Turkey at a crossroads: Will it turn to the East or West?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Turkey celebrates its centennial in 2023. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire 100 years ago, the republic was established with a secular outlook. Turkey joined NATO in 1952, formally cementing its place in the free world and within the Western fold. Today, it possesses the second-largest army in the transatlantic alliance.
However, Turkey has warmed up to Russia in recent years. The two countries doubled their trade to $68 billion in 2022, despite sanctions on the Russian economy by Turkey's NATO allies. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expressed his desire for the country to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization - a Central Asian security bloc hosted by China - as a full member.
"The United States still is the most dominant actor in the international stage. But it has now serious, credible challengers. Most notably, of course, China," professor Senem Aydin Duzgit from Sabanci University said. "You have the rise of new actors. Russia is one of them. India is one of them."
"This creates a system in which midsize players have more space to conduct partially independent foreign policies from the United States," she explained.
Turkey's foreign policy shift from the West is described as "strategic autonomy" in Turkish governing circles.
"Strategic autonomy means having a different policy line in case where Turkey's middle and long-term interests are not compatible with the United States or NATO," said Talha Kose, director of the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research, a research institute with strong ties to the Erdogan administration.
"As the United States is less interested to play the regional politics, I think Turkey becomes an important actor - a stabilizing actor," he added.
As Erdogan secures a third term in office, Turkey is at a crossroads: will it pivot to the East or West? Watch the video above to learn more.
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Why should Türkiye turn to East or West? We are neither of them. We are Türkiye.
🦃 is an middle eastern country Cope!
And if that is the case, then turkey is a por country. Look at the economy, look at the people, look at the infrastructure. We are suffering. If we just stand as turkey, the country will only be worse. We need the east
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@@alikurt9771 dethe to GEY kurds
Hey wonderful truly wonderful. I have faith in your eventual success ☪️🇹🇷
As the Indian foreign minister, S Jaishankar rightly said-
"Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems, but the world's problems are not Europe's problems".
Same for United states too.
They stole billions from India and still feel they have ownership over brown people
E.X.A.C.T.L.Y 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
exactly, the whitecentric view of the world is over, they need to get over it
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as a muslim from singapore i agree. This kind of western media always supports the west side and most of them like to criticize other countries, in fact the Turks follow their own path aka Turkish nationalists, not the West or the East, because Turkey has enemies from both sides. westerners only care about ukraine, ukraine, ukraine. btw do they care about war torn countries in third world nation. absolutely not. even most of the damage in the world is caused by zionists from the western democracies.
Turkey will do what is in the interests of the turkish people and not what the west expects from turkey. Turkey is not a puppet state. It is an INDEPENDENT country doing what is in their interests.
@Momana Sideka USA chose as aly pkk ypg terrorists not Türkiye.
Very true
Hows that inflation, bet you’re loving it!
@@mitchasris3267 enflasyon geçici bir şey ama tam bağımsız Türkiye asla geçici olmayacak 👍
I am Turkish, turkiye have to turn China,
here is the crux of the matter when you treat your ally ( Turkey ) like a second-class citizen then you get to be treated the same way in return. We refuse to sell the weapons that Turks need to our Nato ally yet we have no problem selling the most advanced weapons to countries like Saudi or UAE which are not even Nato members also likewise Turkey has been waiting for the last 50 years to be a member of the E.U, so naturally Turks turned to the east where they are appreciated and treated as equals...its really no mystery or surprise.
Th Best comment i read here
Turkey wanted 4 Patriot Missile System and transfer of technology, all for mere 500 million USD.
Why USA is obliged to subsidize Turkey? So it can displace Kurds and help Islamic Fanatics?
This is very true. Hypocrisy of The US and EU is pretty clear here. They liked to bark about how Middle East nations is full of human right violations(which is bullshit) but they ignored it just because of tens of billions dollar for arms deals.
maybe if you talk about stuff, do some basic research. If the turks want to be part of the EU, they have to abide by the rules of the EU. They choixce to not do the neccessary reforms (which is fine) but oviously that means they can`t join the EU. It is litterally their choice.... you are probably not even from the EU...
@@Noah-dh6se Regardless of whether being from the E.U or not facts are facts. Turks did all the reforms but the rules were changed by France and Greece halfway through the process. there was a recently released memo by ex-German president Helmut K. How he publicly supported Turkey's membership but behind doors, he did everything to stop it.
