The Nemesis of Turkish Power
Turkey, not the EU, is currently making its presence felt in the world. But Turkey needs Europe as much as Europe needs Turkey: Europe is “a principle of moderation” for Turkey, while Turkey is “a principle of energy” for Europe, even if it is currently showing that self-confidence can easily turn into hubris.
PARIS – A few days ago, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Al Jazeera, the pan-Arab television network, that he would use his warships to prevent Israeli commandos from again boarding Gaza-bound ships, as they did last year. And in a speech in Cairo, he declared support for the United Nations’ recognition of a Palestinian state “an obligation.”