Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited France last month in an effort to improve the two countries’ strained bilateral relationship. In an email interview, Dorothée Schmid, head of the Turkey program at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), discussed France-Turkey relations.
WPR: What explains the deterioration of Franco-Turkish relations over the past several years?
Dorothée Schmid: Three main issues became contentious between France and Turkey over the past decade.