Turkish Foreign Policy and Regional Geopolitics

[GoatsMilk]

True - but a war can be "imposed" on Turkiye the same way it was imposed on Iran. The Iranians never thought they would be attacked directly, and now they know.

Iran military speaking has next to nothing of note outside inaccurate ballistic missiles. Even when their president was killed in a plane/helicopter crash they needed Turkish drones to find him.

Turkiye on the other hand has hell of a lot more tools at her disposal not to mention her geography can target Israel easier with the Turkish republic of North Cyprus, the east med sea route and direct influence over Syria that should she need to march an army directly towards Israel she can.

If Isreal were to bomb us then by all means it wise for Turkiye to retaliate and to retaliate hard. The problem for Turkiye is to enter a conflict in which the isrealis can easily make the world believe she is the victim. Under those circumstances the danger wouldn't be isreal it would be what her international coalition would do from America to the EU. We see how this game is played with the PKK/Terrorists/Kurds in syria, in which every time Turkiye intends to move the Isis reappears in the region to curtail Turkiye.

Wise move now for Turkiye would to move in a way that limits the opportunity for direct confrontation. Because after all Turkiye has hundreds if not thousands of military projects on the go, with each year bringing her new tools and capabilities. Why fight the zionists now when they have many advantages, when you can fight them when you have your own fighters in the air, hundreds of fighter drones, an endless supply of ballistic missiles not to mention thousands of air defence pieces.

Just like Isreal played the incremental game to get to her position, now is the time for Turkiye to wisely play the same game.

No point rushing anything now. I would even argue that under Erdogan Turkiye has built up so much negativity in the west that it makes it easy for isreal to sell Turkiye as the bad guy. Turkiye would do well for a new face to come into power to erase 2 decades worth of negative traction. If erdogan wants to control things from behind the scenes fine, but change the face of the leadership. Ideally get a woman to play leader.

Isreals real power to commit open genocide is really her ability to use propaganda. If the zionists didnt have such a mental grip over the minds of the "goy" in the west she would have been dumped by the western world long ago just as her people have been dumped by them hundreds of times in history.

 

[Foinikas]

Those responsible for the blood of more than 70,000 Palestinians have no moral standing in our eyes; their provocations amount to nothing more than empty noise

President ERDOGAN and Turkiye dont give a f to Israel

You actually mean President Erdogan and Turkiye gon't give a f to Palestinians,because that's what you did for 2 years. Lots of talk and no actions. A few sanctions too little,too late.

Turkiye doesnt attack anyone

but Turkiye kicked USA, France , Russia , Iran backed PKK-YPG , SAA , IRGC , WAGNER , Hezbol , LNA , Armenia , Greece in Syria , Libya , Karabakh and in the Eastern Mediterranean

No,Turkey never attacked anyone. Ottomans just grew in Anatolia and somehow were given control of the entire place in peace and love.

unarmed Palestinians vs Israel with full of American protection

Unarmed Kurds vs regional superpower Turkiye 40 years and counting.

only stop hidding behind USA and be a real man ,,,
Türkiye wasn't afraid of the US and Russia, so why would it be afraid of that little piece of shit Israel?

So you're telling me

• Turkiye wasn't afraid of the US and Russia
• Turkiye and Erdogan kept talking about "Palestinian brothers"
• Erdogan said Turkey will always be there for those treated without justice etc.
• Erdogan tells Israel "we might come suddenly,one night...."
• Erdogan repeated his support and love for Palestinian brothers
• Erdogan and Turkiye does absolutely nothing to save Palestinians in Gaza

What conclusion should one draw from this? There's only two conclusions:

1.Turkey is afraid of US and Russia
2.Turkey doesn't care about Palestinians and it's all fake tears.

Which one of the two?

