"Turkey’s latest decision to recall its vessel from Mediterranean waters was a tactical step. Erdogan's policy over the recent years has been about ramping up the escalation around the country and then make a step back, putting forward demands for concessions," Ruben Safrastyan, acting Director of Institute of Oriental Studies told a press conference on Wednesday.
In Safrastyan's words, the aggressive actions of Turkey in Syria and Libya
are aimed at improving its role and image in the region and turn into a regional decision-maker.
"When we analyze what outcome Turkey has had, we see that is not that much as Erdogan and his aids would expect. Turkey has launched aggressive activities in the Mediterranean, but in response got the consolidation of number of countries against itself. The so-called anti-Turkish coalition is now comprised of Greece, Cyprus, France, Israel, Egypt. I would thus suggest that Erdogan's aggressive policy has not generated the desired results," Safrastyan said.
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