December 7, 2011

The Arab Spring and Turkey

Ergun Babahan

First, let me underline one fact: The Arab world has not been on Turkey's radar only because of reasons related to religion.

The increased importance of this region as a market for Turkish exports has made the Arab lands precious for Turkey. Turkey mostly relied on European Union countries for trade, but during the last decade it has realized the risks of focusing on a single market and decided to diversify its trade partners.