TR Foreign Policy & Geopolitics

[Scott Summers]

Mos

Interestingly, some of the Ottoman empire's former territories seems to cherish that part of their history. Also, the interesting use of language like 'friendly and brotherly country' is noticable. While with british we......

It also shows the empire was unique and different compared to other European colonial powers.

I think there should have been a state institution in Turkey capitalizing on soft power & Historical ties to advance common foreign goals and shared interests. (With close coordination with the foreign & trade ministries) Something like British Commonwealth? We could call it...let's say, 'common heritage foundation/association' or some other fancy name like that. You get my point. It may seem only symbolic and not very significant in practice, but these things are built over the years and still matters.

I wonder if anybody thought about it. Or is it not feasible within Contemporary political setting and institutional arrangement in Turkey? Maybe sounds too revisionist politically that State wouldn't want to get involved in?

I always advocated for this. Turkey lacks a oldboys network or servant infrastructure in their former territories/colonies like the Brittish and French still have.

France and UK really keep the lines short between theirselves and the former colonies.

Turkey instead is like the Netherlands, they hate their foreign territories and never established a network there.

 

[Scott Summers]

Iran, Turkey sign 10 cooperation documents

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Iran and Turkey inked 10 cooperation documents with the aim of increasing investment and economic cooperation and in relation to regional issues, especially the situation in Gaza.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raeisi in Ankara on Wednesday.

In the presence of the two presidents, Iranian and Turkish high-ranking officials including ministers signed 10 cooperation documents.

These documents of cooperation were inked in the field of railways, energy exchange, and establishment of joint commercial and communication zones.

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/211272/Iran-Turkey-sign-10-cooperation-documents

 

[Anastasius]

Yemen 'strongly' condemns Houthis’ attack on Turkish memorial in Sanaa​

Houthi elements attempted to demolish memorial in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday morning​

Mahmut Geldi |13.03.2022 - Update : 14.03.2022

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Yemen on Sunday condemned “in strongest terms” the attack against the Turkish Martyrs’ Memorial carried out by Houthi elements in the capital Sanaa.

In a statement, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry said the action cannot harm the “fraternal relations between the brotherly countries of Yemen and Turkey.”

On Saturday morning, Houthi elements in Yemen attempted to demolish the memorial in the war-torn country's capital, according to local media.

The memorial was opened in 2011 by former Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who came to Yemen on an official visit.

It was built on the former site of an Ottoman barracks, memorializing the empire's soldiers who lost their lives in Yemen for 400 years.

Source below:

Yemen 'strongly' condemns Houthis’ attack on Turkish memorial in Sanaa

Houthi elements attempted to demolish memorial in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday morning - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

Wait, why does it say "built on the former site of an Ottoman barracks"? That building is still there, it's the general staff HQ of the Yemeni army IIRC.

 

[B_A]

Wait, why does it say "built on the former site of an Ottoman barracks"? That building is still there, it's the general staff HQ of the Yemeni army IIRC.

Didn’t it built in the empty ground space of the barrack?

 

[Kartal1]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750822919209374119

 

[KhanOfEurasia]

Exclusive: Canada to re-start Turkey arms exports after Sweden NATO backing -sources​

ISTANBUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Canada and Turkey have reached a deal to restart Canadian exports of drone parts in exchange for more transparency on where they are used, and it would take effect after Ankara completes its ratification of Sweden's NATO bid, two sources told Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-re-start-turkey-arms-exports-after-sweden-nato-backing-sources-2024-01-26/

Meanwhile turkish Companies Produce Engines, FLIR that fit on tactical Drones with high Resolution. For what Turkey need their Components ?

Maybe Canada need the Tech from Turkey!

 

[Asena_great]

@Zafer i read your post about Atatürk statue in Kazakhstan what is your problem dude ???

 

[Zafer]

@Zafer i read your post about Atatürk statue in Kazakhstan what is your problem dude ???

I don't want some one to be bossing around with the Turkish nation, totally unacceptable.

 

[Asena_great]

I don't want some one to be bossing around with the Turkish nation, totally unacceptable.

elaborate

 

[Zafer]

elaborate

I won't be dwelling on this right now as it is not productive.

But you should know that placing large images in signatures is not allowed.

 

[Asena_great]

I won't be dwelling on this right now as it is not productive.

well i was curious to why did you write that that's all but you said something about bossing etc that's why i asked you to elaborate since it confuse me on who do you meaning to when you said bossing Turkish nation since it had nothing to do with your original post

But you should know that placing large images in signatures is not allowed.

irrelevant don't go off topic

 

[Sanchez]

Re Iranian connection. Iranian influence on Turkish politics haven't been this high since 90s. And now it's irking the people on the other side of the Iranian proxies that we supported financially and even militarily in some cases.

