Turkish will not Fall into the “Crimean Trap”

... supply of foodstuffs to Turkey (suffice it to say that Turkey has become one of the main buyers of Russian wheat in recent years). With the exception of a few formal declarations on the indivisibility of Ukraine and concern with protecting the rights of Crimean Tatars, Ankara has taken a rather passive position on the “Crimean question”. However, Turkey’s position with regard to the Ukraine conflict and the Crimean issue is not simply one of pragmatic economics, it is also a matter of values. For today’s religious and conservative elite the foundation of the “New Turkey” ...