In recent days the situation in Syria has become, once again, worrying. The death of dozens of Turkish soldiers after an attack by Russian aircraft fills the front pages of the newspapers but, deep down, it is nothing more than a representation (very graphic, yes) of the distance between Ankara and Moscow and of the growing Turkish loneliness, a country that has gone too far in recent years. Erdogan's aspirations to turn Turkey into a great regional power have collided squarely with Russian interests, but also from its NATO partners. Furthermore, she is also facing the latter in scenarios such as Cyprus or Libya. In this way, while trying to consolidate his power through electoral rigging, internal purges, alliances with the most radical sectors, a growing cult of the leader and selling his people the image of an external greatness that does not correspond to reality, the Turkish leader He looks into the abyss, dragging his country with him.
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