 

[Ali_Baba]

And who's gonna stand up and protect them from Erdogan's threats? Let me remind you,their foreign policy a few years back when Cyprus wanted to drill for gas and oil was:
"You either share the profits with Turkish Cypriots or we take action". So on one hand they are in favor of a Two-State solution on the other hand they say "It's one island,so you must share the profits".

If Turkey has integrated the radars to Israel,that is not known,that is not for sure. It's only a speculation.

Israel deploys Barak MX radar in Cyprus, extending surveillance reach to Turkish coast

Israeli regime has deployed its advanced "Barak MX" air defense system in southern Cyprus, establishing a powerful radar network capable of monitoring Turkish military and civilian movements along the nation's southern coastline.

ilkha.com

Critically, the system is integrated into Israel's broader C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) network

This article gives alot of details.

 

[Foinikas]

Israel deploys Barak MX radar in Cyprus, extending surveillance reach to Turkish coast

Israeli regime has deployed its advanced "Barak MX" air defense system in southern Cyprus, establishing a powerful radar network capable of monitoring Turkish military and civilian movements along the nation's southern coastline.

ilkha.com

This article gives alot of details.

Who's writing the article?

 

[Ali_Baba]

Who's writing the article?

The sources looks trust worthy to me.

 

[Foinikas]

The sources looks trust worthy to me.

Turkish sources,man? There's no official confirmation for this.

 

[MMM-E]

1 -- Israel failed in Iraq ... 15.000 Turkish troops in Northen Iraq to protect the territorial integrity of Iraq and Turkiye

2 -- Israel failed to create Kurdistan in Syria ... Turkish Armed Forces kicked zionist dream ... Turkish Forces in Syria
and PKK-YPG will be destroyed if they refuse to be affiliated with the Syrian government

3 -- Israeli EASTMED project failed ... They can not build even a subsea electric cable connecting Greece , Cyprus , Israel

Turkiye blocked their dreams


Israel only can boast about bombing unarmed civilians with Fighter Jets

There's nothing else Israel can do

 

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Ministry of National Defence

Military cooperation activities of Israel, Greece, and Greek Cypriots cannot be a threat to Turkiye

Our country favors constructive dialogue in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean based on NATO alliance. However, it should be known that steps contrary to the spirit of alliance cannot change the situation on the ground. Türkiye's stance on the security and rights of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is clear and unchanging. Turkiye has never refrained from using the powers granted to it by its guarantor status, and it will not refrain from doing so in the future



Turkish Armed Forces and Iranian Armed Forces officials held a meeting in Tehran .... 24.12.2025

 

[MMM-E]

Unarmed Kurds vs regional superpower Turkiye 40 years and counting.

Turkish Armed Forces kicked PKK terrorists in Turkish soil
and PKK moved to İraq , Iran , Syria in 1991

Not unarmed Kurds .. but USA , Israel , France , etc

PKK-YPG has soficticated weapons ... USA gave them 80.000 trucks of weapons for urban warfare and guerilla tactics

RESULT : Zionist dream 40 years and counting

 

[eIsQengiz]

First thing Syria needs to do is rebuild an effective IADS deterrence before anything else, otherwise everything will get bombed and destroyed...

.Selçuk Bayraktar argues that offensive capabilities provide a stronger and more sustainable form of deterrence than defensive systems, since all air defenses have inherent limits and can be overwhelmed by large-scale, low-cost attacks using drones or missiles, while interception remains expensive. He contends that relying mainly on defense is unsustainable, and that credible offensive power more effectively deters aggression by threatening assets valued by enemy political and military leadership, including command and control centers. The underlying aim of such offensive capacity is to impose costs severe enough that adversaries choose restraint over attack, highlighting the strategic value of possessing advanced weapons that can reliably reach an opponent’s key strongholds.

They would be hit the moment they arrive in Syria. The Israelis don't mess around with that. For the last 10+ years,every time a sophisticated or dangerous system arrived in Syria,they launched strikes. This happened numerous times with Iranian convoys or weapons shipments to Syria or Lebanon. Sometimes with Russian equipment operated by the SAA,but usually the systems given to the SAA by Russia were mostly either SHORADS or old versions of the S-300,so they were not a priority.

