Commentary
Turkey’s strategic collapse had, by early 2023, become unavoidable; it had already begun. And rather than attempt any remedial action, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan merely worsened the crisis, hoping to achieve short-term popularity.
However, his apparent paranoia over possible threats to his survival in office meant that he delayed by 48 crucial hours giving the Turkish Armed Forces orders to assist in the disaster relief efforts following the Feb. 6 earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.
But that was merely symptomatic of the president’s paralysis. The entire edifice of the country’s economy and strategic position was already crumbling around him, entirely due to his policies….
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