What is driving Erdogan? – Ronald Meinardus

Ronald Meinardus writes about the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s controversial rhetoric on the Gaza war and the international outrage it has sparked, underlines that his unpredictable behaviour and populist tendencies make his political actions uncertain, and explains that Erdogan’s condemnation of Israel does not necessarily align with his political practice, as diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel continue.