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| The Grand Turk |
| Who is Erdogan siding with? |
| 2018-08-09 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Why does Erdogan’s Turkey insist on standing by the Khomeini Iran? Is it due to apparent and “secret” commercial interests? Is it the Iranian gas like it was said? Or is there a deep crisis between Turkey, under the leadership of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who possesses the most of constitutional jurisdictions since the era of founder Ataturk, and “strong” US President Donald Trump over several political, security and commercial affairs? Are there differences over Syria that do not end with trade war and also include the case of the American pastor jailed in Turkey, Brunson, and America’s harboring of Erdogan supporters’ first enemy Fethullah Gulen? The difference between Turkey and Iran is that Iran is not a member of any political and security alliance, which the US leads, unlike Turkey, which has an influential membership in the western NATO. It is through this door that the recent diplomatic efforts were launched to find exits that diffuse political steam between Trump and Erdogan. CNN Turk quoted diplomatic sources as saying that a delegation of Turkish officials is going to Washington to discuss the ongoing dispute between the two NATO member states. The crisis is real and substantial and not accidental. The economic wars, inflammatory statements and freezing ministers’ accounts from both sides (we do not know what Ankara’s government has against American ministers in Turkey) are mere “manifestations” of deep crisis. ESSENCE OF CRISIS The essence of the crisis is in the camp and the direction, which “populist” Turkish President Erdogan chose. He and his men declared from the beginning their bias toward the Khomeini regime. President Erdogan called Iranian President Rouhani and voiced his support to him after popular protests erupted against the regime. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu did the same and Turkish spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin voiced Ankara’s rejection of imposing sanctions on Tehran and said Turkey does not recognize them. By doing so, Turkey announced that it is standing with the Khomeini regime about which one of its terrorist “revolutionary guards” commanders Brigadier General Nasser Shaabani recently said that the local Houthi proxy’s attack on Saudi oil tankers in Bab al-Mandeb Strait was carried out upon direct orders from Tehran, the FARS news agency reported. POLITICAL ISLAM Erdogan’s Turkey is clearly with the camp of states that support the project of political Islam, whether Shiite or Sunni. It is political and media support, and perhaps security support, to Doha’s authorities and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt are examples of the role, which Turkey wants to assume under the directions of populist President Erdogan. The criterion in the sultan’s dreams will be the economy considering that the success of the economy was the ticket that allowed him, his party and his group to lead Turkey. The Turkish economy today is not alright after the Turkish lira hit record low and lost 27 percent of its value this year. “Live in Rajab and you will see a wonder.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The Caliph of Istanbul was the Guardian of Medina and Mecca until that unpleasantness known in the West as "World War I". As soon as it looks like the Shiites have a serious shot at taking the holy sites over then he will change his anti-Saud policy... Erdogan seems to want to be Caliph in name as well as fact. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-09 09:40 |
| #2 With Allan? |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-08-09 08:19 |
| #1 With the voices in his head. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-09 06:56 |