And Turkey, which suspects Syria of supporting the Kurdishguerrillas who have spent the past 14 years fighting its army, does not try to conceal its enmity.
Worst of all, weak governments like Mr Yilmaz's are unlikely to command the courage and the political ingenuity needed to end the 14-year-old war against Kurdishguerrillas in Turkey's south-east.
The Turkish prime minister had asked to be given a report on the delicate relationship between corruption and the handling of the 14-year-old war against Kurdishguerrillas in the south-east of the country.