AKP’s adventurist policies turning Turkey into an incompetent country in the Middle East: CHP

The main opposition CHP slams ruling AKP’s ‘adventurist policies’ in the Middle East and says the party turns Turkey into an incompetent and unreliable country in the region, in a fresh report The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) “adventurist policies” in the Middle East have turned Turkey into an incompetent and unreliable country in the region, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has stated in a new report, proposing that the government immediately return to “stability-oriented problem solving” policies.

“The AKP government considers the Middle East to be a part of the Ottoman realm and history, and views the region as Turkey’s backyard. The AKP has reflected its polarizing, offensive and aggressive attitude in domestic politics onto foreign affairs. Regarding conflicting issues, the AKP government has openly backed certain groups and governments in the region,” the report states.

The report, titled “The AKP’s Middle East policies: No peace at home, nor in the world,” was co-written by CHP Deputy Head Faruk Loğoğlu, who is responsible for foreign relations, and CHP Deputy Head Sencer Ayata, who is responsible for the party’s science, governance and culture policies.

“During the AKP’s rule, Turkey has become a country that is not taken seriously regionally or globally, excluded from international processes and even perceived as a threat by some of its neighbors,” read the report, stressing that concepts such as “order building”, “Neo-Ottomanism” and “strategic depth” do not suit the historical and cultural characteristics of the Middle East. “The...