Turks are better off joining the BRICS.
The West have a very narrow way of looking at thinks. You can't sum up the world as East and West.
oviously it is a simplification to make it easier in a short video.... there are longer vidoes and articles about those topics. unlike other nations we do have freedom of the press and there are many publisher
@@Noah-dh6se Freedom of the press you say? Is that why Julian Assange is being prosecuted for revealing the truth about America's war crimes abroad?
Most Turks think like me, they don't want to choose both sides, but they don't want to be enemies on both sides.
They also shouldn't want Turkey to be their enemies
They are fortunately not in majority, and we call them "cowards". Because they leave people against erdogan alone...
Yeah we dont have to choose sides we have to be in relationship with both sides. Even today Erdogan continues to trade with Israel while attacking Israel
Turkey does not have two choices, such as "turn to the East or West".
We are NATO. We cooperate with the Russians in the east. It would not be a lie if we say that the USA is our close ally. The reason is obvious Geopolitics, Interest relations. Russia-Türkiye relations are developing in the East. The reason is that we are both a strong country, our geopolitical position and our gateway to the Mediterranean.
@@empire4934 The US is not a close ally of Turkey, it acts like a master. The mind set is if Turkey is not with US, it is against US which is not true.
Turkey is an independent country it should do whatever best for its interest of the people and country.
@@zabihakhtar8916 Really? Go check it out, they're saying it with their own mouth. I live in Türkiye I know better than you Türkiye is not an independent country
@@zabihakhtar8916 Türkiye is not an independent country
@@empire4934 Who does Turkey depend on?
Why choose side's ? Turkey should choose where ever her interests are
Indeed. It should be kicked out of NATO and pursue its own interests.
@@xenofonkarykis8417 Kick is out and Greece is the first on the list.
@@iLaeyes you dont sound very coherent buddy. Have you been drinking? 🤣
Not surprised that the swiss person is saying to stay neutral.
@@xenofonkarykis8417 You are a puppet state, you have no authority to throw.
As westerner I can say WEST is LAST PLACE ON EARTH, that can judge Turkyie
why? so we shouldnt criticize eachother to improve? there some ovious problems in Trukey which needs to be adressed if it wants to be a close ally of the west and maybe even a EU Member.
@@Noah-dh6se I told you Tukeyie does neither need nor want the west and after victory of nationalists and conservatives it will show very clearly, They know what EU stands for and what they inforce and they do not agree so go to stink somewhere else liberals
@@Noah-dh6se true and the funny thing is that the eastern part of Europe has also issues like Poland so having an European mindset is much more important than only based by your location.
Yeah ıf europe and usa continue to act as enemy not giving guns etc we wıll choose Russia and Turan ı hope Turan wıll be created they think we are weak dog of nato but we arent and USA supported funded kurdish terrorists we were at War with them literally in a different way
Yep! Especially with the envy for Turkish independence. Or their lack of subtlety in making only Germany deliver the Western criticism, as if the German-Turkish friendship means nothing anymore. 😉
It’s disappointing to once again see these ideological & political opposition reporters spouting the usual negative talking points.
Turkiye is a young dynamic self confident nation that’s charted it’s own course to become a regional power and a potential global powerhouse, the sooner some of her “frenamies” and her domestic eurocentric aspiring opponents come to term with that reality the better things would be for us all.
This was very one-sided reporting.
@@antelopelol2865 absolutely right, there was nothing covered about the epic effort made in the areas of: the response and rebuild of the earthquake zone, the global diplomatic/embassies & economic expansion, the new emerging energy hub, the peace efforts made between Ukraine & Russia, Somalia, Libya, Qatar & the other Gulf States….and I can go on and on but with such forward thinking responsible leadership in Ankara, it would be mutually advantageous to stay closely aligned with.
They didn’t even make mention the Nutella we all love is mostly provided by Turkish hazelnut 🤦🏾♂️
@@leeGedleh - One-sided reporting? Like 90% AKP-controlled media? Did you know that during the re-election campaign, Erdogan interrupted the broadcast on nearly all channels, whereas Kilicdaroglu got nothing?
