why dont you do some research then get back to me..
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A few years ago, Turkey was the emerging superpower in the region. Under the leadership of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s economy was booming, while its foreign ministry was aggressively asserting a “zero problems with neighbours” strategy.
When Mr Erdogan visited Cairo after the election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi, the policy was evident in the hero’s welcome the prime minister received.
But what a difference two years can make. In the aftermath of the change of government in Egypt and the chaos in Gaza, Turkey is facing nothing but problems in the region.
From Syria to Egypt, the developments in the Middle East aren’t moving in a direction that Mr Erdogan would like, and Turkey is running the risk of isolating traditional allies as it reconciles its schizophrenic foreign policy.
The deteriorating situation in Syria and Iraq represent the greatest foreign policy challenge for Mr Erdogan. By turning a blind eye to thousands of foreign jihadi fighters using Turkey as a land bridge into Syria early in the Syrian civil war, Turkey now faces the possibility of blowback if the border policies are changed in a dramatic way.
Many towns in southern Turkey such as Gaziantep and Hatay are essentially bases for myriad actors fighting in the Syrian civil war.
Just last week, thousands of Islamic State supporters held a massive rally an hour outside the southern Turkish city of Mardin in a display of Turkey’s jihadi predicament.
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The crisis in Gaza will help Erdogan win Turkey’s presidential election | The National
Obama called Erdogan minutes after his relection... Obama is a scum