"Under the guise of defending the Palestinian cause, the Houthi militias in Yemen are trying to ignore the atrocities and massacres they have committed against the Yemeni people for 9 years, the suffering of the Yemeni people, and to justify their crimes.

As the Yemeni Students Association, we find it surprising that posters of Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the leader of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, are being distributed and hung on the streets of Istanbul to cover up the crimes committed against the Yemeni people. These militias are not supporting the Palestinian cause. the atrocities and massacres committed against the people of Yemen for 9 years under the pretence of the "Yemenite people", They continue to ignore the suffering of the Yemeni people and to denounce their crimes.
and tries to whitewash the Palestinian people.

As the Yemeni Students Association, we would like to emphasise once again that we stand by the Palestinian people and support their legitimate resistance against the occupiers. We also condemn in the strongest terms the inhumane war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza and emphasise the need for international powers to take action to stop these crimes.

We note that these attempts are an attempt to hide the true face of the Houthi militias. These militias have massacred thousands of innocent people, starved children and besieged cities in Yemen. In addition, they have criminalised the education of Yemeni students in Turkey, closed the Turkish language department in universities, changed the curriculum, portrayed Turkey as an occupying country and demolished the Turkish monument in Sana'a.

As the Yemeni Students Association, we call on the Turkish government to stop these initiatives and take the necessary measures. In addition, civil society organisations organisations to reject these initiatives and to support the coup plotters in the present and future. the threats they pose for generations to come.

Finally, we would like to state that we are determined to take legal action against the organisations that carried out these attempts."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750036719187935461

Round two. Group calling itself "1000 Youths for Palestine" protesting against Azerbaijan in Azerbaijani consulate in Istanbul.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1751210937867018343

 

[Fuzuli NL]

Round two. Group calling itself "1000 Youths for Palestine" protesting against Azerbaijan in Azerbaijani consulate in Istanbul.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1751210937867018343

Protests are allowed regardless.
Unlike the selective ones in the west!

 

[Kartal1]

Round two. Group calling itself "1000 Youths for Palestine" protesting against Azerbaijan in Azerbaijani consulate in Istanbul.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1751210937867018343

They didn't protest when Armenian weapons were going to Armenia trough Iran, they didn't protest when armed attacker entered the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran with a AK-47, they didn't protest when Iran was threatening to bomb Baku to the stone age, they didn't protest when the Iranian intelligence organized a terrorist group on Azerbaijani territory, but they protest when Azerbaijan uses its right to determine its foreign policy by countering a natural rival in its backyard.

These people are blinded by ideology. When 15th of July happened, when natural disasters like fires and earthquakes happened it was Azerbaijan who came for us. It was us who pushed the limits and helped our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters reclaim what is theirs. Only non-Turks would be uncomfortable by Azerbaijan.

 

[Angry Turk !!!]

Only non-Turks would be uncomfortable by Azerbaijan.

Jackpot. And the Country is full with this type. What do you think will these people do when shit hits the fan in Türkiye? Strong Countries/Empires tend to die first from the inside. Similar to the current situation in the Country.

 

[Barry]

Jackpot. And the Country is full with these typ. What do you think will these people do when shit hits the fan in Türkiye? Strong Countries/Empires tend to die first from the inside. Similar to the current situation in the Country.

beg for visas, citizenship or asylum in in European countries without realising the old saying, "Even if you forget you're a Turk, your enemies will not."

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[dBSPL]

Report on Plans in Germany

Concerns about a Possible Branch of the AKP

According to a media report, there are efforts by the Erdogan-led AKP party to establish a branch in Germany, initially with the aim of participating in the European elections. Politicians from several parties have expressed alarm.

Politicians from several parties in Germany have raised concerns about the potential establishment of a branch of the Turkish AKP party for the upcoming European elections. The background is a report by Bild am Sonntag (BamS) about the formation of a "Turkish-Islamist party" named DAVA (Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Renewal).

SPD leader Saskia Esken stated on Welt-TV that it is important to "make it clear to our Turkish fellow citizens in Germany that Germany belongs together, that we are one people." She emphasized the need to prevent both right-wing extremists who want to "deport migrants" and "the divisive tendencies of Recep Tayyip Erdogan" from playing a role in Germany.

Özdemir: "The last thing we need"

Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir (Green Party) wrote on Sunday on the platform X: "An Erdogan offshoot participating in elections here is the last thing we need."

Four lead candidates allegedly identified

According to BamS, the declaration of establishment is available. Four men are named as lead candidates for the European elections, who are said to have previously worked for the Islamic-conservative ruling party AKP of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or its affiliated organizations. Jens Spahn, deputy leader of the Union parliamentary group (CDU), warned on platform X that an Erdogan-AKP offshoot in Germany would be "another extreme party in the country."