@@tarik20 ✍️✍️
So true! I am telling my overly enthusiastic in favour of "change" Turkish friends, they are being naive and dreamers...or they should be more careful about what they wish for. There are no leaders left in Europe (with the exception of Orban, and I am critical of him...) they all dance to the whistle of the US.... and the US short sighted view of the world will lead us into an abyss.
Its west & east who is turning to Turkiye 🇹🇷
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@Time Traveler that the reason they turning heads 🇹🇷
BILLIONS 💵 💰 to help reconstruction following that catastrophic earthquake that EXPOSED CORRUPTION and sloppy construction
E.U. 🇪🇺 CHARITY 💵
Saudi Trust fund 💵
I.M.F LOANS 💵
US CHARITY 💵
Ohhhhh man.....I feel so EMBARRASSED for you
To be honest in recent years the constant supports of European countries and America for PKK terrorism has made the Turkish population wary of them, there is a very negative view regarding EU membership and even NATO. Business will be maintained, but I don't think diplomatic ties will go like this longer.
We joined the union in 1952. We were rewarded with the first military coup in 1960 :)) 1971 second military attempt :)) 1974 Cyprus operation and the embargo :)) Another military coup in 1980 :)) A process in which the army intervened in the administration again in 1997 :)) Memorandum in 2007 :)) And the final 2016 coup attempt :)) We entered the western club and this was the reward :)) US has a finger in all of them :)) In 2016, Turkey took a big step to get rid of these diseases and wake up from the dream. Whenever Turkey acted in line with its own interests, it was designed with internal turmoil and military incidents. Of course, this deep US structure exists in the army and politics in other NATO countries. In part, Turkey has managed to break this bond, or at least loosen it. In my opinion, Russia, China or any other axis cannot respond to Turkey's demands. In my opinion, the new path that Turkey will follow is a regional power based on sincerity and trust, and multifaceted diplomacy.
That's real delusion.
Mf blaming internal affairs of a country to an alliance. It's not their fault that your country is filled with religious freaks.
Why is Us interested in Turkey?
@@kallekarlsson2181 It is impossible to talk about a country in the world that you are not interested in :)) If a new island is formed, you will even be there.
right 100%
It don’t matter that you don’t agree with turkey turkey is right I love turkey 🇹🇷
How can you do business with people who take your money but don’t deliver the goods
Also invade and destroyed many country all around the world , how can we trust them . They act like a Democrasy police of the world but at the same time invade and killed the legally democratic leader chosen by the people (Egypt Morsi as the example) . Western Imperialist and hypocrasy cannot be separated anymore , they are like flesh and blood
In opposition to Erdogan, I can easily say that Erdogan did everything he could to enter the European Union, but the European Union did not take much action, especially between 2007-2009
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Why would we want turkey in the European Union? It’s always threating Greece and on top of that it’s a dictatorship
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The EU treated TR totally shoddily. Like slapping TR into the face. I remember very well, as an EU citizen. And I was not in favor of TRs admission. As things stand now, I've my doubts if it's in te best interest of TR to join the EU. I would not vote pro EU again. The EU as of now only follow interests of corporations and US administrations.
but it is also undeniable that after that Erdogan moved further away from the EU and its laws. SO in the end, the EU was right to not accept Turkey in the EU. The EU already has to many problem states and bigger doesnt always mean better. But if turkey still wants to join the EU, the probably would welcome it, turkey of course would have to enact a lot of reforms.
I can comfortably answer your question . We will neither turn to the East nor turn to the West . We will be at our own CENTER . We will follow balance politics.
As a Turk it is the west in many ways, but it is best to maintain relations with both sides. Therefore, it should be kept natural. "Peace at Home, Peace in the World"
Türkiye will turn his face neither to East nor to West but to his roots.
Islamic Nationalism aka Ottoman Empire ❤
@@humnnn Nope. Study deep in history..
@@humnnn our roots lies with mete and oguz han.
@@humnnn Or they 'handled' cruel monkeys like buffalo. Looks like someone has a deep wound.. :)
@@humnnn butthurt cry baby
Mr. Trump started dollar war ... From his time world saw the danger of having only dollar reserves.
Russia show us the way ... Hydride reserve system is more sustainable.
