On November 9 Hurriyet published an article by Semih Idiz entitled 'Obama victory brings sigh of relief.'
"The re-election of Barack Obama sent a discernible sigh of relief around the globe. Some were happy, not because of any great love for him, but because they believed that he was the lesser of two evils. Others, on the other hand, were happy because of who he is and what he represents," the article begins.
"As for Turkey, Obama was clearly the favorite. Therefore there is no problem for Ankara in terms of his victory and the expectation among Turkish analysts is one of continuity in Turkish-U.S. ties, which have improved markedly under President Obama," the author says.
"But whether the Obama victory will translate into speedy military action against the Assad regime, as the Erdogan government clearly desires, remains to be seen. This in fact appears unlikely because one of the key reasons for Obama’s popularity is that he did not embroil his country in a new and seemingly intractable military adventure abroad," Idiz writes.
"This means that the diplomacy option, as opposed to the smoking gun option that Romney appeared to be hinting at, will be up front in Obama’s second term and this is good news for the world," he concludes.
