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Old women are the most brave when it comes to war. I wonder why?

That’s one point of view, for sure. I do not share it. I think having good relations with the EU, and even joining it one day, would be very beneficial to Turkey. I know how my country changed after it joined the EU. The economy improved so much and so fast, but the best part was the benefits...

That’s a good one, and it fits very well in this context.

Why am I not surprised? Everything changes when oil and gas is found. Ok, got it.

I think shipping and trade should be judged differently depending on the conflict scenario. If the US and China end up in a cold war based on economic sanctions and economic blocs, than I agree with you that Chinese shipping companies would be able to trade with partner nations, and the US will...

Insult the messenger instead of debating his points. If this is what they teach in “political science”, I’m glad I have no formal education in that field.

The ideology of the blue homeland will not get you anywhere. It will only harm Turkey. It may sound very good on paper, but in reality it is only a path towards confrontation and animosity with your neighbors. There is no way Greece and Cyprus will accept the blue homeland claims. Turkey won’t...

Thanks for your detailed reply. You’re the first one who brings solid arguments in this discussion instead of just mocking my point of view. Since I don’t know the details of the air incursions situation, I will consider that what you say is true. In this case, strictly from a technical point...

The information I have is from all over the internet, from news sites, opinion pieces to the likes of Wikipedia articles (I know not everything is 100% reliable, but overall, you can get a general view of the situation when reading from multipke sources) The Cyprus issue is well known and...

Nobody is trying to invade your continental shelf, and Greece would not have been arming the islands in the Aegean Sea if it was not for the consistent violation of their airspace by your forces. The aggressive rethoric from Erdogan coupled with the constant airspace violations are making Greece...

Because Turkey has many problems with the rule of law and its democracy is very fragile with Erdogan acting like a wannabe dictator. Keeping occupation troops in Cyprus (an EU country) also doesn’t help. It takes time to become an EU member, because there are many standards than need to be...

That happened 50 years ago. You can’t keep occupation forces forever for something that happened half a century ago. There is no longer a military junta leading Greece and Cyprus is an independent country now that has no plan of union with Greece. The Turkish troops serve no other purpose now...

Indeed. Some people are taking this CO2 thing too seriously. It makes no sense to destroy the economy to cut CO2 emmissions in a small country like Netherlands while India and China are burning coal like there is no tomorrow.

No, we don’t think like that. We’re just willing to accept that sometimes we need to suffer some economic hardship to defend sovereignty and freedom. I wouldn’t call those three mammals “people” 🤣😂🤣 (It’s just a joke, I hope nobody gets offended by that…)

Because right now they claim some EEZ rights that are totally outside international laws and conventions. Accepting Greek’s rights means acting like a normal member of the international community, not like an irredentist. What does holding troops on a country’s territory against its government...

I agree with that. Carriers are a very big target, and losing one would be too catastrophic in terms of loss of life. But submarines combined with long range bombers could do the trick in sinking the Chinese fleet from a safe distance.

Yes, of course not all NATO countries will participate in such a conflict, but those with a powerful Navy will need to contribute in a way, while the rest will have to at least stop trade with China. I don’t like this idea at all. Such a war will be bad for everyone, not only because of the...

Germans are extremely hypocritical when it comes to the refugee issue. They are expecting Mediterranean states to take all the burden of refugees, and that also includes Greece and Italy. This is one of the reasons why Italy is always at odds with the EU regarding the migrant problem. As long...

I think the problem lies with the fact that Turkey insists on holding Cyprus hostage with military troops and refusing to recognize Greece’s EEZ rights. If Turkey would want to move on from conflicts and just focus on development and cooperation, it should negotiate with the EU a solution where...

Yes, but if the US gets attacked too, than things change. Of course, there can be arguments that Article 5 applies only to an attack in the North Atlantic or home territory, but in the end, if the US will ask its allies for help, they will not refuse. My personal opinion is that the US would...