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A U-turn in Turkey’s foreign policy

Friday, 27 January 2017 12:30 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 27 January 2017 12:31 AM ]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) shakes hands with his Iran's counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) looks on after a news conference in Moscow on December 20, 2016. © AFP

Rahshan Saglam
Press TV, Istanbul

A recent agreement between Russia, Iran and Turkey to create a mechanism to support the ceasefire in Syria has been seen as an indication of a U-turn in Ankara’s foreign policy. After years of seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, many now believe Turkey has come to the conclusion that there’s no military solution to the crisis in Syria.

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