syrians, amid mistrust with the
Americans and their allies. The economy was severely affected by series of
terror attacks and sanctions by Russia. The American overture to the Kurdish
militants to create a Kurdish homeland in exchange for their support in
fighting the ISIS, which Turkey considered as a terrorist organization
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