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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey's Foreign Policy: A Potential Shift with Kilicdaroglu's Possible Election Win |
| 2023-04-27 |
| [Garowe] ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... , who has been in power for 22 years, may face defeat in the upcoming election as opinion polls predict a victory for the opposition's joint presidential candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. This raises questions about the future of ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... 's foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, and its relationships with the US, Israel, and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... Middle East Eye reports that Kilicdaroglu's foreign policy would be based on non-intervention in neighbors' domestic affairs, impartial foreign policy, and adherence to international norms. Kilicdaroglu's chief advisor on foreign affairs, Unal Cevikoz, states that a Kilicdaroglu-led government would be determined to normalize its relations with the international community, the EU, and NATO. The focus would be on dialogue and a non-interventionist approach, possibly changing Turkey's policy in Libya and Syria. Somalia, in particular, is mentioned as an area of concern. Kilicdaroglu questions Turkey's involvement in the country and its military presence in Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... . Turkey's military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, opened in 2017, can train 1,500 soldiers at a time. This was seen as a counterbalance to the influence of countries like the UAE in the Horn of Africa. Kilicdaroglu, the opposition's joint presidential candidate, has expressed concerns about Turkey's foreign policy adventures, asking, "Why are we in Somalia? There is no reason." A potential election win for Kilicdaroglu could lead to a review of Turkey's involvement in Somalia and other countries, possibly signaling a shift in foreign policy priorities. Kilicdaroglu's foreign policy could impact relations with Israel, Egypt, and the Gulf states. He has previously stated that he would hold Israel and Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. Until the accession of King Salman the place was under the thumb of Wahhabi holy men and was the driving force behind Salafist terrorism world-wide. Western intelligence agencies, even the dumb ones, were wise to this from at least September 12th, 2001, but politicians were reluctant to upset the international applecart. Once we started assassinating people instead of invading them the Saudis quietly folded the Death to Infidelstent, did some assassinating of their own, started modernizing, and pretended that Osama bin Laden thing had never happened... accountable for actions taken against Turkey in recent years. The opposition leader also promised to review Turkey's ties with regional neighbors, stating that his government would like equal relations with everyone in the region. While the future of Turkey's foreign policy remains uncertain, a potential election win for Kemal Kilicdaroglu could signal significant changes in the country's relations with its neighbors and the international community. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Turkey does NOT allow absentee voting. I think they also require seeing a national identity card for the vote. Notwithstanding that about 80% of eligible voters cast ballots in Presidential elections, much higher than in most countries. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-04-27 18:07 |