Turkey Seeks Closer Economic and Strategic Ties with China
 

Turkey Seeks Closer Economic and Strategic Ties with China

http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=37038&tx_ttnews[backPid]=7&cHash=6843facaa4

It is interesting that for years Turkey was moving to be more "western". With moves on NATO and the EU. Since not allowing US troops through the country at the start of the Iraq war Turkey has been moving more "religious" and more "eastern".

"Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabo’s official visit to Turkey on October 7-8, marked a new phase in Turkish-Chinese relations. During the joint press briefing with Wen’s Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, both leaders emphasized the importance they place on each other in their external relations and called their flourishing ties a “strategic partnership.” The parties signed eight agreements to develop further cooperation in various areas, including trade, transportation and combating terrorism (Anadolu Ajansi, October 9)................."