In case you were still wondering, no, the islamist despot of Turkey, Erdoğan, has never been (and is not) your ally.
I may have been born Turkish but my solidarity is with the Kurds and their struggle for an independent, democratic, and egalitarian society. Sweden and Finland should be applauded for their support.
#turkey #erdogan #kurdishSolidarity #nato #sweden #finland
Erdoğan says Turkey does not support Finland and Sweden joining NATO
A formal objection by Turkey would derail Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO.inkl
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Aral Balkan
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •What does Turkey demand from the USA?
Precisely because these countries were not in NATO, the #CIA had parked the PKK people in #Sweden and #Finland.
Turkey is only using the #PKK as an excuse to say no directly. Rather, it is about lifting sanctions for acquiring #S400 defense systems and rejoining the #F35 program, acquiring modern #F16 fighter jets and that the #EU and #USA don't keep coming up with some new punitive measures.
So #Turkey is about erasing all repression.
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hannibalkarthago
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This puts the option of regime change through a "colorful #revolution" and the triggering of a two-front war by #Greece and #Kurdistan into the distance.
Such must be the goals of Turkey!