The Cost Of Turkey's Self-Interest
The Huffington Post article, “The Cost of Turkey’s Self-Interest” written on December 28, 2015 by Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi is about the way that Turkey is going about accepting Syrian refugees. Al Makhzoomi blames the mass amount of refugees for Turkey’s lack of food and housing and makes the claim that a lack of border encourages jihadists to join ISIS. He goes on to say that Turkey is actually supporting the Islamic State by providing them with money, training, and weapons. Al Makhzoomi believes that Turkey’s self-interest is accountable for its willingness to help the Islamic State. Turkey prioritizes removing President al-Assad from Syria and containing Kurdish militias over the international humanitarian effort to stop ISIS. This article
shows bias by spin. Al Makhzoomi’s accusatory language throughout the article depicts Turkey as an ally of ISIS and makes it seem like Turkey is trying to help ISIS grow stronger. The article blames the Turkish border control for every issue that the Syrian refugees experience, while ignoring the simple fact that it is difficult for any country to take in such a large influx of people at one time. Al Makhzoomi’s article slanders Turkey for providing assistance to ISIS through its lack of border control. This article brings the new perspective of Turkey as an ally to ISIS. Most articles about Turkey’s role in the Syrian refugee crisis have shown it to be dedicated to humanitarianism and highlighted the fact that it has taken on more refugees than most other countries in the world. Although many journalists have criticized the conditions that Syrians face in Turkey, very few are as hostile as Al Makhzoomi is in this article.
An interesting quote from the article was, “[Turkey] allows itself to be used as terrorists' main route into Syria, and jihadists from all over the world now enter Turkey to fight in the Syrian conflict”. This quote depicts how strongly Al Makhzoomi believes that Turkey is supporting ISIS and shows how disappointed he is that Turkey would be allies with a terrorist regime.
shows bias by spin. Al Makhzoomi’s accusatory language throughout the article depicts Turkey as an ally of ISIS and makes it seem like Turkey is trying to help ISIS grow stronger. The article blames the Turkish border control for every issue that the Syrian refugees experience, while ignoring the simple fact that it is difficult for any country to take in such a large influx of people at one time. Al Makhzoomi’s article slanders Turkey for providing assistance to ISIS through its lack of border control. This article brings the new perspective of Turkey as an ally to ISIS. Most articles about Turkey’s role in the Syrian refugee crisis have shown it to be dedicated to humanitarianism and highlighted the fact that it has taken on more refugees than most other countries in the world. Although many journalists have criticized the conditions that Syrians face in Turkey, very few are as hostile as Al Makhzoomi is in this article.
An interesting quote from the article was, “[Turkey] allows itself to be used as terrorists' main route into Syria, and jihadists from all over the world now enter Turkey to fight in the Syrian conflict”. This quote depicts how strongly Al Makhzoomi believes that Turkey is supporting ISIS and shows how disappointed he is that Turkey would be allies with a terrorist regime.