Abdulkadir Özkan: "Knowing the enemy as a friend"

Abdulkadir Özkan: "Knowing the enemy as a friend"
Date: 18.7.2019 17:00

Milli Gazete columnist Abdulkadir Özkan writes on Turkey's relations with EU, NATO and the US. Here is the full article.

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Turkey turned its direction to the West for many years, also as a result of this policy is setting in that direction. It has been continuing its preference for being side by side with the countries that has been friendly to for years. However, it is not possible to say that friendly countries were exhibiting memory friendlier attitude towards Turkey so far. Western countries (The US and The EU) for always has profited from their relationship with Turkey, while Turkey has not seen a significant support. The result of this policy, Turkey became a member of NATO and, it has been presented to the public as if it were a great success .It sent troops to Korea just to be admitted to NATO, and after being a member, NATO bases were allowed in our country. However, it is not possible to say that this is a contribution to the protection of NATO bases in Turkey.
 
For example, when you give a little thought about the news with the headline of “NATO's secret document was published. There are 50 nuclear bombs in Incirlik” in a newspaper yesterday, I think it would not to be wrong to question what is the location of these nuclear missiles in our country. Moreover, since these nuclear bombs have been placed in our lands, do we have preliminary information on whom and against which country they will be used and what will be the result when they are used? Belgium's national media organization HLN publishes a document showing the nuclear inventory found in NATO countries. According to this document the 50 nuclear bombs of 150 nuclear bombs of NATO countries exist in Turkey, Incirlik. I don't know how accurate this news is, but since it was published in a pro-government newspaper, it was probably necessary research. Moreover, it is not possible to say that the only reason these nuclear bombs are deployed in our country is to protect our country against any attack. Because to date, NATO, even in the face of a number of threats against our country did not even move, especially in the United States, some EU countries, especially the terrorist organizations engaged in activities aimed at our country.
 
Considering that the United States has a decisive position in NATO, the fact that they will not sell even the airplanes we pay for shows that it is a great mistake to see the US as a friend. In the face of the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean at this point that the EU also located next to the Greek Cypriot Administration, we see that they aim to protect the interests of Greek Cypriots not the interests of Turkey. In other words, it is time to review our relations with the West so the Crusader Alliance.
 
Should we consider our relations with the US and the EU, which we call the West, should the alternative be another Crusader Russia? I think that such a choice will not be healthy. Because even during the cold war years, the USA and Russia have been careful not to step on each other's footsteps, and even if the environment is tense from time to time, they have finally agreed. In a way, they helped to exploit the bipolar world jointly. This fact has not changed even today. It is possible to see this only when we look at the developments and practices in Syria. For example, in Syria, the US and Russia are in favor of Assad's administration and all of its practices support it. On the one hand, while Russia adds new ones to its existing bases in Syria, on the other hand, the US is also establishing new bases and creating autonomous regions like Iraq in Syria. And despite all oppositions of the both friend and ally Turkey who is also a NATO member. Meanwhile, another issue to be taken from the attention, to create an air defense system, Turkey wanted to take money in exchange for missile systems from the United States. Meanwhile, they don't say a word to Russia. They stalled for years and did not give, so he turned to Russia. Then they applied various sanctions because he took S-400 missile systems from here. Meanwhile, they don't say a word to Russia. Not the seller, only the buyer is trying to be punished. In this respect, the new balance against the West cannot be achieved by going from one Crusader to another. The only alternative is the Islamic Union.

YEREL HABERLER

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