TR Foreign Policy & Geopolitics

[Rooxbar]

Listen:

esp. interesting is 1:05:49 about the stupidity of our current admin in playing their hands so openly because of domestic politics.

 

[mehmed beg]

The country which has population of almost 120 millions and arable land size of Suisse can't have much of future. When I was a kid , Egypt hasd about 38 to 40 million. Geography in itself is tricky, even in unlikely case of conflict with Israel, it is narrow geography and open empty places, they see them coming. The source of Nile are far.
It is what they as population chose. Weather you have economy and technology or 15 children it is you choice.
The army is a behemoth, too many suppliers also. I guess that they produce few systems from the scratch and a loads of the spare parts but that isn't what really is needed .
It took Ukrainian pilots almost a year to qualify from su27 and Mig 29s to F16. Those pilots received training for free from top Western schools. Imagine all those various planes and systems???
I guess that has been the state policy.
As of Turkiye,all is ok . Some deals have been made and it is as far as it will go. At least good enough to cover some costs. What Egypt is going to do , it is their problem. I don't see them changing any equitation. Good luck and good bye.

 

[Tonyukuk]

The country which has population of almost 120 millions and arable land size of Suisse can't have much of future. When I was a kid , Egypt hasd about 38 to 40 million. Geography in itself is tricky, even in unlikely case of conflict with Israel, it is narrow geography and open empty places, they see them coming. The source of Nile are far.
It is what they as population chose. Weather you have economy and technology or 15 children it is you choice.
The army is a behemoth, too many suppliers also. I guess that they produce few systems from the scratch and a loads of the spare parts but that isn't what really is needed .
It took Ukrainian pilots almost a year to qualify from su27 and Mig 29s to F16. Those pilots received training for free from top Western schools. Imagine all those various planes and systems???
I guess that has been the state policy.
As of Turkiye,all is ok . Some deals have been made and it is as far as it will go. At least good enough to cover some costs. What Egypt is going to do , it is their problem. I don't see them changing any equitation. Good luck and good bye.

Egypt is not in a good place geographically. Control of the Suez seems great, but their geography is a curse. Not only because they rely on fresh water that is out of their control, but because their largest cities are on flat, exposed land.

With good training their military can become potent, but it will need 5 years to make a major stride forward.

 

[mehmed beg]

Egypt is not in a good place geographically. Control of the Suez seems great, but their geography is a curse. Not only because they rely on fresh water that is out of their control, but because their largest cities are on flat, exposed land.

With good training their military can become potent, but it will need 5 years to make a major stride forwarbud.

I wish them all the best, but for that someone needs to have money, clear and objective vision etc. I am afraid that they don't have that. Despite the numbers of Arabs and the resources, none of them are able to make even single air frame.
Take a look at Egyptian air defence systems? Plentiful, of course from the various countries. On paper, it should be much better than the Turkish ones but that's not the case.
In the last 12 13 years, Turkey fired 100s of missiles for the sake of development. Missiles,radars, communications, combat management systems, production, tooling etc. even VSL Turkey tested air defence again Kizilelma, Anka 3 and to extent KAAN . Let alone all the experience in signal collecting SOJ project, unified command. In all of that, foreign nations have no insight. Add incoming satellites and Fergani GPS and it is holistic system. It might not be the best in the world but Turkish Air defence command knows inside out the system that they got with the huge experience of testing.
Weather Egypt or Saudi want to go with that in some way it would be more beneficial to them than for Turkiye. If not , there you go , good luck good bye and no hard feelings. After all, as we Bosnians say " What you don't have you can without". Programs must be finished and I am confident insha'Allah that all of it will be resolved sooner or later

 

[Lool]

Listen:

esp. interesting is 1:05:49 about the stupidity of our current admin in playing their hands so openly because of domestic politics.

