@GoatsMilk @Barry Let’s get real, as long as the national security is being politicized, the PKK will be always there. Erdogan doesn’t want to move because he fears US, European and Russian sanctions. If they sanction Turkiye, the common people will suffer in their daily life. If that happens Erdo will lose the next election. Well, normally he doesn’t even have the right to represent himself for a third time, at least according to the constitution. If he wouldn’t represent himself maybe he would have launched a full scale ops in Syria by now, probably he would have nothing to lose, but here we are instead.
Another thing is that Turkiye is too much dependent on it’s energy. What I mean by that is that the country imports a huge amount of gas from both Russia and Iran, and unfortunately these countries use that as a leverage to counter Turkish interest. It would be an absolute necessity, in my opinion, to reduce this gas dependence. By all means. I know, easier said than done, but it needs to be done. You simply can’t rely on your hostile neighbors for your energy needs.
