Ergun Babahan estimated that the closer the elections in the neighboring country are, the more Erdogan will escalate his extreme rhetoric against Greece.
Turkey is no longer considered a reliable NATO ally, he commented speaking to SKAI and Maria Tsilinikou the turkish political analyst, Ergun Babahan.
At the same time, he assessed how as the elections in the neighboring country approach, the Erdogan will escalate the extreme rhetoric against Greece.
The interview in detail:
Maria Tsilinikou: Lately there has been an upsurge in Turkish rhetoric culminating in Turkish President Erdogan declaring how they will come suddenly one night.
Ergun Babahan: Erdogan always needs external enemies. Greece fits perfectly as a candidate. Most Turks believe that Turkey is a unique country in the world, that everyone is trying to attack it. And Greece is always trying to take back Constantinople. When we go to the elections, we will see this rhetoric become more intense.
Maria Tsilinikou: How can a NATO member country like Turkey directly threaten Greece which also belongs to the NATO family.
Ergun Babahan: Western governments, mainly the United States, believe that Turkey is very important in the region. They are doing everything to keep Turkey in NATO. But on the other hand, they also see that Turkey is not a reliable partner. That’s why the United States has large military bases in Greece And they see that Turkey can be an aggressive NATO partner against Greece. Thus, a new wall is being built in the Aegean against the eastern countries to protect the western countries.
Maria Tsilinikou: According to the Turkish press, Ankara is threatening again with the immigration card.
Ergun Babahan: Immigration and Syrians are the biggest part of the Turkish paper. And it always works. We saw the last time 2 million Syrians shook the political and economic structure of European society. This winter will be very difficult for Europe. Everyone knows this because of the Russian oil and gas embargo. Erdogan is trying to take advantage of this and blackmail European countries.
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