On the face of it, the Turkish elections were a no win situation for Greece and Turkey. The two top candidates are fanatical extremists. President Erdogan dreams of the revival of the Ottoman Empire and had threatened to invade the Greek islands.
His challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu is a fanatical remnant of the Kemalist regime. His Republican People’s Party was founded by mass murderer Mustafa Kemal and was also led by Bukent Ecevit who ordered the invasions of Cyprus in 1974. Kilicdaroglu has criticized Erdogan for not invading and seizing the Greek islands.
The western media has demonstrated its traditional anti Greek bias by failing to note how extreme Kilicdaroglu is. If this man wins the run of election, Turkey could revert back to the Kemalist era. This means the restoration of warm ties between Turkey and the west.
Even under Erdogan, the west failed to back Greece and Cyprus so the situation is uncertain. It appears Erdogan manly be the lesser of two evils at this point. A restoration of Kemalist rule is the equivalent of a Nazi return in Germany.
Time will tell what will happen but Greece must prepare for the worst no matter who wins the elections in Turkey. Greece has to reverse its stance on Ukraine and adopt a neutral stance. Greece must improve relations with Russia
Greece’s blindly pro western stance has not been beneficial. The Turkish threat subsided after Greeks provided Turkey with aid following a devastating earthquake. Greece for the short term may be better off with Erdogan. Over the long term, it is hard to say what could happen.
One reply on “The Turkish Elections”
No good choice is right, but actually for Greece having Erdogan remain as Turkey’s leader is probably the better outcome. That will keep Turkey estranged from the USA, it also helps Russia defeat the Western introduced economic sanctions-since Turkey essentially ignores them. Erdogan’s Islamic extremism also works to Greece advantage as perceived from the USA. And Erdogan’s mishandling of Turkey’s
Central Bank policy has caused massive deterioration in the value of the Turkish Lira against the Dollar and EURO-strengthening Greece by default, since Greece is in the Eurozone. Kilicdaroglu’s election would be a return to the Kemalist Turkey and promote the ambitions of the globalist Elites. Never thought I’d say Erdogan’s reelection worked to Greece’s advantage, but in the near term it certainly does. And it helps Russia in their conflict with the West and promotion of an alternative to Western/USA hegemony.