President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements about the developments between Israel and Palestine at the joint press conference they held after his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. While President Erdogan’s words resonated in the German press, Bild newspaper covered the issue in its headlines, emphasizing the “carrot-stick game”.
“ERDOĞAN’S CARROT-STICK GAME WITH SCHOLZ”
Accusing Olaf Scholz of being ineffective against President Erdoğan, Bild included the phrase “Erdoğan’s carrot-and-stick game with Scholz” in its headline.
WHAT IS THE EXPRESSION OF THE CARROT-STICK GAME?
The phrase, which was first used in the December 11, 1948 edition of The Economist magazine, means rewarding good behavior and punishing bad behavior. In this expression, reward is called carrot and punishment is called stick.