strong earthquake, hitting Turkey, changed the lives of millions of people. It also set off a long-term chain reaction in the country's foreign and domestic policies..
This is stated in the article by Vassilis Nedos, published by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
The author of the article claims, that the earthquake in Turkey forced President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to change his foreign policy. At the moment, Ankara cannot afford to aggravate relations with other countries, including with Greece. Now, for the current leadership of Turkey, internal problems have come to the fore. They concern not only the elimination of the consequences of a natural disaster, but also to maintain their political power. Especially, that elections are to be held in the country in the near future.
Beyond the immediate damage in terms of death tolls and falling GDP, Turkey is engulfed by a wave of discontent with the government, with which the ruling party, looks like, powerless to cope- noted in the Greek press.
According to the author, the need to urgently address important and urgent issues within the country is forcing the Turkish president to soften his foreign policy rhetoric.
At the moment more 13 million inhabitants of the country, caught in a disaster area, need urgent help. And now this is a priority problem for Erdogan, especially, on the eve of the upcoming presidential elections.
