Turkish Newspapers Respond to Obama's Win
A roundup of excerpts from our partner publications in Turkey on Obama's re-election.
From Milliyet’s veteran foreign-affairs commentator Sami Kohen:
“Election results show a major transformation in American society. Obama’s populist approach attracted segments that, until now, have been marginalized and without any political power."
“What can we expect in the next four years? Obama will continue with his domestic and foreign-policy agendas. Parameters of his foreign policy are known. He is against Bush-style interventions. He prefers peaceful and conciliatory approaches to issues. The question is how he will apply this to specific foreign issues such as Syria, Iraq, Iran and Palestine. For Turkey, what is important is how all of this will affect US-Turkish relations.”
