Revisiting Davutoglu on Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s first-ever admission of mistakes in Syria policy offers clues to his mindset.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu spoke for three hours on May 24 to 20 journalists he had invited to a hotel to discuss his Syria policy. He also answered questions about it.
There are two main reasons to examine the minister’s comments, as much as they were reported in newspapers.