<blockquote>'..the West’s attitude toward Turkey matters. Western diplomats should escalate engagement with Turkey to ensure an outcome that reflects democratic values and is favorable to Western and Turkish interests alike.
A democratic and European Turkey could be a bridge to deliver reform and modernity to the Muslim world; an alienated and authoritarian Turkey could bring conflict and strife back to Europe’s eastern borderlands. What happens on the Bosphorus affects us all.'
- Carl Bildt,
Taking Turkey seriously, August 12, 2016</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
'..social, political and geopolitical risks associated with economic stagnation..''..The problem lies with unfettered finance and monetary mismanagement..''..Turkey-EU relations .. Turkish official counterparts are often eager for avenues to restore the old cooperation.'</blockquote>