Turkish Foreign Policy and Regional Geopolitics

[Foinikas]

Which two country has Turkey invaded or occupied? Iraq? What should Turkey have done if Iraq itself was either unable or unwilling to combat Pkk within Iraq’s borders?

Or Syria? Same story.

The problem is Turkey using this excuse to constantly get a foothold in countries. Got in Syria,hardly left. It's similar to the Israeli tactics: Turkey says that need a buffer zone to keep the Kurds out,gets in Syria,grabs a couple of big areas in the north. Israel said they needed a buffer zone up to the Litani river,they got inside Lebanon in 1982.

 

[Watandar]

Which two country has Turkey invaded or occupied? Iraq? What should Turkey have done if Iraq itself was either unable or unwilling to combat Pkk within Iraq’s borders?

Or Syria? Same story.

There are real security concerns in both examples, not some imperialism cosplay.

Yes Iraq and Syria , just two examples of Turkish invasion and occupation of sovereign states. You conveniently left out Turkish participation in these countries civil wars and sponsorship of proxies as well. If Turkey and Israel can do this, so can anyone else in the region.

 

[hodor]

Yes Iraq and Syria , just two examples of Turkish invasion and occupation of sovereign states. You conveniently left out Turkish participation in these countries civil wars and sponsorship of proxies as well. If Turkey and Israel can do this, so can anyone else in the region.

PKK terrorism has taken 30,000 lives in Turkey over the past 40 years. It is impossible for us to tolerate this organization in Syria or Iraq.

We have always wanted Syria to be governed by Syrians. 70-75 percent of Syria’s population is Sunni Arab. Why should Syria be ruled by Nusayri or Iranian Shiites? They are a small minority; they are not even close to having the majority needed to govern Syria

 

[GoatsMilk]

I found this guy very, very intelligent. He knows what he's talking about. He is the most complete and intelligent military officer I've encountered in my life.

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In general the wisest minds of Turkiye tend to be found in the military. When outsiders try to understand Turkiyes capabilities and weaknesses they tend to focus on the politicians. Turkish politicians will usually give you a completely false impression of what the Turkish state thinks and feels.

Just look at the past 10 years for example, look at the perception erdogan created, but then compare it with the nature of the Turkish military. Erdogan would make an outsider think Turkiye is erratic, emotional, unpredictable, unreliable, etc. But if you pay attention to how the military has operated and performed during that same timeframe its operation is the opposite. The military is cautious, its balanced, never stretches beyond her capacity, only deploys the bare minimum resources to achieve an objective. Entirely calculated and is always planning and preparing. It is incredible patient as witnessed in Syria.

Best way to understand Turkiye, is to watch how her army operates. This is something that westerners time and time again fail to understand. Or rather listen to her military men.

In nearly all cases where you have ex military men talking, there is always a high level of intelligence on display.

 

[Foinikas]

Yes Iraq and Syria , just two examples of Turkish invasion and occupation of sovereign states. You conveniently left out Turkish participation in these countries civil wars and sponsorship of proxies as well. If Turkey and Israel can do this, so can anyone else in the region.

I could say a lot more,but Turks will go berserk and then Ertugrul fanboys from Pakistan will follow.

 

[MMM-E]

CYPRUS
Criminal Greek Cypriots attacked Turks and tried to unite Cyprus with Greece ( ENOSIS )

RESULT : as a guarantor Country TURKIYE ( according to Zurich and London agreements ) saved the Turks and protected their rights in Cyprus (Thanks to 1974 Peace Operation)


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IRAQ
There are many PKK terror camps in Iraq and PKK carried out thousands of terrorist attacks towards our country from Iraqi territory since 1990s

RESULT : Within the scope of the high-level security mechanism meeting in 2023, it was acknowledged by Iraq that the terrorist organization PKK poses a “common threat” to our countries

Our cross border operations against the terrorist organization that threatens our national security as well as regional stability and Iraq's sovereignty, are carried out in accordance with international law (Article 51 of the UN Charter) and within the framework of our right to self-defense

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SYRIA
The same situation applies in Syria too

(Article 51 of the UN Charter) and within the framework of our right to self-defense against PKK-YPG and ISIS Terrorists

 

[MMM-E]

Turkiye helped Iraq and Syria to protect their territorial integirty and to kick PKK-YPG Terrorists who occupied 30% of Syrian territory


before

now

 

[Foinikas]

CYPRUS
Criminal Greek Cypriots attacked Turks and tried to unite Cyprus with Greece ( ENOSIS )

RESULT : as a guarantor Country TURKIYE ( according to Zurich and London agreements ) saved the Turks and protected their rights in Cyprus (Thanks to 1974 Peace Operation)

What happened: During a time of political turmoil in both Greece and Cyprus,Turkey found a chance to launch an invasion of the island under the pretext of protecting the Turkish community.

Result: Turkey carved up its own State in north Cyprus,occupying around 37% of the island and importing settlers from the mainland.

IRAQ
There are many PKK terror camps in Iraq and PKK carried out thousands of terrorist attacks towards our country from Iraqi territory since 1990s

RESULT : Within the scope of the high-level security mechanism meeting in 2023, it was acknowledged by Iraq that the terrorist organization PKK poses a “common threat” to our countries

What happened: Turkey had been seeking a way to unite with Iraq's Turkmens and reach the oils of Kirkuk and Mosul. The creation of a semi-independent Kurdish region in northeast Iraq foiled their plans.

