{"id":28809,"date":"2016-11-10T00:48:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T00:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firdevstalkturkey.com\/?p=28809"},"modified":"2016-11-10T00:48:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T00:48:49","slug":"turkeys-delight-with-trump-likely-to-be-short-lived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firdevstalkturkey.com\/turkeys-delight-with-trump-likely-to-be-short-lived\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s delight with Trump likely to be short-lived"},"content":{"rendered":"
Turkey\u2019s increasing unpredictability was worrying enough. The new uncertainty that comes with the U.S. election victory of Donald Trump has exacerbated those worries.<\/p>\n
The world order as we know it is crumbling before our eyes, and there is little doubt that Turkey will be feeling the aftershocks stronger than most.<\/p>\n
Turkey was quick to congratulate Mr Trump. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his hope that the choice of the American people would be auspicious for the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim saw it as an opportunity to open a new page in US-Turkey relations.<\/p>\n
Presidential advisor Yigit Bulut was confident that Mr Trump would support Turkey\u2019s Middle East leadership and claimed<\/a> Hillary Clinton was too close to the Gulen movement, which is accused of masterminding the failed July coup in Turkey.<\/p>\n The pro-government media reacted positively too. The Daily Sabah editorial<\/a> called it an encouraging sign for improvement in bilateral signs. Yeni Safak expected<\/a> a new phase in relations.<\/p>\n This is not entirely surprising, considering Mr. Trump\u2019s affinity for \u201cstrong leaders\u201d and his declared<\/a> intention to withhold judgement on violations of civil liberties in other countries.<\/p>\n Faced with growing criticism for its post-coup clamp-down on civil rights, press freedoms and the judiciary, this is music to Turkish leaders\u2019 ears.<\/p>\n