Ultimate success for the ‘Turkish model’ is good for Russia as well

[FarCenter]

Turkey is the main winner of the Arab Spring, according to a Russian regional specialist, who adds that the balance of power in the region has changed in favor of Turkey, as the role of international and regional players is weakening. ‘If the Turkish model is the winner, it will be good for Russia,’ says Vitaly Naumkin

Russia will benefit in the event that the much-discussed “Turkish model” becomes a template for the Islamist movements that appear set to gain power as a result of the Arab Spring, according to a Russian specialist on the Middle East.

Turkey is the big winner of the Arab Spring, Vitaly Naumkin, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, told the Hürriyet Daily News this week.

Despite Turkey’s increased role, Naumkin said it was inevitable that radical Islamists would come to power in certain countries.

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