Result: The Turkish Army has established a series of bases and outposts inside northern Iraq under the pretext of fighting PKK.

SYRIA
The same situation applies in Syria too

(Article 51 of the UN Charter) and within the framework of our right to self-defense against PKK-YPG and ISIS Terrorists

What happened: Turkey took advantage of the situation in Syria to arm,fund,train and provide safe heaven to radicals in order to help destabilize the Syrian government.

Result: Turkey captured parts of Northern Syria and eventually the Baath government collapsed and was replaced with a pro-Turkish one.

Might I add

LIBYA

What happened: The Turkish Armed Forces intervened to save the GNA when Tripoli was about to fall to the LNA of Marshall Haftar.

Result: The war dragged on as the GNA with Turkish help managed to push the LNA back to the middle of the country until there was a ceasefire. Now there's still a fragilie peace and efforts of reconciliation.

 

[hyperman]

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They bred these venomous vipers to use against the region in their conspiracies, and now their own pets are turning against them.

 

[hyperman]

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Begging for Israeli patronage.

 

[Haz]

Is the Turkish nuclear program and industry advanced and comprehensive enough with all the components and expertise already established to be able to quickly build the bomb if necessary? Is the infrastructure and know how all there already, or is there something missing? Also, will you be able to create and store your own stock pile of enriched uranium once the power plants come online?

 

[r3alist]

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[hyperman]

Is the Turkish nuclear program and industry advanced and comprehensive enough with all the components and expertise already established to be able to quickly build the bomb if necessary? Is the infrastructure and know how all there already, or is there something missing? Also, will you be able to create and store your own stock pile of enriched uranium once the power plants come online?

No, in many ways the Turkish Nuclear program is in its infancy. But give it time.

If there was a nuclear deterrent needed, it would be via an arrangement with Pakistan.

Turkish nuclear power plants are Russian built, they supply the fuel, so there is no enrichment capacity as of yet.

Turkey needs to own the entire Fuel cycle, these sorts of things honestly should have started back when Japan and South Korea were starting out. But Turkey started very late, previous governments were not really that ambitious in their outlook on Turkey and were content under the US umbrella and confined to Turkish borders, it wasn't until the AKP that Nuclear power was seriously pursued, among other things, to facilitate a new outlook externally("Turkey is Bigger then Than Turkey" which made the defense industry independence the #1 strategic matter for the State, among other critical fields of independence), but even now its not where it needs to be to be compared to Japan and South Korea and their capabilities in Nuclear tech, Japan ownes the entire Fuel Cycle, and South Korea can do everything but enrich uranium(restricted for political reasons), but Turkey is working hard, Baykar has taken a significant step in this in investing in a Modular Reactor development program.

 

[Haz]

No, in many ways the Turkish Nuclear program is in its infancy. But give it time.

If there was a nuclear deterrent needed, it would be via an arrangement with Pakistan.

Turkish nuclear power plants are Russian built, they supply the fuel, so there is no enrichment capacity as of yet.

Turkey needs to own the entire Fuel cycle, these sorts of things honestly should have started back when Japan and South Korea were starting out. But Turkey started very late, previous governments were not really that ambitious in their outlook on Turkey and were content under the US umbrella and confined to Turkish borders, it wasn't until the AKP that Nuclear power was seriously pursued, among other things, to facilitate a new outlook externally("Turkey is Bigger then Than Turkey" which made the defense industry independence the #1 strategic matter for the State, among other critical fields of independence), but even now its not where it needs to be to be compared to Japan and South Korea and their capabilities in Nuclear tech, Japan ownes the entire Fuel Cycle, and South Korea can do everything but enrich uranium(restricted for political reasons), but Turkey is working hard, Baykar has taken a significant step in this in investing in a Modular Reactor development program.

I see, thank you for the summary. I wasn't aware your program is so far behind, no wonder I only started hearing about the building of a power plants recently, I was surprised to learn that would be the first coming online in 2026 and completely operated and managed by Russia.

Seems like a long road ahead, but it should be a national priority for any nation with concerns about Israel and US designs. Israelis in particular have really turned up the rhetoric against Turkey it seems being an adversary that has to be dealt with, so hopefully you guys can build a domestic program capable of building the bomb soon, that is the only iron clad deterrent against external large scale external aggression we're seeing in Iran.

Pakistan nuclear umbrella imo would not suffice at all for very long, given the distance and the possibility of any agreement with the current leadership can be cancelled in the future if there was a regime change there. Hopefully Turkey will be able to develop it's own fully domestic capabilities in the next 2 decades before any serious threats emerge, they've been making great progress with their MIC and related industries in the last 20 years, nuclear proficiency should be up there too.

 

[hyperman]

That Fool Mitsotakis under Israeli tutelage has decided to open up a front against Turkiye with the break of the status quo with a martime expansion.

They seem to have decided that they need constant tension with Turkiye for domestic politics or something.

Greece Plans Maritime Expansion, Risking Possible War with Türkiye

Greece said it plans to extend its territorial waters, potentially in the Aegean Sea beyond 6 nautical miles, despite Türkiye’s "casus belli" warning, a move with serious implications against its NATO ally Türkiye.

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