Hundreds of millions of people see their future in Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan emphasized in a speech, where he argued that the influence of his country is greater than its borders.

As SKAI correspondent Manolis Kostidis reports from Istanbulthe Turkish president argued, among other things, that what he mentioned was also seen in the interest in Turkey’s elections.

Erdogan: In our region, an equation that does not include Turkey that does not count Turkey cannot remain stable. Our vision for a strong Turkey both at the table and on the front. This came true. Today the sphere of influence of our country has largely exceeded our borders.

The recent elections were watched from Africa to Asia, from Europe to Latin America from the Turkish world to the Islamic world and this is a sample (of the influence). Hundreds of millions of people who do not have a physical relationship with us but have a heart relationship and that is how they see their future in Turkey.

Turkish media: The problem is Greece’s equipment

Meanwhile, Erdogan left open the possibility of a meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the NATO summit in Vilnius, stressing that he would discuss with him the fact that Greece is constantly arming itself.

At the same time, the Turkish media characterize as a problem the fact that Greece is strengthening its defense.

The director of the Haber Global television network, Taha Dagli specifically emphasized:

“Where you go with the equipment, the US gives you plenty of weapons. Does he give them to you for free?’ We will probably discuss this with Mitsotakis. What we understand is that in order for Turkey-Greece relations or Erdoğan-Mitsotakis relations to move forward, Erdoğan will consider some issues.

There had been a serious period of tension and this attitude was understood by the Greek side. Now to open a new page in relations we have to look at the problem. The problem was Greece’s aggressive policy, Greece’s equipment that violated international treaties, as well as the militarization of the islands. In order to take a step, these will have to be examined, so that a new page can be opened.”

Turkish analysts: Greece is arming itself and becoming strong

Finally, Turkish analysts note that Greece is becoming strong with the equipment it acquires and thus “increases the possibility of harming us”.

Sagniur Tezel, presenter of Haber Global pointed out: What the president is saying is, “OK, I will have relations with Greece, but explain to me this equipment, and what’s your deal with the F-16s”.

Erdoğan Karakus, Wing Commander e.a. he replied: This is a matter of our survival. Greece keeps trying to become more and more powerful and the possibility of harming us is increasing. And with the PKK we have a question of survival. In the past we had the plan of 2.5 wars with Greece, Syria and the Greek Cypriots. Whereas now Greece relies on the USA.