Time and again, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proved willing to back down in diplomatic disputes when the circumstances required it. As his row with Donald Trump ramped up in recent weeks, wreaking havoc on the Turkish lira, many analysts were convinced that economic necessity would once again force the Turkish president’s pragmatic streak to shine through. But Mr Erdogan’s continued defiance has triggered growing anxiety that this time could be different.
土耳其總統雷杰普?塔伊普?埃爾多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)已屢次證明,在必要的情況下,他愿意在外交爭端中讓步。最近幾周,隨著他與唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)的爭斗愈演愈烈,并對土耳其里拉造成嚴重打擊,許多分析人士相信,經濟需要將再次迫使這位土耳其總統展現出務實的個性。但埃爾多安的拒不低頭讓如下擔心越來越嚴重:這一次的情形可能會有所不同。