Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 10
By Timucin Mercanoglu, Orkhan Quluzade – Trend:
A new page will open in relations between Ankara and Washington after Donald Trump has been elected the new US president, Ramazan Akkir, an international relations expert, told Trend Nov. 10.
Akkir said the relations between Turkey and the US, which were damaged in the last period of Barack Obama’s presidency, can be repaired after Trump comes to power.
“Relations between Turkey and the US have recently worsened because of Washington's policy, in particular the support for the militants of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria as well as delay in the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of involvement in a military coup attempt in Turkey,” the expert said.
“Relations between Ankara and Washington will improve under the presidency of Trump and Turkey may again become a major partner of the US in the Middle East,” he noted.
Akkir went on to add that the Turkish people are very concerned about the Islamophobic statements made by Trump during his election campaign, but at the same time one mustn’t forget that such populist rhetoric is largely oriented to the domestic audience and is associated with the pre-election policy.
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