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Turkey risks credibility in Washington-analyst

ANKARA-Turkey moves far from the transatlantic consensus on how to deal with Hamas and loses credibility as an interlocutor, according to an American analyst. The prime minister’s vocabulary in his criticism over Israel leads to concern , he says

The choice of vocabulary employed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his criticism over Israel’s Gaza offensive, as well as the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP’s, relationship with Hamas have led to serious concerns in Washington, warned a senior American analyst.

"The risk is that Turkey moves far from the transatlantic consensus on how to deal with Hamas and loses credibility as an interlocutor," Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund said in an interview with the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review on Friday.

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