NATO Member Turkey Breaks Ranks: Slams EU Austerity, Offers Greek Aid

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-30/nato-ally-turkey-breaks-ranks-slams-eu-austerity-offers-greek-aid
While perhaps not on the scale of China or Russia assistance, Turkey has thrown its hat into the Troika-Greece farce by offering financial assistance to its embattled neighbor. As ekthimerini reports, "We are ready to help Greece survive its economic crisis with cooperation in tourism, energy, trade," Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said and Turkey's left-wing parties showed solidarity by adding, "we believe that apart from imposing austerity policies on peoples of Europe, there can be more reasonable agreements." While no aid has been asked fro Turkey says it is ready to evaluate options.

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on Monday if an official proposal for financial aid is made by Greece, "we will evaluate it."


Turkey's left-wing and Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) also issued a message of solidarity with Greece, saying: "We are together with the Greek people and their government in their struggle for justice, equality and democracy and against austerity."

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1. Wow... Sides have changed a lot since a few decades ago...

I think the solidarity that many Turks felt from Greece during the Taksim square protests is working in reverse now too. I wonder if some in the EU regret keeping Turkey out of the EU earlier when Turkey wanted to be a member some years back. Now they don't have much leverage over Turkey like they might have.

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2. "I wonder if some in the EU regret keeping Turkey..."

I wonder if some in Turkey are now relieved they weren't let in, now that they see that the EU carrot really was a baithook.