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## US/AFRICA/LATAM/EAST ASIA/MESA - "U-turn" in Turkish policy on Syria, Iran said guided by USA, West - IRAN/US/CHINA/TURKEY/SYRIA/IRAQ/EGYPT/BAHRAIN/LIBYA/MOROCCO/YEMEN/TUNISIA/UK

Released on 2012-08-22 09:00 GMT

Email-ID | 740051
Date | 2011-10-30 09:35:09
From | nobody@stratfor.com
To | translations@stratfor.com
List-Name | translations@stratfor.com

"U-turn" in Turkish policy on Syria, Iran said guided by USA, West
Text of report by Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet website on 24 October
[Column by Orhan Bursali: "Excuse Me, Is Iraq in China? The Story of a
U-turn"]
Some journalists and columnists who portray themselves as "Kurdish
experts" have declared that Iran and Syria were "behind" the [ 19
October] PKK attack [in Cukurca]. They base this claim on the remarks of
Prime Minister Erdogan. The prime minister said in his first statement
after the attack that [the PKK] was serving as "a poker for certain
countries." Our Kurdish experts claim that [Erdogan] meant Syria and
Iran with these remarks.
It would appropriate for a pro-US person to point at Iran and Syria,
which have become the new targets of the United States. However, is it
also not possible that the prime minister also meant Iran and Syria? It
is possible because Turkey allowed the United States to trample upon its
policies of "zero problems" and "friendship and cooperation" [with its
neighbours]. Whether Iran and Syria are or are not behind the PKK attack
is not important at all. More than 950 soldiers and officers have been
martyred during the tenure of the AKP government. The PKK was attacking
the army around this time last year also, when our relations with it
were very good. At that time, no one alleged that Iran and Syria were
behind the PKK.
The reason is that now an "American rock" has fallen on their heads.
Indeed, the TRT [Turkish Radio and TV Administration] immediately put
Iran on the public agenda. Supposedly, Tehran captured [Assembly of
Communities of Kurdistan Executive Council President Murat] Karayilan
and released him. Tehran refuted that report. The TRT must now ask who
fooled them.
The TRT should have asked: "Which dark forces want us to air this report
and want to portray Iran as an enemy to the Turkish public?" That is
when it would have practiced good journalism. It appears that the TRT
will assume quite important responsibilities in the coming hot days.
Ankara's sharp U-turn from its policy of "zero problems" happened only
recently. It occurred just before the bombing of Libya began.
I re-read Erdogan's statement soon after hearing about the NATO decision
to intervene in Libya. If you would not sign that statement, I would. On
28 February 2011, the Anatolia Agency reportedthe prime minister's
statement with the headline: "What business does NATO have in Libya?"
[The report continued:]
"[The prime minister said:] 'Should NATO intervene in Libya? Is such
absurdity possible? What business does NATO have in Libya? NATO can take
such action only if there is an [attack] on any one of its members.
Outside that, how can there be an intervention in Libya? Turkey opposes
this action. Such a thing cannot be discussed or contemplated a . I must
sadly note that, when Turkey sided with democracy and human rights in a
highly principled, consistent, and brave posture, not a single peep was
heard from Europe about these issues a . We find any discussion of
interventions or sanctions in response to events in Libya disconcerting
for the Libyan people and foreigners living Libya. Peoples must not be
made to pay for the mistakes of their leaders.
"'Any sanctions or interventions, which may mean punishing the Libyan
people, may lead to extensive and unacceptable problems. Everyone must
understand that we think Tunisia belongs to the Tunisian people, Egypt
belongs to Egyptians, Bahrain belongs to Bahrainis, Yemen belongs to
Yemenis, Libya belongs to Libyans, and Morocco belongs to Moroccans. The
peoples of those countries and no one else must decide their own
destinies. No one should make calculations about the oil wells in these
countries. We cannot view such issues from a standpoint of
self-interest. Our perspective must be centred on people, justice,
fairness, and the law.'"
These correct positions were quickly abandoned a short time after they
were articulated and Turkey entered the Pentagon's war track. When they
realized that Libya will be bombed and Al-Qadhafi will go, they switched
to policies of "realpolitik and self-interest." Their American friends
whispered in their ears:
"What are you doing? You would be in a diffic ult position if the United
States and the West withdraw their support. You already have problems
steering the judiciary at home. You are trying your opponents and the
army with forged documents. There is no justice. You trample upon the
freedom of the press. You cannot pursue a policy that weakens our basic
policies in the Middle East."
No doubt, the Americans made these sentiments known. The government is
sufficiently intelligent to get the message articulated above.
The U-turn in Libya was followed by a U-turn in Syria. After all, the
United States is determined to throw Syria into disarray also. Ankara
immediately took the required position. A full U-turn with respect to
Iran has not yet materialized. There is still time for that; first, the
Syria affair has to come to a conclusion.
Excuse me: Is the PKK based in a remote corner of China rather than
US-controlled Iraq? Or is Iraq in reality an Iran or Syria? It is hard
to keep one's thoughts straight when everything spins so fast.
Source: Cumhuriyet website, Istanbul, in Turkish 24 Oct 11
BBC Mon EU1 EuroPol ME1 MEPol 301011 nn/osc
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