Turkey is furious over Qatar's silence on the status of Turkey’s economy following US sanctions against Ankara, Al Arabiya reported.
Lira's collapse exposed the fragility of the Ankara-Doha alliance, Qatar chose to abandon Turkey fearing a conflict with Trump. Forsake its ally in the first crisis and rejected to inject money to save Turkey's tyrant from a coming collapse.
Ankara retorted with a defamation campaign, Takvim newspaper viciously attacked Tamim’s regime. “Is this how friendships should be?” The article read. It exposed Qatari ignoring of the Turkish ally in its dispute with Washington and reminded treacherous Qatar of Tukey’s supporting role during the boycott, condemning Tamim’s silence and considering him an example of treason.
It threatened to withdraw Erdogan’s merc if Qatar’s support is not provided and revealed Turkey’s support for Qatar. Ankara had saved Doha from falling after the boycott, sent planes laden with goods to Doha and imposed military protection on Gulf state. Now, it wants the fee.