![U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan during their meeting in Ankara U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Ankara December 7, 2012. Ban called on the international community and the U.N. Security Council on Friday to unite and take decisive action to end the conflict in Syria, saying only a political solution could end the violence. REUTERS/Kayhan Ozer/Prime Minister's Press Office/Handout (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THI](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2012/q4/RTR3BBQH.jpg/RTR3BBQH.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=PO5Zwc57)
Turkey's Foreign Policy Straddles East and West
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