I have stated that Turkey should possess nuclear weapons as a deterrent. However, Russia is not the only option and Turkey will not lose much by separating itself from Russia's claws contrary to your assertions. I understand you have an allergy towards the West however your assertion that Russia is the better bet is not borne out by what we can see. You should know where Russia stands - remember the Yugoslav Wars.The guy does say some true words but take care of the poison mixed within. Since he is an imperialist, according to your statements, he is without a doubt trying to glorify Putin and make him appear as a once in a lifetime genius
Anyway, firstly, If Erdo was a complete failure as per his statements, then Putin wouldnt even need to sell Nuclear tech to Turkey. He cant just make Turkey promise to not buy gas from any Nation other than Russia in exchange for a decent discount which will reduce pressure on Turkey's expenses. Since Erdo is a failure anyway, according to the video, he would never need to risk selling tech to Turkey in the first place
Dont get me wrong though, Putin knows the West doesnt want Turkey to get nuclear tech so him giving Turkey such tech will aggravate tensions between Turkey and West. However, as I said many times before, the Nuclear deal between Turkey and Russia is way too deep than a simple nuclear reactor. Russia is a country that needs cash and Erdo will give Russia a lot of cash but in return he will get a qualified operating and building workforce of nuclear tech which is an unbelievable good long term investment
Putin does also benefit from pushing Turkey away from the West but who cares since the reward (in the long term) is more worth it tbh! However, the true merit in such deal isnt money or pushing turkey away from the West, but blackmailing Erdo with the deal.
Erdo needs the deal and until he obtains a decent sized workforce, he will turn a blind eye towards Russia's shenanigans
If Turkey goes back to the West again, Russia will be screwed for sure since many deals like the nuclear one will ge scrapped and an extra enemy will be added against Russia. However, the greatest losers by then will be the Turks
I believe even some respectable members in this forum did state that for Turkey to have a true deterrent, it must possess nuclear tech. I forgot who posted that though
Selling gas to Turkey at a discount will not alleviate any of Turkey's economic problems by a significant amount. For that, AKP need to stop behaving like morons. And Russia can't exactly afford giving discounts to people since they survive mainly off their natural resources.