A year ago German Chancellor Merz stated :
"Turkey is an extremely important NATO partner for us. I will do everything I can to maintain and further strengthen Turkey-NATO relations. I will accept President Erdoğan's invitation to visit him in the near future."
A year later EU Commisdion President Von der Leyen (another German) states:
The construction of Europe should be completed so that “it does not fall under Russian, Turkish, or Chinese influence.” She added for good measure that “we must think bigger and more geopolitically,” insinuating that Ankara was actually a geopolitical rival.
Is this a gaffe or intentional? Equating Turkey to Russia and China, she is risking relations with Ankara to deteriorate even further. Without better, more consistent diplomatic messaging, how can the EU pretend to be a geopolitical power?
Once the “Sick man of Europe“ now in the same pot as Russia and China and an Asian state, as far as Europe is concerned. I remember in the 1990’s , joining a Turkish British Chamber of Commerce meeting in London where the British official stated about Turkey being a Middle Eastern Country. The Turkish Embassy representative rebuked him strongly that we are part of Europe. But again it seems that the Christian Club playing their old games.
The other, EU enlargement chief Marta Kos, adopted a radically different narrative in an address to the European Parliament, stating that “we need Turkey in light of the changing geopolitical realities in Europe and the Middle East.” She prefaced her remarks by underlining Ankara’s importance as a trade and security partner.
I wish they would make their minds up!
Problem with Turks is they keep paying attention to what they say. If we only paid attention to their attitude concerning regional geopolitics, you will see their "consistent" stance.
In cyprus they have always supported the greek side, during the genocide and since then even recognising them and accepting them into the EU. The Turkish victim was constantly punished.
Greece is another example, all of their regional aggressions are supported.
Kurds/PKK/Armenians/ etc all supported against the Turkish state.
These few examples tell you openly that they will never accept Turkiye into the EU. Personally the EU is bad news and is stripping incrementally all nations of their national sovereignty and if we remember what Ataturk said about national sovereignty, then we can never allow our state into the EU even if they begged us into it.
So why does Turkiye have any connections or apparent benefits. In nearly all cases the reasons we have anything is because the option of not having it is worse for Europe.
As Russia fades and Iran is being destroyed, you can see their hostility increasing. Why? Because before they feared that if they shit on us too hard we would leave them and side with Russia/Iran, then they got big problems. Now both are fading, they feel more bold targeting Turkiye. If a day comes in which they have the power to attack us and win a war that dismantles us they will initiate it.
One thing i always felt Turkish politics should follow is the Russian mindset where they look at everyone in europe as weak little cucks. What i mean by this, the Turkish state should start showing open signs on contempt and distain for those below her. As her own power increases this attitude should increase. Being good to people that hate you only invites more hate, but treat people that hate you as contemptuous worthless entities and they will show you less hate.
Remember this is all about "power", europe is flooding their nations intentionally with Indians and Africans. Half a million Turks live in England and for the most part you wouldn't notice them if you pass them on the street. They fit in perfectly well here, easy even. Most English who have Turkish friends can attest to this fact. The political opposition we find is purely about "power". So the decades of bullshit about Turks not being european, or not being compatible with european values is pure nonsense, pure propaganda. This is about power, flooding Europe with Africans and Asians does not effect european power, but allowing a state like Turkiye into the EU, elevates the Turkish position regionally and globally. It will elevate the EU's geostatic position, but these people fear and hate the idea of Turks having power.
Here is the greek defence minister talking about brining more indians into greece. Its not about our race, its about the fear of our ability to rise in power above them.
and for the greeks who read this, while these boys are preparing you do die fighting the Turks, he prepares greece for Indians and Africans.