Having an Israeli security analyst spill out his trashy statements is just enough to know how most of what is being stated is bullsh**t

The only thing I got from this video is how Israel is bitching over Turkey's growing alliances and strength
🔺️Israel is angry that Turkey is growing stronger with every passing day and is scared that they wont be able to contain the Turks anymore
🔺️Israel is angry at Erdogan for unifying Syria and is piss scared at making Syria's single army even stronger that Israel will eventually wont be able to contain
🔺️Israel is angry that Erdogan is working towards building a security architecture comprising of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt aimed at destroying Israeli interferemce within the region
🔺️Israel is angry that Syria, which under Assad's family 50-year rule and brainwashing has turned majority of Syrians anti-Turkey only for it to be overturned within 10 years and how many Syrians are grateful for Turkey that they endured the Syrians within their lands and how the sentiment of brotherhood has emerged between both populations. This terrifies Israel as Syria will soon align with Erdogan's foreign policy, join the Turkish sphere of influence, and will aid Turkey in destroying any radical elements aimed at destabilisng both brotherly nations
🔺️Israel is angry that Saudi Arabia is now re-aligning with Turkey
🔺️Israel states that Al-Sharaa is a terrorist even though they themselves supported Al-Nusra and are treating ISIS commander
🔺️Israel believes that by only aligning with Israel's future vision over the region will there be true peace and how only the UAE does that openly while criticisng the Turks, Saudis, and Egyptians
🔺️Israel is angry that Al-Sharaa said there can be no peace with Israel as that would mean Syria's surrender of Golan heights to Israel


I just want people to know something very well rn
the moment the state of Israel has been formed, the moment the Middle East has been embroiled in an unending cycle of pain, bloodshed, and suffering. This Satanic death cult is the reason for all the mess we are in

🔺️It is Israel that sent its own Mossad and IDF forces, under the guise of NGOs into Sudan to plan its splitting into two parts; i-e, Sudan and South Sudan
🔺️It is Israel that is illegally occupying the Golan Heights of Syria yet dare to even ask for normalisation and peace with Syria which would defacto mean that Syria is willing to surrender its territory to Israel
🔺️It is Israel that wanted to illegaly divide Syria into federations, kick the Syrian-majority Sunni Arabs that make 80% of the population and demographically occupy 92% of all Syria into a small, barren, desert while giving radical fascist PKK-kurds, drug lord Druze, and murderous Alawites control of all Syria resources and strategic infrastructure
🔺️It is Israel that aided the PKK long before Erdogan came to power; even Ocalan himself admitted how in the 1990s he had continuous contact with Mossad agents
🔺️It is Israel that promoted Hamas to rule Palestine, which ironically, they now label as terrorist organisation
🔺️It is Israel that is actively stealing Palestinian lands, against all peace treaties that even Israel had signed before
🔺️It is Israel that promoted the current civil war in Sudan and I wont even begin to mention the degree of atrocities that the Israeli-backed RSF is commiting against the innocent Sudanese people rn
🔺️It is Israel that is actively breaking away Somalia to fullfill its degenrate agenda
🔺️It is Israel trying to undermine Turkish soveriegnity over its Med Sea territory due to the fact which was stated by many Israeli news sites before: "If Turkey got oil, it will be too strong to contain"
🔺️It is Benjamin Natenyahu that promoted the war in Iraq to the US congress and stated how that if Saddam fell, it would have positive reverberations accross the region
🔺️It is Israel that aided the UAE in breaking Libya and Yemen and are working to undermine the influence of Turkey and Egypt in Africa
🔺️It is Israel that runs one of the largest prostitution rings, drug rings, Organ-trading rings, pedophilic rings, and human trafficking rings worldwide
🔺️It is Benjamin Natenyahu that openly admitted that he believes that many nations within the Med East are too big and needs to be divided for Israel's security and that includes Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia
🔺️It is Benjamin Natenyahu that openly admitted that Israel, since its founding, has been running on Talmudic beliefs and scriptures. A book that promotes and legalises rape, pedophilia, non-jews as "goyim" (creatures worse than animals), how everything in this world was promised to them 2000 years ago, promotes slavery and how all non-jews are eventually meant to end up as slaves to the jew
🔺️It is Israel that admitted to treating ISIS's leader and many Al-Nusra/Al-Qaeda fighters in its hospitals under "humanitarian concern" while they accuse Syrian president AL-Sharra of being a terrorist

Each and every catastrophe that occured in the Med East within the last 50 years was either directly or indirectly caused by Israel. So when you bring a two-hour long video about a trash Israeli analyst justifying Israel's side, you immediately realise that it is nothing more than propaganda towards the ignorant masses

I can bet my whole life's savings that if Erdogan were to announce complete cessation of Turkish military developement, the Israelis would be the first to praise Erdogan on how much of a progressive, democratic, Western-oriented, and peace-loving leader really is

And after all this, you find the Israelis wondering why on earth the whole region bloody fqing hates those c**ts as if they are some victims

 

[TR_123456]

Listen:

esp. interesting is 1:05:49 about the stupidity of our current admin in playing their hands so openly because of domestic politics.

