FT full-page analysis on Turkey’s new orientation in foreign policy.
Core logic by way of a Turkish expert at Brookings (Omer Taspinar):
What we are witnessing is not the emergence of an Islamist foreign policy but rather the rise of a populist government that caters to and exploits Turkish frustration with America and Europe.
Nothing odd there compared to, say, a rising America of the late 19th century.
Complain as you care to, but this is the best we can hope for. You want a “multi-partner world”? This is what it looks like: rising powers with foreign policies that cater to their emerging middle classes in all their conflicting desires. There is no alternative.