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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu offer flowers in memory of slain Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov. Maxim Shemetov/Pool photo via AP

Assassination of the Russian ambassador a big loss for Turkey

Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois at Springfield

Ambassador Karlov’s death will weaken Turkey’s influence in the Syrian conflict.
Relatives mourn a victim of the Istanbul airport attack. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Explaining the Istanbul bombing: Turkey’s six foreign policy sins

Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois at Springfield

Three suicide bombers killed 42 at Turkey’s busiest airport June 28. A scholar explains how Turkey’s foreign policy blunders have made the country such a target for terrorist attacks.

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