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March 3, 2013

The Sunni-fication of Turkish Foreign Policy

Semih Idiz, Al Monitor

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When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002, one of its main plans was to use Ankara’s open channels of communication with practically all parties in the Middle East, together with Turkey’s growing “soft power,” to mediate in all kinds of regional disputes and contribute to stability in this turbulent part of the world.

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