Greek media mapped out Erdogan’s options
In the Ta Nea news, the headline “open fronts outside Erdogan’s borders” was used, and President Erdogan said that he will try to close some “unclosed issues” in the next 5 years. “He will try to preserve the gains he has made thanks to his offensive policies,” the article said. Will it do this? And to what extent he will. Erdogan wants to have his name written in gold letters.”
In assessing the possible moves by Ankara under the heading of “US. US and NATO”, the Greek media wrote that relations between Turkey and the US have been tense since 2003 and said: “Today, the relationship between the two countries is at the worst level since the founding. of the Turkish Republic. Turkey was excluded from the F-35 program, there is the Halkbank case, and the Syrian Democratic Forces, which the US supports in Syria and whose backbone is made up of the PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organizations. Nor does Erdogan miss the opportunity to blame the US for the bloody coup attempt on July 15, 2016 and for failing to extradite Fethullah Gülen, the leader of the terrorist organization. How much longer can this tension continue?
In the news prepared by Ta Nea, Turkey’s relations with countries such as Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Qatar, Somalia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina were also shown on the map.
Referring to the ongoing dialogue on “EU membership” between the European Union and Ankara, the Greek media said: “This possibility is clinically dead. The European Union cannot abolish the membership of a ‘giant’ Turkey”. While the newspaper wrote that there are frequent tensions between Turkey and Greece and the Greek Cypriot side, the refugee issue is also a notable factor.
Recalling that Turkey has been very close to Russia and China lately, the Greek media also claimed that the development of relations with these two countries cannot continue indefinitely unless they break with the West.
“THE GREATEST HEADACHE”
Reporters from Ta Nea, stating that the Kurdish issue is “Ankara’s biggest headache in terms of security,” said: “For this reason, Erdogan abandoned the zero-problems-with-neighbors policy and carried out a military operation in Syria and Iraq”.
Greek media, writing that Turkey’s relations with Ankara, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the region are strained due to Ankara’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood, reported that relations with Israel are also strained due to Palestine. However, the news said: “Due to Erdogan’s desperate need for allies and currency, relations with these countries have gradually improved. However, it is unclear what the outcome of this will be.