"Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has warned that moderate Turks are becoming anti-American and anti-EU.
Mr Gul said many Turks were embittered by the US' support for Israel's actions in Lebanon and by Turkey's problems in joining the EU.
He also said Ankara could be forced to act to stop cross-border raids by Kurdish rebels operating from Iraq.
Mr Gul's comments came in a wide-ranging interview with the UK's Financial Times newspaper.
"Moderate liberal people [in Turkey] are becoming anti-American and anti-EU," he said."
"If our young, educated, dynamic and economically active people become bitter, if their attitudes and feelings are changed, it is not good.
"Their feeling has changed towards these global policies and strategic issues. This is dangerous."
BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkish anti-West mood 'rising'
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