In its leading article of Saturday, The Independent British daily stated that the most surprising aspect of the impasse is Turkey's failure to act effectively during the Syrian crisis.
The British daily believed, however, that it would have been preferable if Turkey had not broken so wholly with the Syrian regime.
“As a result of Mr Erdogan's mis-playing of his cards, it is not the Turks but the Russians who have ended up as the one country with pivotal influence in Damascus.”
“But there is still time to take back the initiative. And if there is to be regional action, it would be better led by Turkey than Saudi Arabia and Qatar – not least to avoid the absurd hypocrisy of pretending that two of the last absolute monarchies on earth are trying to overthrow Mr Assad because of their concern for the democratic and civil rights of the Syrian people,” the article read.
“It is up to Ankara to take a lead,” the daily concluded.
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