The Typhoon would have changed balances if it was given to the Syrians in big numbers,
but then again I don't think they want war with the Israelis.

Israeli systems in Cyprus belong to the Cypriot National Guard,not Israel. You would be bombing a different country.

The claim relies on a clear double standard: if Israeli systems in Cyprus are treated as Cypriot assets because they are operated by Cyprus, then the same logic must apply to Turkish systems operated by other states. You cannot selectively dismiss or emphasize foreign-deployed weapons based on preference, because deterrence and sovereignty apply consistently to all states.

 

[Foinikas]

only stop hidding behind USA and be a real man ,,,
Türkiye wasn't afraid of the US and Russia, so why would it be afraid of that little piece of shit Israel?

1.Turkey is afraid of US and Russia
2.Turkey doesn't care about Palestinians and it's all fake tears.

Which one of the two?

I'm waiting for an answer.

 

[Foinikas]

PKK-YPG has soficticated weapons ... USA gave them 80.000 trucks of weapons for urban warfare and guerilla tactics

Name the sophisticated weapons.

 

[Foinikas]

The claim relies on a clear double standard: if Israeli systems in Cyprus are treated as Cypriot assets because they are operated by Cyprus, then the same logic must apply to Turkish systems operated by other states. You cannot selectively dismiss or emphasize foreign-deployed weapons based on preference, because deterrence and sovereignty apply consistently to all states.

You can't bomb other countries if you are at war with Turkey,just because they bought Turkish equipment. With this mindset,Ukraine should be at war with Turkey for having S-400s. Pakistan should be at war with Russia because India has S-400s.

 

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1.Turkey is afraid of US and Russia
2.Turkey doesn't care about Palestinians and it's all fake tears.

Which one of the two?

I'm waiting for an answer.

to say the same thing about Syria

1 -- Turkiye afraid of USA , France , Russia , Iran
2 -- Turkiye doesn't care about Syrians and it's all fake tears.

Turkiye achieved victory in Syria in 13 years.
wait and see what will happen ....


Everything has its right time based on conjecture and power factor

They could't even imagine Karabakh being liberated from occupation
Likewise, in Syria, Turkiye outmaneuver the US, France, Russia, Iran and achieve a victory

 

[Foinikas]

to say the same thing about Syria

1 -- Turkiye afraid of USA , France , Russia , Iran
2 -- Turkiye doesn't care about Syrians and it's all fake tears.

Turkiye achieved victory in Syria in 13 years.
wait and see what will happen ....


Everything has its right time based on conjecture and power factor

They could't even imagine Karabakh being liberated from occupation
Likewise, in Syria, Turkiye outmaneuver the US, France, Russia, Iran and achieve a victory

Ok man,we get it. You don't want to answer.

You keep talking about irrelevant conflicts at which Turkey didn't directly take action (according to your official stance) and in which:

1. Azerbaijan already had a larger and better equipped army fighting against a small Armenian force with outdated Russian weaponry
2. The SAA,an already outdated army in 2012,which was a bit better than a militia after 10 years of heavy war.

In both cases,Turkey didn't take active part. You boast about your victories in "Karabakh,Syria and Libya". When the time came to help the Palestinians in Gaza,you chickened. You didn't go fight a proper army with decades of experience and a defence industry of their own. And now you say "We're not afraid of USA or Russia".

And yet,you chickened. And yet,you let the Palestinians get exterminated for 2 years straight. And you talk about big victories...against what? Artsakh? The decimated and demoralized SAA? The LNA? The ragtag Kurdish militias?

You lost in all places. You lost respect. You proved that Turkey cowers before Israel,USA and Russia and you only talk big when you have to fight soldiers on pickups trucks. And then you send thousands of Syrians or Libyans first to die like cannon fodder.