Turkey has expressed having less ties with BushCo these past few weeks. Turkey is a very important key player in the Middle East during this IraqHazing.


http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD88305

Special Dispatch Series - No. 883
March 23, 2005
Turkish Expressions of Solidarity with Syria

The Turkish media has recently expressed a high level of solidarity with Syria directed primarily against the U.S. It called upon Turks to travel to Syria in order to demonstrate solidarity in the face of alleged American military plans against the Syrian regime. [1]

Next month Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer will conduct his visit to Damascus, as planned. This visit was the basis for a further deterioration of U.S.-Turkish relations, following a comment by U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman which was interpreted as criticism of Sezer's visit. [2] The comment aroused harsh reactions in the Turkish media, with widespread calls for his removal from Turkey. The subsequent resignation of Ambassador Edelman was reported by the Turkish media with a sense of victory.