We Indians 🇮🇳 too understand the west hypocrisy
It's started during Obama reigns and then trumps and Biden against russia
Nope
Turkey’s never has straggled it is west that is straggling
check the economy of turkey/inflation is through the roof
you have a mad man running your economy thinking religion will guide him to a better result despite trying the same thing for 20 years now and the value of your money has depreciated by 97% since he took power ...
you know what is the definition of trying the same thing over and over expecting a different result ?
if turkey is not struggling ..why is it begging money from other countries?
its amazing how disconnected you are from reality to the condition turkey truly is in now ...
Turkey will do whatever is due to the interests of Turkey; neither the "east" nor the "west", neither north nor south... Anyone wishing to cooperate is welcome.
The West : OMG ottoman descendants being religious :OOOOOOOOOOOOO
Turkiye will decide that on their own. They are a sovereign nation and a strong nation with great history. Just like what the US and The EU has been doing then and now by siding with PKK and Zionist,then it is just right for Turkiye to go whenever side that they want to.
For your information, we come from the east, trying to go more west and turn around from the doors of the Vienna. For us, East is our own Central Asians Countries is our brother's, and we are going to unite under the name of Turkic Turan Unions. There, for we not turning to East, we are the East
Any nation that uses a defence pact for its own benifit doesnt belong in one. Why would you trust an extortionist to have your back.
Turkey is situated between Asia and Europe.
One side Asia, the other side Europe.
So he should stay neutral or he should see
who is right and who is wrong.😂
I would disagree with Erdogan being an ultra-nationalist. Even though he forms alliances with nationalist leaders for short term goals, deep inside Erdogan really is a pan-Islamist. His end goal is making Turkiye a region within the pan-Islamist superstate, while making himself the next Caliph.
That's a nonsensical thing to say.
He made alliance with Israel so Muslims don't trust him in the region, he is a nationalist that voices issues concerning Turks mainly but also speaks against human rights violations of Muslims in other countries from time to time for support of his Muslim allies.
Erdoğan is a populist. That is why there are so many Erdogans during his 20 year rule. 2001's pro-LGBT, pro-EU Erdogan, 2003's "Let's invade Iraq" Erdogan to 2011's Arab Spring Erdogan or just yesterday's divisive and today's conciliatory Erdoğan. :D He can read the society very well, shapeshifting into any form he wants. I don't know who will be his successor but I know certainly that s/he will never have his bravado.
@@blackpanthar906 What's nonsensical exactly? Your counter argument has contradicting facts. Erdogan is ready to make alliances with anyone to satisfy his short term goals. During the first years in the office (2002-2010) he joined powers with liberal democrats in Turkiye. Once he got what he wanted, he simply imprisoned them.
@@blackpanthar906 So many Muslims are asleep and so many naively believe his speeches, unfortunately. Maybe you understand, and I understand, but they don't.
Well, he would have to use military force, form a dictatorship because he doesn't have a majority without the ultra-nationalists, Pan-Turkic elements.
Ne Abd ne Rusya nede Çin
Hersey Türkiye icin
🤘🤘🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
I'm not Turkish, but I wish you the greatest of success and triumph
@@Omer1996E.C thank you brother
ne doğu ne batı,tek yol tanrı dağı
Macedonians,Roman,Byzantines and Ottomans thought the same and end up gangr*ped by all sides
@@noir1923Saçmalık
*I think if the US & West need 🇹🇷Türkiye to lean towards the democratic secular world, the 🇪🇺EU should re-start negotiations for its membership - considering Turks have been waiting all the way since 1987 when they applied to join!*
Well, with that Europe promise to Turks, now Türkiye learned that the European Union is where countries go to die, so it was patience that saved Türkiye from death
1987 değil 1960 lı yıllarda başvurdu Avrupa Birliğine😂
@@hakanylcn3822 Was there EU in 1960?
for that to happen turkey firstly would have to show willingness to enact reforms, which erdogan hasnt shown. He is moving away from EU law not towards it.
Does the Turkish language distinguish between `join´ and `invade´ ? For here the foul political deals backfired against the intended German-Turkish friendship it SHOULD have revived.
Biased reporting
Wait till Turkiye becomes a Superpower 😎
Yep.....
Saudi Trust fund 💵
E.U. 🇪🇺 Trust fund 💵
I.M.F. loans 💵
U.S. charity 💵
But instead of helping people of that earthquake disaster some money will go to weapons R.D. villas for politicians,
"Superpower" 🤣🤦♂️
propagandaya bak ahahaha
We not moving anywhere we genuinely want to get on well with everyone with equal respect.
