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The arrogant “sick man” headlines used by Western media were repeated frequently in the final years of the Ottoman Empire.
Newsweek magazine, published in the United States of America, added a new analysis to its analysis of Turkey from an “Orientalist” perspective.
The magazine used very harsh terms, which claimed that Turkey should be expelled from NATO. The following statements were included in the article.
“NATO is arguably the most important alliance of the modern era. According to Article 5 of NATO’s founding document, an attack on one member is an attack on all members. However, the NATO Charter represents something deeper than a mere collective defense agreement: Worldview, strategy, vision for peace… But when we take a closer look at Turkey, which has become an increasingly unreliable NATO ally, we are faced with something completely different. Recent events have once again reminded us that there is evil in the world. .
With the Hamas attack on October 7, war broke out between Hamas and Israel again. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Israel and legitimized Hamas with his statements. Erdogan continues to aid and shelter Hamas by refusing to condemn the perpetrators of the bloodiest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust.
From Hamas to Azerbaijan..
Now consider the events that occurred less than three weeks before the Hamas attack: what happened in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19. NATO member Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan is the worst-kept secret in American foreign policy circles. In fact, Türkiye is Azerbaijan’s main sponsor and arms supplier. Azerbaijan will almost certainly not be able to take action in Nagorno-Karabakh without the green light from Turkey.
This common bond in itself is not surprising: Turkey and Azerbaijan share a deep historical and strategic partnership based on a common Turkish culture.
According to Newsweek, Azerbaijan will attack Armenia
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev clearly stated that after the capture of Nagorno-Karabakh, it was Armenia’s turn. “If the West’s attention is not drawn, Azerbaijan will soon attack Armenia’s sovereign territory, in collusion with Turkey, to open a land corridor from Turkey to Azerbaijan and the oil-rich Caspian Sea.”
They mentioned Finland and Sweden
The article, in which Turkey allegedly attacked historic Assyrian Christian areas in northern Syria and Iraq, where US forces are stationed, continues as follows:
“These are not the only signs of Turkey’s mismatch with its NATO allies. Erdogan has also spent much of 2023 trying to extract concessions from Western powers while delaying Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, which is seen as a vital part of the Western response to Russian interference.” . Attack on Ukraine.
The Russian-Ukrainian war
Despite the devastation in Ukraine, Türkiye; It has uncompromisingly maintained its economic ties with Russia, and has refused to participate in US and EU-led sanctions. Thus it became a lifeline for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Total exports from Turkey to Russia rose from $5.7 billion to $8 billion in 2022. Turkey has also refused to participate in European Union sanctions that restrict air travel to and from Russia, allowing rich Russians to obtain Turkish citizenship.
In return, Putin transferred $5 billion to Turkey to build the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast in July 2022.
“Erdogan began to dismantle brick by brick.”
If this seems to you to be behavior unbecoming of Western democracy, then you are wrong. When Erdogan, the leader of the Islamist Justice and Development Party, was elected prime minister nearly twenty years ago, Turkey was still a nascent democracy. Just as Putin did in Russia, Erdogan began dismantling Turkey’s weak democracy brick by brick.
Erdogan’s government has restricted press freedom by closing independent media and intimidating and imprisoning journalists who criticize the government. He has endangered the independence of the judiciary and passed laws to obstruct civil society organizations. Erdogan has gained great power in a negative and illegal way while his opponents are in prison.
“Türkiye is no longer a loyal ally”
NATO’s acceptance of Turkey as a strategic ally in 1952 was based on the secular legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, as well as the country’s strategic location linking Europe and Asia.
Unfortunately, international relations are not stable, and Turkey has clearly proven over the past decades that it is no longer a loyal ally. It is time for the West to confront this problem openly.
“Türkiye, NATO’s sick man, must be punished.”
In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey was known as the “Sick Man of Europe” due to its internal decline and declining international reputation. In recent years, Türkiye has become NATO’s “sick man” for the same reasons.
By becoming a state in name only, opposing Western values, and creating unrest in its region, Turkey has become a threat to NATO rather than an ally. “He must be held accountable and he must be stopped.”
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