Our unpredictable neighbor

Turkey knows that the door to Europe has closed for good as far as it is concerned. The political situation in the European Union leaves no room for such illusions and has hastened the "moment of truth" many were waiting for. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's domestic policies are not making the situation any easier, of course.

Greece had the wherewithal years ago to cover its back by supporting Turkey's European ambitions, though secure in the knowledge that France and Germany would never allow it to become a full member of the European club. But now that the door has closed so definitively, this is no longer a tactic Athens can follow.

Erdogan is under pressure on many different sides. The International Monetary Fund's leadership is not hiding its concern about the Turkish economy and many analysts believe that the Turkish president brought forward the elections to June in...