According to Turkish media reports, there are already around 100 troops and some armored vehicles stationed in the Turkish base in Qatar.
"Promptly dismissing all allegations against Doha and by squarely siding with Qatar, Turkey has effectively disqualified itself from any role in mediating the crisis," said Logoglu, who once held senior posts in the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Ankara would not abandon Doha, saying "we will continue to give all kinds of support to Qatar."
He also expressed total disbelief about Doha's alleged support for terrorism by declaring that "I've never witnessed Qatari support for terrorism."
"Turkey is supposed to be one of the countries that could play a mediator role but it opted for a pro-Qatar position," said Uzgel, who taught at Ankara University until a couple of months ago.
In a joint statement, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt accused 59 individuals and 12 charity organizations in Qatar of having links with terrorism, including the Muslim Brotherhood and the al-Qaida-linked terror group Fatah al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.
On Tuesday, the Turkish president described the claims against Qatar as "slander" and stressed that the designation of Qatar as guilty would do no good to the region.
He also said that it falls on Saudi Arabia as the leading Gulf country to pave the way for the resolution of the conflict through dialogue.
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