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Western Frustration With Turkey Likely to Build Under Biden Administration

Jamie Dettmer

   President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has complained about an international
   conspiracy forming against Turkey, and he says it's attempting to
   frustrate his projection of Turkish power and influence abroad.

   Domestic and foreign critics counter that there isn't yet a conspiracy,
   but if one does emerge, it largely will be due to his picking fights
   with his country's neighbors, including the European Union and Turkey's
   NATO allies. They are exasperated by his threats, whenever he is
   crossed, to throw open the doors for migrants to once again flock into
   Europe.

   Erdogan has in recent months frequently blamed invisible, malevolent
   foreign enemies for Turkey's sharply deteriorating economy. For most of
   this year, foreign investors have shunned the country, and an already
   weak Turkish lira plunged last month to record lows in value against
   the dollar and euro. Western critics say Turkish economic woes are the
   result of his own mishandling of the economy.

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