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Turkey's mediator self-image is a central thread of Erdogan-era foreign policy. Pro-Turkey publishers frame the convening capacity as indispensable; critics frame it as vanity diplomacy that buys influence without deliverables. The pattern repeats across Gaza (Trump's peace board offer), Ukraine (Zelensky's Istanbul visit), Iran (Istanbul venue and Fidan's talks), Egypt (Sisi rapprochement) and the Gulf.
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Pro-Turkey and pan-Arab publishers frame Erdogan's simultaneous channels to Trump, Putin, Pezeshkian, Zelensky, Sisi, and the Gulf as exactly the convening capacity the region needs. The Istanbul venue for Iran-US talks, Gaza peace board membership, Astana process continuity, grain corridor history, Egypt rapprochement all evidence Turkey's indispensable role. The vocabulary: "balanced broker", "shuttle diplomacy", "convening power", "Istanbul venue", "Antalya forum", "honest broker". Prescription: international acceptance of Turkey's mediator role, no exclusion from regional settlements.
Israeli right, Greek-Cypriot, and Fox-News-style framing: Erdogan plays every side — Hamas patron while courting the Gaza peace board, NATO member while opposing US-Israel Iran action, Ukraine ally while preserving Russian energy and tourism ties. The "mediator" framing is a vanity project that buys influence without delivering deliverables. The vocabulary: "two-faced", "opportunist", "vanity diplomacy", "Hamas patron", "Russia-friendly NATO", "no deliverables", "double game". Prescription: refuse to legitimise Turkish mediation; treat parallel channels as evidence of unreliability.