With an exit from the Western system and NATO threatens the representative of Erdogan’s party, Omer Celik, when asked about the Eurofighters.

According to what he transmits the correspondent of SKAI from Istanbul, Manolis KostidisOmer Çelik reminded that Turkey has not taken the F-35 as well as the F-16, while now regarding the Eurofighter he said characteristically that “if we get weapons systems from elsewhere, don’t tell us ‘you left the Western and NATO system'”.

Specifically, Omer Celik stated: “The arguments they used about the process are the same ones they used to say “no” when we asked for the Patriot air defense system. They must remember the following: Turkey as a sovereign state ensures and does what is necessary for its security, while as a member of the alliance it ensures the security of NATO. And it is clear that due to its geostrategic position it also secures the security of Europe. If Turkey is not safe, NATO will have great shortcomings and weaknesses and there will be no question of the security of Europe. In this context for the air defense system they also rejected when we put the S-400 on our agenda. They asked “why did you buy them?” We asked you for it. You have to give us that. Our security is the security of NATO. What is the principle of NATO? “One for all, all for one”, Celik pointed out characteristically and added:
“You didn’t give us and then we bought S-400. They tell us “you can’t buy them as you are a member of NATO”. We answer: “and Greece, which is a member of NATO, has S-300” an older model. They say: “that is different”. So, we are faced with a hypocrisy. Even before and after the S-400, we said “let’s also buy from you Patriot to have an integrated air defense system.” They disagreed with that too. Turkey’s security issue is not an issue of blackmail. Whoever blackmails Turkey’s security will have no effect on us. We discuss, we negotiate, Turkey is a strong state of diplomacy, but it is not a state that succumbs to blackmail”.

Alongside, Omer Celik warned: “In the F-35 issue, as in the F-16, every time a new excuse comes out, there was a Menendez who was like a representative of the Armenian lobby and always maintained an attitude towards Turkey’s demands” he said and added:

“And on the issue of the Eurofighter, since they put obstacles in our way in all cases and if Turkey satisfies its needs from elsewhere, don’t tell us that you have left the Western and NATO system. Let them sit down and give a positive answer to Turkey’s demands” he emphasized.

“They have turned the issue into blackmail. We will not accept this blackmail. Now within the NATO security system, there is an assessment of the Eurofighters and now they are trying to link it to the Gaza issue.” concluded the representative of Erdogan’s party.