Turkish Foreign Policy and Regional Geopolitics

Sultan Baybars said:
Massive trade with Armenia. Evaluation of the Margara-Allijan ground passage. Building the Gyumri-Kars railway. Restoration of the historic Ani bridge. These all are on the border.

Armenia is asking for full restoration of the bilateral relations.

This is a good opportunity to welcome Armenia in the Turkish hemisphere, like we did with Georgia and Azerbaijan.

But we are afraid of dat slumby moneylaundering dictator of Aliyev.

Azerbaijan is supporting Israel for its own interests. They dont asked permission from Turkey. So Turkey should think about its own interests without asking permission from Aliyev.

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Honestly I'm somewhere in the middle on this matter.

Turkey should open somewhat as a peace offering to Pashinyan for all his efforts in trying to settle the problems. But there are still some issues and there a strategic implications of Opening the Turkish border before the whole Peace Treaty is signed with Azerbaijan and Turkish goods can go through Armenia to Azerbaijan, the same way Armenia is asking for Armenian goods to be able to be transported to EU and access to the Turkish market to sell goods.

Even if you take the Azeri matter out of the equation(and I agree with you, that Aliyev is being a bit difficult on some matters and need to be encouraged to settle this matter), there are issues between Turkey and Armenia even outside the drama of the events from 100+ years ago.

Currently Armenia has not ratified the Zurich Protocols that Turkey and Armenia had agreed to, and there is a grey area over the Armenian acceptance of the Treaty of Kars and the current border, this needs to be addressed before that border can open.

But Pashinyan has made quite a bit of effort, so he should be give some sort of reward for his efforts, I think a partial opening like the Air Corridor over Turkish Airspace for transport can be given as well as daily flights between Ankara/Istanbul to Yerevan via Turkish Airlines and Armenian Airlines, this would be a goodwill gesture to build on.
 
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Turkey cut off electricity supplies to Iraq because Iraq did not pay its $70 million debt.

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"India's military is a mess, especially lacking in integrated air defense. If a conflict escalates and Turkish drones are actively used, they would absolutely devastate the Indian army without any trouble."

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@Foinikas

Have you heard anything on your end on Greece going to fight the Houthis for the US/Israel?
 
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@Foinikas

Have you heard anything on your end on Greece going to fight the Houthis for the US/Israel?
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We're not moving any Patriot to Ukraine and our two of our MEKO 200HN frigates have been operating in the Red Sea in Operation Aspides. They've also shot down Houthi drones.

But involve in combat operation against the Houthis,I don't think we could do that. Like...what,shell their coast with the main gun or something? It's weird.
 
Eşbah said:
Turkey cut off electricity supplies to Iraq because Iraq did not pay its $70 million debt.

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Iraqis can't pay 70 million dollars? What happened to all that oil?
 
Foinikas said:
Iraqis can't pay 70 million dollars? What happened to all that oil?
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Nah this is normal, sometimes there are mistakes in releasing of funds and delays. It'll probably get sorted. I don't think there is any bee between Turkey and Iraq.
 
Foinikas said:
We're not moving any Patriot to Ukraine and our two of our MEKO 200HN frigates have been operating in the Red Sea in Operation Aspides. They've also shot down Houthi drones.

But involve in combat operation against the Houthis,I don't think we could do that. Like...what,shell their coast with the main gun or something? It's weird.
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Mitsotakis is soo desperate for US patronage, now he wants to join the Anti Houthi war that Greece has nothing to do with. lol
 
Foinikas said:
Iraqis can't pay 70 million dollars? What happened to all that oil?
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I don't know but our southern neighbours and Iran are known to be unreliable trade partners.
 
hyperman said:
Mitsotakis is soo desperate for US patronage, now he wants to join the Anti Houthi war that Greece has nothing to do with. lol
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I don't think he'll do it. Giving the Patriot to Saudi Arabia was one thing,giving it to Ukraine would make the opposition parties angry.

Anyway,there's no news of Greece joining some coalition to fight the Houthis.
 
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Very Interesting development.
 
hodor said:
"India's military is a mess, especially lacking in integrated air defense. If a conflict escalates and Turkish drones are actively used, they would absolutely devastate the Indian army without any trouble."

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I highly doubt that.
 
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