The Middle East’s new emperor

Update:
http://nyti.ms/qrqoWs
Here is an article from the New York Times. The Turkish foreign minister discussing Turkeys new mire aggressive role in mid east politics. He Says turkey and Egypt will be strengthening ties and may form an axis if democracy I'm the middle east at a time when U.S influence is declining.

Perhaps the ottoman empire is on the come up


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/the-middle-easts-new-emperor-why-the-west-quietly-cheers-turkeys-rise/article2169665/

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1055425--turkey-s-risky-gambit

Turkey doesn't need US mediation in Israel crisis
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4123377,00.html

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, toured the newly liberated capitals of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya this week with the sort of popularity usually reserved for pop stars. He is polling as the most popular politician, by far, in virtually every country of the Middle East, and for the revolutionary generation who turned to the Middle East’s only Muslim democracy for inspiration, he is a conquering hero.


I am going to do a lil writing this evening on turkeys recent rise. stay tuned