From our correspondent in Istanbul
“One nation, two states!”
Since the start of the clashes, Sunday, September 27, in Nagorno-Karabakh, a separatist enclave mainly populated by Armenians, Turkey has shown unconditional support for the military operations carried out by Azerbaijan.
"The Turkish people are alongside their Azeri brothers, with all our heart and by all means"
, hammered President Erdogan the next day, accusing the other countries of carrying out a policy of
"double standards"
.
For Ankara, the former Turkish-speaking Russian Republic is not a neighbor like any other.
Beyond an
"enemy"
common, Armenia, the two countries maintain particularly close ethnic and linguistic ties.
Turkey's current involvement also responds to nationalist, energy and strategic interests.
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The Armenian Prime Minister in
Figaro
"In his scheme of nationalist consolidation, Erdogan could not escape this subject which has an impact on the Turkish terrain of public opinion"
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