If usa or some others thinking we moving away from them they should ask themselves firstly why.
For us no1 issues with the west they are not taking on board seriously our security concerns against pkk ypg teror organisation in Syria/Iraq and Europa.
US, and Europe want to use Turkey for their interest. The used Turkish armed forces Korean war. They keep PKK, YPG in the west and protect these terrorists.
They only care for themselves and their security.
@13ased_AmericanNATO isn't to fight Russia, it's to protect members, idiot!!
13ased_American NATO is a defensive alliance, doesn't matter if the country that's threatening you is russian or not. Maybe you guys should stop supporting terrorists that are a security threat to turkey?
Turkey will turn to whatever side that provides Erdogan with security and longevity.
West propoganda high on its peak
East of course after all what the West ar doing against Turkey
Their influence in central asia is growing and these alliances will make Turkey well positioned to be a regional power.
We can go wherever we want. The West, the East, the North and the South are ours. Because we are the center of the World.
I've always had huge respect for Turkey. They should not follow Western demands, but I do worry about their relationship with Putin. Russian people are lovely people but their government wants to start world war 3. 🙄
At this time Russia needs Türkiye more than Türkiye needs Russia. America intervened in İstanbul April 1, 2022 when Russia and Ukraine were going to come to a compromise, the US is the warmonger here and it loves forever wars
I did think a year ago just like that, now I have concerns about that
Nah, the Russians are just aware that the resource war means second place is the morgue or coffin.
Defied expectations means thwarting western influences.... try and keep up.
From the name of “Ottoman” to “Turkey” we already know how the West look at Turks. The naming is important!
Turkey is doing amazing, I love my president
Ekonomi buna güldü
Turkiye is with the West but we will not follow thoughtlessly and blindly like sheep. We will not capitulate to mental slavery.
As it is led by a fanatical Muslim, Erdogan, who wants to revive the Ottoman Empire, and who hates the Armenians as much as any Turk in history, Turkey is not "with the West". Turkey is with HAMAS.
It will turn both East and West. And where Turkiye is needed.
VivaErdogan 🇹🇷💪🇹🇷💪🇹🇷💪
The world doesn't revolve around Europe!
The Turk's concept of honor and loyalty, differ from those of the west. Interpersonal/ International relationships are not thought of as enduring. 'A clever enemy is better than a stupid friend.' Turkish Proverb. Also, being relatively new to secularism (100 yrs or so), they can't think of themselves as becoming supermen. Heroics, great achievements, the quest of knights, aren't things they think of, strive for, such things are felt to be in the hands of religiosity.
Biased media
It depends on where the gains are, and it is in the East.
Turkey can leave NATO and go its own way. NATO member countries aren't hostages and in turn NATO shouldn't be held hostage to member countries that are no longer allies. Goodbye Turkey and all the best
Greece, UK, Germany all hostages of US, US rule them but Turkey rules Turkey!
Gayrek or gayusa
@@veysiaknc1769 🦃🤣
cope
@@sbd03 Yes, it will be a tragic loss when Turkey goes but we'll cope 🤣 Btw upvoting your own comments like you do is lame. Seems like someone else can't cope here 🤣
Turkiye should turn neither to the West nor to the East. Right now, Turkiye is just following its own interests, and acting for the wellbeing and welfare of its citizens and friends. This requires navigating through the wavy and mirky waters of the West and the East.
But Erdogan has vast impact into the heart of Muslim people from all over the world and Can Erdogan hurt those feelings and trade with USA and Israel who has slaughtered millions of muslim people. Then there is Russia and any kind of closeness with west now, Russia won't take it easy. Even Saudi Arabia and Iran are allies now. Former Ottoman Empire would stay neutral in this state and even under a leader like Erdogan, then it would be most ridiculous and most unfortunate for Turkiye, Erdogan and Muslim people, As Muslim nations need a leader like Erdogan now.
@@rupokalfatih4885 One of the defining characteristics of Erdogan is he doesn't sell out his friends. When he promises something, he does his best to deliver it. As I implied in my first comment, he will act in the best interest of Turkiye and its FRIENDS. The list of friends is not short. It includes Turkic nations, Muslims, many African countries, and even countries as remote as Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia. Muslim leaders should study him and understand what he did over the last 20 years, especially the last 10 years.
