Sputnik News- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently approved the Turkish Parliament's decision to deploy Turkish soldiers to Qatar and vowed to keep supporting Doha in its regional conflict; Turkish political analysts commented to Sputnik on how this could complicate Turkey's relationship with the US and who could benefit from this crisis.

On June 7, Turkey�s parliament ratified two deals on�deploying troops in�Qatar and training the country�s gendarmerie forces.

Late Thursday night, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed off�on the Turkish parliament approval.

"Turkish troops are coming to�Qatar for�the sake of�the secur?ty of�the entire region," Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said during�his press briefing on�the recent crisis with�a group of�Arab countries led by�Saudi Arabia and Egypt in�Doha on�Thursday.

Dr. Volkan Ozdemir, the Chairman of�Ankara-based EPPEN (Institute for�Energy Markets and Policies) commented to�Sputnik on�the developments in�the region.

"In the Qatari crisis, Turkey takes up�a position in�favor of�Doha, and this can complicate Turkish-US relationship," he told Sputnik.

"Qatar has very close political and trade relationship with�Turkey, this explains why Ankara takes up�a position in�favor of�Doha, and not the Saudi Arabia. However it still remains a question how Qatar will be able to�withstand the current pressure and to�what extent Turkey is eager to�support it," the expert added.

Dr. Ozdemir also noted that the policy of�rapprochement between�the US and Iran, advocated by�the former president Obama, seems to�be over. The current US administration is supporting Saudi Arabia. Thus if Turkey provides a clear and evident support to�Qatar, it might aggravate Turkish-US relations.

The expert also commented on�who could benefit from�this crisis. He reminded that Qatar remains one of�the largest suppliers of�liquified natural gas.
"The crisis can have a negative impact on�the energy sector and increase prices on�these resources. Hence the US and Russia might potentially benefit from�the crisis," he told Sputnik.


In a separate comment on�the issue, Turkish political analyst Bora Bayraktar, an expert on�the Middle East, told Sputnik Turkiye that Turkey and Qatar have� very close relations in�military, trade and energy sphere, hence it is of�primary importance for�Ankara to�maintain its cooperation with�Doha.
On the other hand, he said, the cooperation with�the Saudi Arabia and other countries of�the Persian Gulf is of�equal importance to�Ankara. Taken Turkey's uneasy foreign policy situation where it has to�simultaneously counteract to�a number of�threats, the regional crisis between�Qatar and a number of�Arab countries could negatively affect Turkey.


Bora Bayraktar also commented on�Qatar's position in�this crisis.

"The Saudi Arabia and other countries of�the Persian Gulf are concerned over�Qatar's position on�Iran. Qatari authorities called Iran a serious power in�the region. This rhetoric has put the Saudis and other regional countries on�alert. Besides, Doha's ties with�the Muslim Brotherhood are also a source of�grave concern for�the Saudi Arabia and other Western countries, as�they regard it as�a terrorist organization," he told Sputnik.

However the expert further doubled that in�such a situation Qatar will easily give up�its position.� More likely, he suggested, Doha won't back off�on this issue.