Double face of Erdogan: before the alliance he shows a responsible and mature profile in the face of the (not free) case of the veto against the accession of Sweden and Finland, but then proceeds with the provocations against Greece and Cyprus
The new toxic rhetoric intensifies on the attack Greece until Turkey at sea borders it is more dangerous than in the past, essentially for two reasons: for reasons of merit, because the international situation is in a state of total inflationary emergency; and the method because with i Gasoline price goes up That further tension lurks in the Aegean defies basic common sense and disrespect for the international treaties that now seem to be in vogue.
A map of the Aegean according to the Turkish Vulgate was presented by the Gray Wolves to the leader of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and government partner of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Devlet Bachceli. You can see Turkey, which also “includes” Crete, Rhodes, Lesbos, Chios.
Take a good look at this map. Crete, Rhodes, Lesbos, Chios, Samos are all consumed by Turkey. A fever dream of extremists or the official politics of Turkey? Another provocation or the real goal?
President Erdogan must take a clear position on the recent antics of his junior coalition partner. pic.twitter.com/hX4sSZ924j– Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) July 11, 2022
Beyond the diplomatic crawl space increased by one provocation Coming at an already complicated time due to the gas crisis, Turkey’s political will to play two tables higher is once again emerging. Before the Born Ankara shows a responsible and mature profile in the face of the (not free) fall of the veto against Sweden and Finland joining the alliance. But in fact he continues to provoke against it Greece and Cyprus, with the requirements for the gas present in non-Turkish waters, with the triangle based on Iran and Russia not reconciled with NATO prerogatives, and finally with the US blackmail to get the F-16. But that’s not all, because the presidential elections in Turkey they come closer and it no longer seems enough to have political opponents arrested. More is needed.
In essence, this map, in all its ideological madness, depicts the old nationalist idea of union and action for one new Turkish empire, modeled on the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish nationalist party reiterates its threats against Greece, saying that “we have shown our leader the map”. As if to say that the next step is the implementation of these new borders.
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The tensions between Greece and Turkey, the dispute between the two NATO members over the eastern Mediterranean (and its gas fields), also affects the skies
Neither more nor less than what we experience in other areas: be it Ukraine or Taiwan it is not the names that count, but the overall design in contrast to international laws and treaties. But this time there’s more: after the signed millionaire deal on Syrian migrants, the EU is repeating its wide-sleeve policy with Erdogan, as if one big check was enough close emergencies or uncomfortable dossiers: Yesterday the Syrians who fled the war had to stay in the hospital on Turkish soil; today the gas that could pull a Mediterranean passenger through the Eastmed pipeline and is instead the subject of Ankara’s expansion targets. Without Brussels calling the NATO allies to order.