His motives Recep Tayyip Erdogan behind the “veto” on Sweden and Finland joining NATO have been made subject to numerous analyzes. Another approach is attempted by Spiegel with a flashback to 1952, when Turkey sought to join the North Atlantic Alliance itself under the threat of Stalin’s expansionist claims.
“Last February, Turkey celebrated an important anniversary: ​​70 years ago it joined NATO, three years before Germany. It was a great success of international politics, after long negotiations and against the initial resistance of many NATO members. For a long time, Turkey reciprocated the trust and, even to the riots in Cyprus in the 1960s, was considered a credible ally of the United States and a model student in NATO.
From a historical point of view, Ankara should understand it very well Sweden and Finland. “Because Turkey once found itself under the enormous threat of aggressive Soviet foreign policy.”
And while the Turkish president left tips for a “mistake” of NATO regarding Greece as well, the columnist recalls the reasons behind the parallel accession of the two countries to the Alliance and the then argument of the Turkish side that “Greece and “Turkey is more valuable to NATO than Luxembourg, Denmark or the Netherlands.”
With his eyes fixed on Turkey, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung hosts a tribute to the generation that grew up having met only one leader, entitled “Young Turks turn their backs on Erdogan”.
Referring to a series of “thorns” in Turkish society, the columnist cites a recent survey in which 73% of 18-25 year olds would leave the country if they had the opportunity. And he concludes that “maybe everything will change for the better again. “Until then, many young Turks will have turned their backs on their country.”
DW – Katerina Alexandridi
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