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- An international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states
WHAT JUST HAPPENED
- Turkey has threatened to suspend its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and recall its envoy, a day after the Gulf state announced it would become the third Arab country to establish full ties with Israel.
TURKISH PRESIDENT
- “The move against Palestine is not a step that can be stomached,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters
DETAILS
- He said he had told his foreign minister that “we may also take a step in the direction of suspending diplomatic ties with the Abu Dhabi leadership or pulling back our ambassador”.
- Erdoğan has increasingly styled himself as the Palestinians’ lone regional champion, despite his country having had diplomatic relations with Israel for decades.
ARTICLE FROM 2018
REASONS
- Erdoğan is trying to win the support of the larger Muslim population around the world by supporting Palestine and criticising UAE
- Erdogan has already been named the most popular Muslim leader in the world
POINT TO NOTE
- This statement by Erdoğan against UAE is a direct challenge to the gulf countries regarding the leadership of the Muslim world
- In recent times Turkey has tried to cozyup to Iran and Pakistan in order to form a new bloc outside of OIC’s influence
UAETURKEY BITTER RELATIONS
- In August 2017, the UAE accused Turkey of “colonial and competitive behaviour” by “trying to reduce the sovereignty of the Syrian state” through its military presence in Syria.
- The UAE has provided support for the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, which fought against Turkish troops in northern Syria.
QATAR DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
- The UAE has been critical of Turkey’s backing of Qatar during the 2017–18 Qatar diplomatic crisis.
LARGER QUESTION
- Whatremainstobeseenis,willTurkeyalsosnaptieswithIsrael
- Turkey was the first Muslim country to recognize Israeli statehood back in 1948. The years that followed brought a slew of economic agreements.
LARGER QUESTION
- Turkey exports automobiles, iron, steel, electrical devices and plastic to Israel. And in return, it imports Israeli fuel and oil.
- Turkish exports to Israel have continued to grow over the last several years. They were at about $2.5 billion (€2.1 billion) in 2016.
- Total trade between Turkey and Israel 5.6 billion dollars
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