Talk of Ankara-Damascus detente driven mostly by domestic politics
‘Politics in the post Arab Spring and post 9/11 [eras] has changed to become much more fragmented and transactional. … No country means [what it says] in absolute terms.’
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan waves as he attends a debate marking the reconvene of the parliament after a summer recess at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, October 1, 2014.(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