CDU internal affairs expert Christoph de Vries told BamS that the federal government should "by no means take this party establishment lightly." It is urgently necessary for security authorities to closely monitor all activities of this party and its connections to the Turkish government and intervene if there is any direct influence from the Turkish government.

Besorgnis über möglichen Ableger der AKP in Deutschland

Einem Medienbericht zufolge gibt es Bestrebungen der Erdogan-Partei AKP, einen Ableger in Deutschland zu gründen - um zunächst bei der Europawahl antreten zu können. Politiker mehrerer Parteien zeigten sich alarmiert.

www.tagesschau.de

There was no problem when the Germans were directly involved in Turkish politics for decades, both through intelligence and foundations, when they were the incubator and indoctrination center for many left-wing radicals, including those involved in assassinations and terrorist activities, when German parliamentarians were directly involved in provocateur activities in the southeast of Turkiye and While there is no problem when they directly engage in social engineering on Alevis, and when they still provide FETÖ and PKK networks with extraordinary leeway and political space. There is also no problem when German state media outlets and soft power tools poison Turkish youth with fifth column activities. On the other hand, there was no problem in covering up the state relations of the organization that burned Turks alive within German borders. What's the problem now? I thought we were autocratic and the Germans were democratic?

An Akp in Germany? God help the Germans, lol. But if Armenians like Cem Özdemir are claiming this, it is worth taking it with a grain of salt. If the issue is an alliance of confederations across the country and a political presence, why do these are advocate for political parties with registered ties to a terrorist organization morning and night, while approaching this purely civil initiative with a completely opposite hypocrisy? These issues need to be pondered.

 

[Scott Summers]

How can you even prove that a party in Europe is a offshoot of AKP? That is not provable.

The Dutch media claimed for years the same about political party DENK, but the accusations stopped when DENK supported the Dutch government's harsh Covid-plans.

So to stop these false claims, this new German party should support Israel. And you will see no more Erdogan-stories.

 

[Ryder]

Round two. Group calling itself "1000 Youths for Palestine" protesting against Azerbaijan in Azerbaijani consulate in Istanbul.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1751210937867018343

Iranian saboteurs nothing else.

They dont care about Palestine and they dont care about Azerbaijan.

Palestine is Sunni do the Iranians think they will sacrifice themselves for Sunnis.

Azerbaijan is majority Twelver Shia same the religion which Iran follows still Iran chose Armenia over Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan rejected being a Iranian proxy and rejected Iran stoking the flames of secratarianism. Azerbaijan has a 20% Sunni population now imagine if Azerbaijan became another secratrian wrecked hell hole like Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.

Azerbaijanis are Turkic. Iran has lots of Turkic peoples. This is what both Secular Iranians and Mullah rum Iranians fear a Turkic uprising.

Azerbaijan and its relations with Israel is just geopolitics. Both have interests that converg and work for both parties. As many Azerbaijani posters here said the Azerbaijani Jews are pretty patriotic about their country hence why became a bridge between both countries.

 

[dBSPL]

Iranian saboteurs nothing else.

They dont care about Palestine and they dont care about Azerbaijan.

Palestine is Sunni do the Iranians think they will sacrifice themselves for Sunnis.

Azerbaijan is majority Twelver Shia same the religion which Iran follows still Iran chose Armenia over Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan rejected being a Iranian proxy and rejected Iran stoking the flames of secratarianism. Azerbaijan has a 20% Sunni population now imagine if Azerbaijan became another secratrian wrecked hell hole like Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.

Azerbaijanis are Turkic. Iran has lots of Turkic peoples. This is what both Secular Iranians and Mullah rum Iranians fear a Turkic uprising.

Azerbaijan and its relations with Israel is just geopolitics. Both have interests that converg and work for both parties. As many Azerbaijani posters here said the Azerbaijani Jews are pretty patriotic about their country hence why became a bridge between both countries.

While I completely agree, I wish that we will soon get rid of this made-up terminology that we use as 'Azerbaijanis'. There is no such thing as Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijan is a geographical characterization formed from the combination of two words, and Azerbaijani actually means Khazarian. One of the biggest daggers to the Turkish national consciousness during the Soviet Russian era was the changing of the alphabets of all central Asian Turks against Ataturk's policy of alphabet unity, which was followed by indoctrination in the schools of Turkish cities with fabricated false historical theses.

I also do not like use word of 'Turkic' for describing brotherhood between AZR and TR. To define two states successors of Oghuzes together with this seems to me a very disingenuous definition. We are not only the same nation, we come from the same narrow kinship. We are brothers and sisters who have given their lives for each other and we do not see our destinies as independent of each other.