How likely is Turkey’s international charm offensive to succeed?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to reap the economic and political benefits that normalized ties with estranged allies and traditional partners would bring.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unleashed a charm offensive aimed at wooing the West and regional Arab powers.
He is trying to overcome the alienation his abrasive, Islamist-driven and anti-Western approach to international relations has brought.
Erdogan is essentially concerned about his waning domestic support due to the country’s deepening economic crisis, which many blame on his policies.
He is attempting to overturn this situation by employing a more conciliatory tone with Europe, the United States and the Middle East.
