I have a rather benign interpretation of the Turkish drip drip approach: 1) They are good at it. This is how the Turkish media works these days; 2) KSA killed someone in Turkey, violating sovereignty in a particularly brazen and brutal manner.
The results are considerable and should be studied: Ankara has created a single point of contact, controls the information, and has managed to get the NYT, WaPo, MEE, Sabah, and Yeni Safak to all write the same exact thing.
This process has also allowed Erdogan to remain above it all, even though much of — if not all — of the information is coming from subordinates in his office.
One hiccup is, of course, how to release more information without betraying sources and methods. Although, in releasing details about recordings Turkey has signaled it monitors diplomatic missions (Im shocked!)
