As the Turkish government is eyeing the support of Gulf countries in the wake of a currency crisis due to US economic sanctions, a pro-government daily, Takvim, has accused Qatar of betraying Ankara by keeping silent.
“While many countries expressed their support to Turkey against the US sanctions, Qatar which was supported by Turkey during its difficult times, has betrayed by remaining silent,” wrote Takvim with a headline “Qatar’s big betrayal to Turkey”.
The story came after Kuwait’s Al Jarida newspaper reported that Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister and the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, visited Kuwait and was expected to visit other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council seeking investment.
Recalling that Turkey vowed to stand by Qatar when Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain decided to impose sanctions on Doha in June 2017, Takvim said: ” While many countries left it alone, Turkey supported Qatar, not recognizing imposed sanction stand beside Qatari government and people with humanitarian and political support. Qatar’s decision to keep silent in the face of US’s economic war targeting Turkey created disappointment.”
Takvim daily is the member of the Turkuvaz Media Group which is led by Serhat Albayrak, the brother of Minister Albayrak.
Turkey has been facing a currency crisis since its relations with the US administration were dramatically strained over a court decision to put American pastor Andrew Brunson under house arrest after almost two years in pretrial detention rather than release him as demanded by the US administration.
The Turkish lira which on Friday tumbled as much as 18 percent at one point, its biggest daily drop since 2001, plunged to a new record low in on Monday’s early Asia Pacific trade, as total value loss passes 45 percent this year.
Following the court ruling US President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence threatened to impose “large sanctions” on Turkey if Brunson were not freed.
After imposing economic sanctions on two Turkish ministers on Aug. 1 for their role in the detention of evangelical pastor Brunson, President Trump on Friday ramped up his sanctions on Turkey by doubling US tariffs on Turkish aluminum and steel imports to 20 percent and 50 percent, respectively.
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from Turkish Minute https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/08/13/pro-govt-daily-qatar-betraying-turkey-in-currency-crisis/
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