The guy with the glasses is a so called think tank,he talks bs but they way he talks shows his insecurity.
Not to be taken serious.

 

[Rooxbar]

The guy with the glasses is a so called think tank,he talks bs but they way he talks shows his insecurity.
Not to be taken serious.

It's good to know how they think and what worries them the most.

 

[GoatsMilk]

The guy with the glasses is a so called think tank,he talks bs but they way he talks shows his insecurity.
Not to be taken serious.

No other "race" on earth gets as hyped on defeating Arabs like the jews do. The way jews talk about defeating arab armies you would think the Arabs were some kind of global super power.

 

[TR_123456]

No other "race" on earth gets as hyped on defeating Arabs like the jews do. The way jews talk about defeating arab armies you would think the Arabs were some kind of global super power.

He was talking down the threat from Turkiye.

 

[Yasar_TR]

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2633173/middle-east

Erdogan Postpones UAE Visit Over Health Concerns Of Host President

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday, announced the postponement of his planned visit to United Arab Emirates(UAE) following reports of a

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Apparently RTE has postponed his visit to UAE as the Emir has health problems.
Some other sites are quoting he has had a blood clot in his brain leaving him paralysed and in serious situation.

Can Anyone with Arabic knowledge be kind enough to confirm if there is any authenticity of this news?

 

[Fuzuli NL]

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2633173/middle-east

Erdogan Postpones UAE Visit Over Health Concerns Of Host President

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday, announced the postponement of his planned visit to United Arab Emirates(UAE) following reports of a

leadership.ng

Apparently RTE has postponed his visit to UAE as the Emir has health problems.
Some other sites are quoting he has had a blood clot in his brain leaving him paralysed and in serious situation.

Can Anyone with Arabic knowledge be kind enough to confirm if there is any authenticity of this news?

Does Erdogan's mistake confirm the rumor of the illness of UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed?​

The matter had spread on social media regarding the illness of UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, but it remained within the realm of rumors that usually circulate on social media, without confirmation from official bodies or credible sources, until the announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.


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UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan AFP - BANDAR AL-JALOUD


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was scheduled to visit Abu Dhabi on Monday, February 16, but Erdoğan posted a tweet on the X platform announcing the postponement of the visit due to a "health issue" affecting Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed. The Turkish president's post was quickly deleted, but AFP kept a screenshot.

The Turkish Presidency said in the deleted post, "Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a telephone call to the President of the United Arab Emirates (...) During the call, President Erdoğan expressed his sadness regarding the health condition that afflicted (President) Al Nahyan and wished him a speedy recovery."

This post was quickly deleted, and Turkish state television also removed from its report on the subject the reference to the UAE president's illness.

Unconfirmed reports had indicated that Mohammed bin Zayed had been rushed to the hospital, weeks after reports, also unconfirmed, had emerged that he was suffering from leukemia.

So far, no statement has been issued from Abu Dhabi denying or confirming these rumors. Regarding the Turkish president's visit to the UAE, the official Emirati news agency merely reported on a telephone call between the two men, during which they discussed bilateral relations and regional issues

هل تؤكد غلطة أردوغان إشاعة مرض رئيس دولة الإمارات محمد بن زايد؟

كان الأمر قد انتشر على شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي، فيما يتعلق بمرض رئيس دولة الإمارات محمد بن زايد آلا نهيان، ولكنه ظل في إطار الشائعات التي تنتشر عادة على شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي، دون ان تؤكدها جهات رسمية،…

www.mc-doualiya.com

 

[Fuzuli NL]

Turkish Presidency deletes message referring to Mohammed bin Zayed's illness​

The call addressed opportunities for cooperation between the two countries and the steps that should be taken to strengthen relations.​

Agencies

Monday, February 16, 2026 0:19

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (AFP/Getty)

In a strange incident, the Turkish presidency deleted a message in which it referred to the illness of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and then republished it without mentioning the illness.
The Turkish Presidency said via its “X” platform account, for the first time, “President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a telephone call to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,” and added, “During the call, President Erdoğan expressed his sadness over the health problem that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed is going through and wished him a speedy recovery.”

