Posted on 05/15/2022 11:41:28 AM PDT by Kaslin
What is the procedure for expelling Turkey from NATO? It is long overdue.
Turkey, like Russia, is currently illegally occupying a part of another country, in Cyprus, which they invaded in 1974.
The majority of nations do NOT support Senile Joe’s sanctions. They realize Russia is a major exporter of food, energy, NG, commodities, metals, etc…and will not jeopardize losing items vital to their existence, India included.
That said, Senile Joe’s are failing, miserably. In fact, they have harmed the west, much to Vlad’ glee.
“ISTANBUL —
While the United States and European Union are enforcing powerful financial and trade sanctions on Moscow and closing their airspace to Russian airplanes, Turkey strongly opposes such measures, arguing they are counterproductive.
As a result, concerns are growing that Turkey is helping Russians to circumvent the sanctions, said Timothy Ash, an emerging-markets analyst with London-based Bluebay Asset Management.
“There [has] been some focus on reflagging of Russian aircraft as Turkish aircraft. There are strong trading, banking relationships between Russia and Turkey. [There has been] some media attention on a lot of Russians trying to set up new bank accounts in Turkey, presumably to try to get around some of the problems they are probably encountering. There has also been concern that Russian companies, entities trying to export or trade with Russia, are repackaging themselves as Turkish entities.”
VOA reached out to Turkish government officials for comment but did not receive a response at the time of reporting.
Ankara insists it abides by its international legal responsibilities. But analyst Atilla Yesilada of Global Source Partners said it’s not the first time Turkey has been suspected of international sanctions-busting.
“A lot of people [hoped] that Turkey would become a proxy financial center or intermediary for Russia,” Yesilada said. “I wouldn’t put it past the current regime to try to repeat the Reza Zarrab incident - 40 billion dollars of money whitewashed to Iran…..
…and Vlad says Checkmate, again.
“Turkey, like Russia, is currently illegally occupying a part of another country, in Cyprus, which they invaded in 1974.”
Yup.
Given that Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus occurred right after a military coup that aimed at the annexation of the island by Greece, maybe that’s a bad example to use.
Seems to me Turkey’s and Russia’s excuses are pretty much the same.
Then why is Turkey still there, and furthermore, threatening to annex Northern Cyprus?
I’ve been saying, Russia is actually keeping Turkey somewhat in check.
If Russia is removed as a threat, expect Turkey to take advantage of the situation, and re-assert their role as leader of The Islamic World. And they we be a hundred times the threat that Russia could dream of being.
They’re probably still there because of a sizable Turkish ethnic minority, as well as the fact that Cyprus was under Turkish/Ottoman rule for centuries.
Realistically, they’re there because they saw a geopolitical opportunity and seized it, much like any regional power does when acting within its sphere of influence.
If Cyprus is eager to kick Turkey off of the island, let them assemble a military force sufficient for the task.
But when you’re over 4 decades into an occupation being deemed “illegal” with little to show for it other than an uneasy stalemate, the locals probably acknowledge the de facto reality more readily than toothless international condemnation.
Istanbul is not Turkey, just as NYC isn’t the US. Go outside of the more cosmopolitan cities in Turkey, and you might as well be in Iran.
Wish they’d expel us from NATO.
“The majority of nations do NOT support Senile Joe’s sanctions.”
There are 197 recognized countries in the world today. So, a majority would be 99 countries.
Name them.
“Turkey, like Russia, is currently illegally occupying a part of another country, in Cyprus, which they invaded in 1974.”
Turkey also illegally invaded, occupied, and annexed parts of northern Syria.
Agree with expelling Turkey from NATO. Ultimately, USA and Canada should withdraw from NATO. It is becoming an European military alliance. Maybe UK should quit. They are unique, they’re European but they are Anglo so they do not exactly fit either.
“Given that Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus occurred right after a military coup that aimed at the annexation of the island by Greece, maybe that’s a bad example to use.”
Not really. Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus (which Turkey alone among all the nations of the world recognizes “Northern Cyprus” as a country) has been declared illegal by all international organizations for almost 50 years.
Erdogan is holding out for some kind of payoff, like US F16s.
Turkey is the enemy within NATO. It needs to go. We also need to pull out. Let Europe solve its own problems.
“If Russia is removed as a threat, expect Turkey to take advantage of the situation, and re-assert their role as leader of The Islamic World. And they we be a hundred times the threat that Russia could dream of being.”
I disagree. Iran and Pakistan would oppose that, and likely so would Saudi Arabia. Turkey doesn’t have the game to pull that off.
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