After winning the presidential elections in Turkey wants to finally establish itself as a regional player in the Middle East. Russia, The US and Europe are inactive. European Union countries are in the hands of Erdogan, He writes in his article for the GermanThe world Alfred Hakensberger.
Won the election Erdogan with great pathos, presented himself as a humble leader of the entire Turkish nation, who cares about unfair bypassed and disenfranchised. & Quot; This theater image stayed with him during the election campaign & quot;, – referred to in Article. & Quot; The source of the hope of the oppressed" named president of the pro-government Yeni Safak. His presidency supposedly detect even the future of the Middle East, wrote Turkish edition.
& Quot; plan clear: with a victory in the elections is growing and political missionary Erdogan. He has great enthusiasm to implement its foreign policy goals, aimed at the acquisition of Turkey's great power status. Turkey has conducted two incursions into Syria, occupied border area of Afrin to the Euphrates. In Iraq, it causes air strikes on the positions of the banned Kurdish PKK & quot;, – conveys the author.
In Libya, Ankara supports & quot; the Muslim Brotherhood" Islamists and other groups, to suppress the secular political movement.
& Quot; Turkey is going to become a leading force in the region, – says journalist. – the, as it may seem, it becomes clear, if we look at the crisis in the Gaza Strip. When in May, on the border with Israel were killed there 60 Palestinians, Erdogan called on all Muslim countries to unite under his leadership in the fight against the Jewish state & quot;.
Erdogan's dream of reviving the Ottoman Empire is not news. & Quot; However, now it has more internal power, than it has ever been. The president can dissolve parliament, nominate a government, which is no longer prime minister. Erdogan enjoys virtually unlimited political immunity, and it can not dismiss & quot;, – transfers edition.
maybe, even more important is the question of, who can show Turkey, building up its aggression on the border of what is permitted. & Quot; Erdogan on the experience of previous mandate knows, that no such world powers, Russia and America, nor Europe want to put spokes in the wheels of Turkey, inbound NATO & quot;.
& Quot; The Kremlin does not want to spoil relations with Ankara, because they do not want to risk their Syrian policy. Ankara sponsoring thousands of Syrian fighters and even maintains a good relationship with the approximate to the & quot; Al-Qaeda" (banned in the Russian group) extremist groups. Without control of the Turkish civil war in Syria could flare up again & quot;, – referred to in Article.
Besides, adds the author, Turkish government buys Russian weapons. Turkey has recently acquired the Russian S-400, causing US anger.
USA, from my side, began last week additional supplies F-35 fighter planes to Turkey. & Quot; For the US military industry is a profitable business, bringing billions of dollars in revenue & quot;, – author writes, pointing out, that not all happy about. Several members of Congress accused in an open letter by Turkey in violation of its commitments of military operations as a partner in NATO and undermining US interests.
But the White House for a lot a blind eye – including action of Ankara against Kurdish troops, the most important US partner in the fight against LIH (banned in the Russian group).
& Quot; From Europe is heard criticism of Erdogan's autocratic style, about arrest 160 thousands of people, censorship of the media and human rights violations. EU membership, Erdogan is again this year demanded, It became even more distant prospect. But this political pressure and ends & quot;, – says author.
Congratulating Erdogan on election victory, Chancellor Merkel expressed hope for deepening bilateral cooperation, Positively assessing the responsibility, which Ankara approached the implementation of its obligations under the Migration deal with EU. Once in 2016 year deal was made, Turkey in exchange 6 billion euros hosted 3,5 million Syrian refugees. & Quot; hundreds of thousands of people may strive again without a deal with Turkey in the EU – Today the responsibility on himself does not want to take any politician & quot;, – concludes.
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