Image of the deleted post (Platform X)

Shortly after, the Turkish Presidency's account deleted the message and then republished it without the paragraph referring to the UAE President's illness.
According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed, in a telephone call, the relations of cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a way that serves common interests and benefits their people, stressing their mutual keenness to continue joint work and advance the paths of partnership

الرئاسة التركية تحذف رسالة تشير إلى مرض محمد بن زايد

في حادثة غريبة، حذفت الرئاسة التركية رسالة أشارت فيها إلى مرض رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، ثم أعادت نشرها من دون ذكر المرض. قالت الرئاسة التركية عبر حسابها بمنصة "إكس"، في المرة الأولى، "أجرى رئيس الجمهورية السيد رجب طيب أردوغان اتصالاً هاتفياً مع رئيس دولة...

www.independentarabia.com

Personally, I believe that the tweet and the leak were deliberate. The deletion is to say that wasn't intentional but I reserve my opinion. e

 

[Sanchez]

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2633173/middle-east

Erdogan Postpones UAE Visit Over Health Concerns Of Host President

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday, announced the postponement of his planned visit to United Arab Emirates(UAE) following reports of a

leadership.ng

Apparently RTE has postponed his visit to UAE as the Emir has health problems.
Some other sites are quoting he has had a blood clot in his brain leaving him paralysed and in serious situation.

Can Anyone with Arabic knowledge be kind enough to confirm if there is any authenticity of this news?

Ragıp says Mitsotakis' visit was also cancelled. He was supposed to go to UAE tomorrow and then to India. But he also had a phone call with him today.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023418023097643339

Greece signs more energy deals with the US | eKathimerini.com

Greece will sign four hydrocarbon exploration agreements with US energy giant Chevron on Monday, sealing a deal aimed at unlocking vast offshore gas potential south of Crete and the Peloponnese.

www.ekathimerini.com

President Sheikh Mohamed and Greek Prime Minister discuss efforts to bolster ties | The National

Leaders discuss international and regional developments, stressing the importance of dialogue and diplomacy

www.thenationalnews.com

 

[Afif]

With new democratically elected government in power, expect bilateral relation between Turkiye and BD get stronger and cooperation to expand rapidly. Soon we Might see sizeable purchase of defence hardwares, joint ventures and comprehensive agreements. (Some of which was already negotiated under interim government, now only waiting to be signed formally)

There are also significant drawbacks with the new party in power, I expect relation to get colder with China due to BNP led government being heavily pro-America. Probably no more big purchase anymore. That is not good for BD's national security given our long standing partnership with China for defence capabilities. But that is no concern of Turkiye. In fact Turkiye might capitalize on that to offer and sell more of its items.

 

[Pokemonte13]

Alp 100 in somalia apparently thank god for C17.
If we can deploy those to somalia then the deliveries are getting faster than expected.
In a couple of years siper and hisar will follow.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2024858371061338432

 

[what]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/07/sudan-war-turkey-baykar-rsf-saf/

 

[Iskander]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/07/sudan-war-turkey-baykar-rsf-saf/

The article is titled "Documents Show Turkish Arms Company Fueled Sudan's Brutal Civil War."

Where are the documents???

The articl claims that Turkish companies are allegedly supplying weapons to both sides of the war.

But after reading it, I got the impression that Turkish companies aren't supplying weapons to "both sides"! Neither the Turkish company Arca Defense nor a representative of the Rapid Reaction Forces confirm the delivery or receipt of weapons.

The article is complete nonsense.

It's strange why the Washington Post published such blatant nonsense. This discredits not Baykar, but the publication itself! Of course, that's only if readers still trust the publication.

By the way, the comments show that readers, to put it mildly, don't trust the publication. Here are a few comments:

"The Turks are sending $120 million worth of weapons to Sudan, and all we get from WoPo is hand-wringing and the publication of this long article. The US is supplying Israel with tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons to commit genocide in Gaza, and all we get from WoPo is statements about Israel's right to defend itself. What a biased newspaper WoPo has become.
Furthermore, the US contributed to the deaths of millions of people in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere."

"And how much did American defense contractors earn just from what we sent to Israel? Turkish goods are a pittance compared to that."

"$120 million is a pittance compared to the billions of dollars in arms profits that the US and other major arms manufacturers regularly rake in from supplying military equipment to the most despicable groups around the world."

