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Turkey is still anchored to the West and closer ties with neighboring Iran do not indicate a change of course in foreign policy, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, brushing aside criticism of his recent trip to the Islamic Republic. Erdogan's visit to Iran in late October and his defense of its controversial nuclear program caused concern at home.

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