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Turkish Opposition May Draw Turkiye Into Ukraine Crisis If It Wins Elections - Top Diplomat
Turkish Opposition May Draw Turkiye Into Ukraine Crisis If It Wins Elections - Top Diplomat
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The Turkish opposition may draw the country into the Ukraine conflict if it wins the upcoming elections, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
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"We are currently pursuing a well-balanced policy [in relation to the situation in Ukraine] ... What's in it for us to support a certain side and become a party to the conflict? And those who say 'we should pick a certain side and tip the balance,' will draw our country into the war, if they come to power," Cavusoglu said during his visit to the Turkish city of Manavgat. The top diplomat added that Turkiye is not "a pawn" in the games of other countries, but a sovereign state that "makes its own rules." Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said in late March that Ankara would not allow the West to drag it into hostilities against Russia. Meanwhile, the Turkish opposition itself is confident that it will be able to maintain good and balanced relations with Russia if its presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu comes to power, although it will not forget that Turkiye is a NATO member, Unal Cevikoz, foreign policy adviser to Kilicdaroglu, told Sputnik in March. Results of pre-election polls are constantly changing and have not yet revealed an unquestionable favorite in the upcoming election. However, experts note that the current electoral process will be the most difficult for the ruling party, due to the devastating earthquakes that claimed the lives of over 50,000 people, as well as the difficult economic situation.
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Turkish Opposition May Draw Turkiye Into Ukraine Crisis If It Wins Elections - Top Diplomat
20:44 GMT 19.04.2023 (Updated: 02:15 GMT 20.04.2023) ISTANBUL (Sputnik) - The Turkish opposition may draw the country into the Ukraine conflict if it wins the upcoming elections, given its desire to "pick a certain side and tip the balance," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
"We are currently pursuing a well-balanced policy [in relation to the situation in Ukraine] ... What's in it for us to support a certain side and become a party to the conflict? And those who say 'we should pick a certain side and tip the balance,' will draw our country into the war, if they come to power," Cavusoglu said during his visit to the Turkish city of Manavgat.
The top diplomat added that Turkiye is not "a pawn" in the games of other countries, but a sovereign state that "makes its own rules."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said in late March that Ankara would not allow the West to drag it into hostilities against Russia.
Meanwhile, the Turkish opposition itself is confident that it will be able to maintain good and balanced relations with Russia if its presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu comes to power, although it will not forget that Turkiye is a NATO member, Unal Cevikoz, foreign policy adviser to Kilicdaroglu, told Sputnik in March.
5 February 2023, 20:23 GMT
Turkiye's Supreme Election Commission has unanimously approved May 14 as the date for the 2023 presidential election. A second round of voting, if necessary, is scheduled for May 28.
Erdogan has been nominated as a presidential candidate by the ruling Justice and Development Party supported by the allied Nationalist Movement Party, while Kilicdaroglu has been declared the single candidate of the opposition People's Alliance.
Results of pre-election polls are constantly changing and have not yet revealed an unquestionable favorite in the upcoming election. However, experts note that the current electoral process will be the most difficult for the ruling party, due to the devastating earthquakes that claimed the lives of over 50,000 people, as well as the difficult economic situation.
