Is Turkey undergoing a shift in foreign policy?




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Summary: The Turkish government has been hosting Iran's top diplomat, in a move seen as a shift in foreign policy after last month's failed coup. Turkey has been unhappy with the West’s muted response to the coup and frustrated with continued criticism of its human rights record. The Iranian foreign Minister's visit comes just days after Turkey's President historic trip to Russia, during which he very publicly made up with Vladimir Putin after the shooting down of a Russian fighter plane on the Turkish-Syria border last year. So many are asking whether these moves mark a shift in Turkey's global alliances AND what impact will they have on the war in neighbouring Syria? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Yusuf Kanli - Journalist and former editor of Hurriyet Daily News in Ankara Bassma Kodmani - Former spokesperson for the SNC Syrian oppostion group in Paris Henri Barkey - Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/