Putin Throws Erdogan Into ‘Fire’ – Risks Behind Gas Axis Proposal

John D. Rockefeller was one of the richest businessmen of all time. He lived nearly a century. He was 98 years old when he passed away. He founded Standard Oil and served as its president for 29 years.

Rockefeller was a loyal reader of the New York Times. However, the bad news in the newspaper made him feel sad and he always complained about it. It’s about his tough years First World War And later, when the world economy was rapidly moving into the Great Depression.

The Rockefeller employees are said to have come up with a clever idea. They were scanning the daily newspapers, especially the New York Times, and collecting the good news, which is to present a new four-page paper to the American businessman.. it will be called the Good News Journal.

In fact, it is rumored that they did, and that Rockefeller died happily, reading the newspaper The Good News for the rest of his life.

The law was passed Turkish Parliament Al-Turki reminded a few days ago of the “censorship law.” Ambassador E. name tan Rockefeller’s history, which contradicts today’s facts in light of the relationship Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The news the world needs to see

After the above developments, only specific news should be published in Turkey, such as “Turkey will leave its mark in the twenty-first century”, “Turkey will lead the creation of a new global security architecture”, the contradictory economic policy applied “is taken as an example for Western countries that are jealous of Turkey”.

Or other news such as “Turkey in the defense industry made the internal and national revolution”, “Inflation has been crushed and will never return”, and “The scourge of terrorism is over” will make the headlines of Turkish newspapers, with their interrogation considered. “Disinformation” by punishing those who have a different point of view.

As Namek Tan notes, the message of “great and powerful Turkey” is not only used for consumption by domestic public opinion, but also to renew the country’s image on the international stage. Understandably, by creating this surreal perception, the elections to be held in 2023 are destined to be victorious for Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to the ambassador, the biggest supporter of this plan is Vladimir Putin. The Russian president, suspected of interfering in the electoral process of Western countries, is trying to “exploit” Turkey this time to get out of the impasse he has fallen into because of his personal ambitions.

News about Russia

It seems that Turkey, which has been pursuing a two-faced policy to defuse the global tension that arose due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has recently been forced to yield to Russia’s plans due to the deep economic crisis it is experiencing.

Indeed, decision-making centers in Turkey tend to completely ignore Russian aggression in Ukraine. So, Russia, emboldened by this, is doing everything in its power to use Turkey as a “Trojan horse” towards the West.

In this context – always according to the Turkish ambassador – while Turkey should face skepticism, due to its long-term interests, the Russian president’s proposal to “turn Turkey into an energy center”, it responded with great willingness positively, saying a big “yes” and ignoring its allies.

Moreover, it presents its cooperation with Russia – both at home and abroad – as an advantage for Erdogan’s government with the goal (including the two leaders) to “shape the new world order”.

However, according to Namek Tan, Putin is trying to lure Turkey into a big trap and embarrass it.

Erdogan can’t say “no” to Putin

As the ambassador appreciates, the US and the EU – which have somehow turned a blind eye to Turkey’s attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia – will not accept this “misplaced marriage” with a “hands up”. In particular, Western countries, requiring their citizens to sacrifice part of their daily needs in light of a difficult winter, will not tolerate a country – an ally under the NATO umbrella – to have such close relations with Russia and Putin.

At this point, Namek Tan notes that over time, there is a clear risk that the Russian-Turkish relationship will lead to sanctions against the latter, concluding that “it would not be wrong to say that Putin is about to set Turkey on fire.” ..

In fact, the original plan of the Western allies was to move this process to create an “energy center and distribution organization” in Turkey. This was done for the natural gas of Azerbaijan, Iran, Qatar and Israel. Putin appears to be trying to undermine this plan with his recent statements.

Sadly, according to Namek Tan, Putin is playing this game by negotiating and negotiating with Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In short, although the Russian president appears to be doing Turkey a favor with this move, it is clear that his main goal is to weaken the Western alliance through the relationship he is developing with Turkey.

In Turkey, which is going through a pre-election phase and is suffering from a difficult economic situation, Erdogan cannot say “no” to these moves by Putin.

Towards Russia as long as the West remains indifferent

Given this, the Turkish people tolerate this kind of shift in foreign policy. Of course, as the ambassador notes, it would be correct to note that the indifference of Western allies, especially the United States, towards Turkey and their reluctance to return their relations to the levels of the past, also played a role.

However, Turkey is located in the most sensitive geographical area in the world from a geopolitical point of view. There are a number of old and new problems around us that are difficult to solve, and to manage properly are of vital importance to the country.

“At this time when Russia is entering a great adventure and the competition between East and West intensifies, we are witnessing Turkey behaving like a ‘bull in a glass shop’, while it should pay more attention to the balance, composure, consistency and coherence of its foreign policy. Over the past ten years, we have entered In the futile process of fighting first with our allies and neighbors and then making peace with everyone. The sense of trust towards us has disappeared. We have ceased to be a predictable country and it has become impossible for anyone to understand our foreign policy.”