[kabar]

The Turkish government is moving towards an Islamic state. The Westernization of the country started under Ataturk is now being undermined by Erdogan. He is buying Russian military equipment. And lest we forget, it was the Turkish parliament that voted against allowing the 4th ID to transit Turkey during our invasion of Iraq.

Turkey is in NATO, but it isn't acting like an ally. Too bad the coup against Erdogan failed. He is a corrupt dictator.

[DanZ]

Looking at Turkey through a historical perspective, Turkey aside from Kamal Attaturk, has been a WORLD power that was seriously marginalized in the late 1800's and has basically been a 3r world country since.

After WWII Turkey was used by the WEST as a bulwark against the U.S.S.R. With Erdogan seeing himself as the NEW Ottoman Emperor leading the NEW Islamic world things have changed.

Will the WEST address this new situation???

[rodguy911]

Turkey is in NATO, but it isn't acting like an ally. Too bad the coup against Erdogan failed. He is a corrupt dictator.

Right on track as usual bud.

No question he and his son Bilal are the worst of the worst. They have taken out any leader that even looked like they would challenge his authority. Got rid of judges, military that looked threatening, these people are the worst type of mobsters ever.

[Kahuna]

For many years the average Turk on the street was filled with pride and Ataturk was their “George Washington”. They admired the West and made moves to emulate the culture of freedom and capitalism. Unfortunately much of Turkey has drifted toward Islamic fundamentalism during the past couple decades. Obama and Clinton looked the other way as our NATO ally played footsie with Iran and Russia.