The ambiguity of Ankara’s policy may eventually play a cruel joke on it, despite its growing ambitions in various parts of the world. No matter how confident Türkiye is in its ability to sit on two chairs simultaneously, at some point it will have to choose, risking to lose everything.

Loud statements fail to impress

Türkiye has actively been trying to position itself as one of the main forces supporting the Palestinian people since the very beginning of the new stage of Palestine’s suffering. This is, though, populism more than anything else. There was no sign of any strategic support for the Palestinian resistance (like from Iran) from Türkiye, not to mention that despite all the statements of the Turkish authorities about the suspension of trade and economic activities with the Israeli regime, Ankara continued to trade with Tel Aviv. By the way, this issue has been repeatedly raised by Turkish civil society.

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