The Wall Street Journal analyzed Erdogan’s European move: Turkey’s economic problems…
After President Erdoğan gave the green light for Sweden’s entry into NATO at the NATO Leaders’ Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, this week, and after meeting many leaders, especially the US president Biden, the Wall Street Journal, one of the respected newspapers in the US, did a remarkable article. published…
In the analysis, “Turkey’s economic problems are forcing Erdogan to distance himself from Putin. The Turkish president, hungry for hard currency after his electoral victory, turned to the West. Erdogan has turned his foreign policy towards the West, and this may have an impact on the balance of power in the war in Europe and Ukraine. Recalling that Erdogan has acted as a mediator between the West and Russia for more than a year, he said: “He is trying to strengthen his relations with the United States and its Western allies to find support for the deteriorating economy.”
“YOU CAN TRY”
Recalling that Erdogan received Ukrainian leader Zelenskiy last week, Erdogan’s moves will smooth relations with Washington and Europe and also provide approval for the $20 billion F-16 sale. But they will also test Erdogan’s longstanding association with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The article recalled that there are agreements between Turkey and Russia in the field of arms and energy, and it was also emphasized that they are also dealing with issues such as Syria, Libya and Ukraine.
HERE ARE 3 REASONS
The Wall Street Journal reported that pundits had three reasons behind Erdogan’s return to the West. The report stated: “Erdogan saw Putin as weak after Wagner’s attempted rebellion. Turkey desperately needs foreign currency as Erdogan is unable to run the country’s economy. And in elections held in May, Erdogan won by a narrow margin, and Erdogan faces less pressure to stir up the nationalist and anti-Western sentiments at the center of his campaign. It was also claimed in the news that Ankara’s anti-Western rhetoric was the reason why Turkey’s EU accession process reached the point of collapse.
In the news of the Wall Street Journal, one of the main US newspapers, it was stated that Turkey is expected to continue its economic relationship with Russia, and the increase in economic activity between the two countries after the war Russia- Ukraine was also underlined. “But Erdogan is unaware that Russian funding alone cannot solve Turkey’s economic problems,” the report says.