"American arms manufacturers are key suppliers to Mexican cartels, as is currently being discussed in the news and in the Supreme Court, which, in turn, facilitates the fentanyl trade in the US."

"So, a Turkish company only made a few million over a few years as a result of the conflict? How many billions did American companies earn under similar conditions over decades now forgotten?"
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It should be noted that the US share in the global arms trade is 43%, while Turkey's share is 1.6%.

 

[Sanchez]

It's strange why the Washington Post published such blatant nonsense. This discredits not Baykar, but the publication itself! Of course, that's only if readers still trust the publication.🫢

Yup. It was a bullshit smear attempt that didn't land.

 

[mehmed beg]

Documents show that Natanyahu is wanted for the war crimes, but no one bats an eyelid. Also documents show that Maduro was kidnapped.
I think that for once, these people should clean their house.
I am sure that there are some documents that, the article was payed by UAE.
Dogs bark then they stop.
Any moral opinion of the Western Civilization is completely irrelevant.

 

[Ashton]

AUKUS Pillar II's Maritime Big Play: The performance was remarkable, yet the evaluation process may be open to subjective interpretation.
More than 200 defense experts, academics, and industry representatives convened on Australia's east coast last week for the most recent iteration of the AUKUS Pillar II Maritime Big Play exercise. This meticulously choreographed demonstration showcased the potential form of trilateral cooperation between Australia, the UK, and the US in practical application.
According to official reports, the event proved to be a resounding success. Approximately 30 "next-generation capabilities" were evaluated in a scenario characterized by defense chiefs as a "challenging tactical environment." The emphasis of the exhibition was on systems developed in Australia, including Innovaero's OWL-B disposable attack weapon, which successfully hit a distant target, eliciting applause from the assembled government representatives and industry partners. Also on display was C2 Robotics' Speartooth underwater vehicle, which traversed the water silently as a "test platform for novel payload configurations" — that is, as a transport vehicle.
The visual elements were particularly noteworthy. The official press release did not address the question of whether the substance lived up to the hype.
To ensure a balanced assessment, it is essential to acknowledge the genuine utility of such exercises for the participants. The convergence of operators, scientists, and industry representatives in a single location, albeit for a brief period, has the potential to yield insights that are often beyond the reach of years of planning in boardrooms. A live test of electronic warfare instruments from Advanced Design Technology and PentenAmio was conducted, and it is noteworthy that Australian-made systems played a prominent role, given the country's historical lack of prominence in the manufacturing of cutting-edge defense equipment.
However, it is equally important to acknowledge that this was an exercise. Not an operation. This is not an operational capability. The following exercise is the third in a series that began in August 2025, with Japan invited to the inaugural iteration. As is customary with the AUKUS program, the objectives remain somewhat distant.
The AUKUS pact was initiated with considerable fanfare in September 2021. Five years later, Pillar II—which encompasses advanced capabilities such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, electronic warfare, and more—remains in the testing and trial phase. Since its inception, the organization has expanded its focus areas from four to eight, which could be indicative of either ambitious goals or an inability to decline requests. Defence analysts have been less diplomatic, describing Pillar II as "a solution in search of a problem," with an agenda so broad it risks being unmanageable.
One of the more subtle yet revealing details of last week's exercise pertained to its origins. The Maritime Big Play emerged partially from the AUKUS innovation competitions, wherein defense companies exhibit their capabilities to governments. The Maritime Innovation Challenge 2025, which contributed to this exercise, offered prize money of up to $8 million for three nations.
The total amount of the settlement was $8 million. The allocation of financial resources by three of the world's most affluent liberal democracies for the joint development of maritime warfare technology is indicative of a budget more appropriate for a regional science fair than a trilateral strategic partnership. This figure prompts the following question: The primary question is whether this initiative constitutes a genuine military program or merely an elaborate networking exercise for participants in the defense industry.
It must be acknowledged that the planners of the AUKUS program have recognized that the initial funding allocated for Pillar II was "relatively modest." There are plans to increase it. However, as is evident to any individual who has been following the program from its inception, AUKUS has never been lacking in its plans.
The most concrete near-term AUKUS deliverable remains the rotation of US and UK nuclear-powered submarines through HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, currently targeted for 2027 — six years after the pact was signed. This is a Pillar I commitment, not Pillar II. For Pillar II specifically, there is no equivalent date circled on the calendar, no capability that defence ministers can point to and say: by this date, this system will be operationally deployed.