"Turkey will recognize Kosovo within 48 hrs"

The media in Turkey say Ankara will recognize Kosovo within 48 hours of its declaration of secession. Today's Zeman was quoted by Beta as reporting that the Turkish government sources said while that country will not be the first to recognize Kosovo, it will "definitely be in the group of states" to make that recognition fast. "Turkey will recognize Kosovo within 48 hrs" The source was quoted by the daily as saying that this would take place within the first "24 to 48 hours" after the province adopts a unilateral declaration of independence. But Turkey has a dilemma when it comes to the precedent set by Kosovo. On the one hand, it fears that Nagorno-Karabakh and its Kurdish-populated areas could seek to exploit it to their advantage. Turkish officials dispel these fears by saying that the Kosovo case does not compare to either of these two regions, but at the same time say that it carries a lot of similarities with another—namely, Northern Cyprus. Turkey, which is the only country in the world to recognize its independence, hopes that the fears of Cyprus regarding its northern part may be justified, and that Kosovo's secession could give legitimacy to the Turkish-inhabited regions of the island.

"Turkey will recognize Kosovo within 48 hrs"

The source was quoted by the daily as saying that this would take place within the first "24 to 48 hours" after the province adopts a unilateral declaration of independence.

But Turkey has a dilemma when it comes to the precedent set by Kosovo.

On the one hand, it fears that Nagorno-Karabakh and its Kurdish-populated areas could seek to exploit it to their advantage.

Turkish officials dispel these fears by saying that the Kosovo case does not compare to either of these two regions, but at the same time say that it carries a lot of similarities with another—namely, Northern Cyprus.

Turkey, which is the only country in the world to recognize its independence, hopes that the fears of Cyprus regarding its northern part may be justified, and that Kosovo's secession could give legitimacy to the Turkish-inhabited regions of the island.