U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that his administration is supporting the Gulf countries' sanctions on Doha.
"During my recent trip to the Middle East, I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology," Trump tweeted one day after the imposition of the measures. "Leaders pointed to Qatar."
For Logoglu, Turkey as a non-Arab country should not take sides in an inter-Arab conflict.
"To stop further future damage to Turkey's national interests, Ankara must stay put and mute and recalibrate its position to a balanced and non-interventionist mode," he said.
Turkey has made efforts to soothe the conflict right from the start, creating an impression that it was ready to act as a mediator in the conflict.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu flew to Doha for talks on Wednesday, while a meeting was being arranged with his Saudi counterpart, as the minister said late Tuesday.
The top Turkish envoy said on the day the crisis broke out that Ankara was ready to offer any support for the conflict to be settled through dialogue.
President Erdogan had phone calls with the rulers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia on the first day of the crisis.
Erdogan and Cavusoglu have kept up their telephone diplomacy on top of face-to-face meetings with diplomats of the Gulf countries at odds with Doha. Erdogan will also have a phone conversation with Trump in the coming days.
Ankara is including everybody in the process as it acts as a mediator in the crisis, Cavusoglu told reporters on Tuesday.
Voicing criticism of the sanctions, he said "some steps taken are unmeasured, wrong, neither humane nor Islamic."
The analysts expect the crisis to get resolved most probably without leading to a military confrontation, but with Turkey remaining on the sidelines.
"Ankara's decision to ratify the military agreements with Doha should only stiffen and exacerbate the negative perceptions against Turkey in the Arab world," remarked Logoglu.
Qatar has vowed it would not bow to pressure. Its Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Monday that Doha and Washington were in touch with Kuwait and that Kuwait's mediation efforts were appreciated by Qatar.
Kuwait and Oman are the two Gulf countries that have not severed ties with Qatar.
The Qatari foreign minister, who was touring some European capitals for support, also said there was no foundation for dialogue so far.
Many believe Turkey's very close economic and political ties with Qatar are a major factor in Ankara's siding with Doha, although Ankara has been careful to entertain good ties with Riyadh as well.
"Turkey's openly pro-Qatar policy stems from its deep economic, political and military engagement which has been built up over the years," stated Uzgel.
According to Turkish media reports, Qatar's direct investments in Turkey are as high as 18 billion U.S. dollars.
As far as direct foreign investments are concerned, Qatar was the 7th biggest investor in Turkey last year, according to a report by Turkey's International Investors Association.
In addition, the natural gas-rich Gulf country has purchased many Turkish companies in recent years.