As for the trade relationships with other countries, there isn't much he can do. Look at the number of Muslim/Arab countries involved in Abraham Accords. Also, international trade is carried out between private businesses, and it should be conducted in accordance with WTO rules and the agreements between the countries. Most of Turkish international trade is carried out by businesses that are against Erdogan and AKP.
Finally, Muslim nations should pay attention to what their leaders are doing. For example, Mahmoud Abbas supports Greek Cypriots against Turkish Cypriots and Turkiye, and during Karabag War he openly supported Armenia against Azerbaijan. This is completely against Islam. Both religious and non-religious people in Turkiye do not welcome such a behavior.
@@atillakaragazi838 Thanks bro for clarifying many things in a detail manner. I know as a Muslim country we have unity issues. As I said , Muslim people all over the world now see Erdogan as their leader. We want to see rise of the Ottoman Empire in a way or the other. Best wishes for the Turkish brothers and sisters.
@13ased_American If it goes like this, Turkiye will definitely leave NATO.
@13ased_AmericanRemember former Constantinople is todays Istanbul. Long Live Turkiye.
Turkiye is pro Turkiye it's not neoWest and it's shouldn't be NeoWest and we Stand with Turkiye 🇹🇷
Love and support President Erdogan unconditionally
and his authoritarianism? Mkay.
Go support your own whoever leader you have ın your whatever country
🇹🇷 Turkey 🇹🇷
I dont understand why a free country has turn either way. Why not both?
He is the BRIDGE.
Turkey is diversify its political options away from usual suspects .😅.
It already has; just milking both west & east for favors against other nations, as it has always done…
It’s what any independent country should do, act for its own interests
"moderate Islam" as if it exists
As Turkish citizens voted for conservative & religious Erdogan its direction is set toward the East at least for next few years
47.8% for the other guy
His new cabinet consisting of less loudmouths and more technocrats seems a nod towards the West. He won because of a septagenerian serial loser forced his candidacy but nevertheless his party lost 7% of the vote which is troubling because this is his last term and he must nominate a successor. Even Erdogan seeing that and reversing some of his policies meanwhile Kılıçdaroğlu is hiding in a bunker. Erdogan is the second best Erdogan supporter after Kılıçdaroğlu. ANGERY
Disagree the east is just empty world full of wars amd refugees. Other than china the east is empty world.. Turkey is still in western camp wheter economy or security.
Turkey is both west and east because 48% chose west and 52% chose east
52% choose sovereignty 48% choose a western puppet
I don’t really see why some people found this report biased. Nothing that’s not a fact here. Turkey was in the Western alliance, now it’s getting closer to Russia. This does upset its western allies. It has a strong military and that is a conversation in the country. Nothing inaccurate
West is only to blame for it. It focused more on punishing Turkey for their ego rather than incentivising Turkiye to change course. It pushed Turkiye furter and further from west but it also came as a blessing in disguise for Tukish domestic industry.
It's because the Gorbachev of Turkey has fled or not in control anymore, thats why Turkey 🇹🇷 is turning east.
The West have treating Turkey like an outsider for far too long. Turkey is wise to diversify its friends.
how is erdogan ultranationalist? if he's ultranationalist then what's kemal kilicdaroglu? nationalism but secular nationalism was kemal kilicdaroglu's whole election promise, he wanted to kick all the syrian refugees back to syria
Germany wan getting very close to Russia before war in Ukraine. Same with France and somehow we didn't see same news. Turkey was in struggle with Saudis but us didn't support turkey neither Europe. Did they turn to east? When turkey shot down russian jet nato did half hearted support. Were they turning to east?
Your report was only mentioned Turkey but you did not mention U.S refused to sale missile defence patriot and F1-35 to Turkey.
Hi, this was mentioned at 8:38.
@@CNBCi not the same way he explained in his remarks. that is not journalism it is propagand.
@13ased_American yep. We will make our owns :) thanks.
@@tkendirli Go make it. How much you earn? How much your papers worth?
@@simpmaster7995 will see just wait for couple of years.
Turkiye is a Muslim Country... period...
Why is it every journalistic activity coming out of Europe saying others to bend over to them or you are a villain.
Audeince the retification of Sweden from being a NATO member by Turkey is bad according to you??
It's not about East or West. It's about what is best for Turkey and humanity. Islam is the way forward for Turkey and rest of the Muslim world.
Not east nor west are they so important? Turkey is for Turkey
Talking about Civil liberties. Talk about US banning Trump from social media, Julian Assange, when he exposed the US wrongdoings they put him in prison for life, Edward Snowden. CNBC should start some soul searching.
Long live turkiye ❤❤❤
How about showing the country some respect and call it by its name. It is called Turkiye not Turkey
LOL. I am from Turkey and this is really cringe please don't.
@@batur9645 What is cringe?
@@kzandcoonline the spelling for both is pronounced the same 😄
Incorrect there is a clear distinction.
thank you, atleast someone do respect.
Didn’t even give them there money back
Turkey has their own identity....not east or west..
The thing isnt Türkiye turning East or West, the thing is West and East should know that Türkiye is at crossroads what means the Midpoint. West and East should turn their heads to the Middle. 🇹🇷
Let me tell you something: being easterner or westerner is a concept you have created in your minds as westerners.
We Turks identify ourselves as just Turks. Not western nor eastern.
Türkiye is a Muslim country and not a French clone. Get in your heads people
Turkiye has found their own identity, now they have realized that they can't be follower of the west anymore but leader....long live turkiye.
Turkey is nothing without european and Russian money,gas and weapons
Hopefully we can kick it out of nato
Think twice, it's the 2nd biggest in NATO.
@@AbdulMannan-iu4dt so
@Savage Surpreme 2nd Biggest!!!
@@AbdulMannan-iu4dt not the second strongest
what is your nation? just wanna know
greece invaded turkey in 1990? she says that at 9:12
1912 during independence war
@@burakonderuslu679 Greece didn't invade Turkey( which actually didn't exist at that time), The Ottoman Empire lost the first world war and the Allied powers sent their armies there. Greeks sent an army only to care for the Greeks who were getting bullied by the Turkish people and the Ottoman government, that's how it started. There was a treaty, nobody acted without signing up a treaty first.
@@Estelleeeeee im from İzmir, the exact city where that happend. There were no such a thing like that, it's made up by unproven sources
1919 at WW1 with help of England and France they attamped to invade but they failed.
@@burakonderuslu679 1912 ? indepence? .
Can we stop saying East or West? It's so immature.
Önce türkiye gelir dünyada her ülkenin çıkarları vardır gerisi boş
Turkiye is the East and the West combined in One, this will stay so untill the end of times.
Turkey will set their sights on Jerusalem in the coming years
its funny that nobody is using the new name for turkey lol
Erdogan , during your EARTHQUAKE which countries have helped your people ?
Don’t turn your back who those who have respected and helped your people, please. Think about it…
Don’t change all the west or the world by Putin.
Many countries helped Turkiye after the earthquake, but the biggest help came from the Turkic nations and Qatar. Spanish and Hungarian rescue teams stayed in Turkiye quite a long time as well.
It's turkiye not turkey
Stop judging turkiye for what their people have elected for. Turkey decided and it is Erdogan who will lead the country for another 5 years and they will do what ever is necessary to satisfy their peoples believes and interests and not what the west and the us is dictating us.
@13ased_American Why we need to fight Russia with you guys ? Give me a specific reason please .
@13ased_American Tell me why ? What wrong with Russia ? What the Russian do ? I need a REASON
@13ased_American I'm so Confuse bro
@13ased_American Come on , why you ignore my comment ? Do you think you can Brainwash all the people all the time ? NO ! People all around the world has started realizing the hypocricy of the West .
The Ottoman Empire is back
Slava Turkiye 💪
With an Israeli flag as your profile picture, 🤷♂️🤦♂️, honestly
On our way
Give Erdogan big compass. He ended up in jungle and unable to come out
“Ultranationalist”?! 😂 Türkiye defends Türkiyes interests, stop crying
Cringe report. Extremely shallow.
Yes, please do!
"F" Western media
Erdogan💪
Distopic Turkey :'(
🇹🇷🇹🇷🌍✌️✌️✌️
For Israel 🇮🇱 everything okay ,there have no problem, if another country do the same thing then that is a problem.
Why ? One-sided?
Dünya bizim KIZIL ELMA mızdır.O yüzden bizim nereye gideceğimizle ilgili derdimiz yok.Sizin derdiniz bizim değil.