{"id":5089,"date":"2024-03-27T20:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2024-03-27T20:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:47:13","slug":"is-turkey-out-of-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=5089","title":{"rendered":"Is Turkey Out of Control?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Author: <\/b>Graham E. Fuller<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Affiliation:<\/b> Former Senior CIA official<\/span><\/p>

Organization\/Publisher:<\/b> Graham E. Fuller<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Date\/Place: <\/b>December 2, 2020<\/span><\/p>

Type of Literature:<\/b> Opinion Article<\/span><\/p>

Word Count:<\/b> 2296<\/span><\/p>

Link:<\/b> https:\/\/grahamefuller.com\/is-turkey-out-of-control\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Keywords:<\/b> Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Grand Geopolitical Vision, Muslim World<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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\u201cTurkey is out of control. Time for the US to say so\u201d. This title as it appeared in <\/span>Politico<\/span><\/i> states that the US and European political elites have long suffered from a ‘controlling country.’ According to Graham, the Western approach towards Turkey is purely Western-centric, i.e. how Turkey should behave according to the West, but not recognizing Turkey\u2019s legitimate national security interests in world politics. Graham emphasizes Turkey’s significance in global politics as the imprints of the Ottoman Empire’s influence on world politics could be seen in Turkish politics. He argues that Turkey is a step ahead of Ottoman political thought. Secondly, Turkey’s grand geopolitical vision under President Erdo\u011fan makes Turkey acclaimed as a power in Europe, the Balkans, in the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, in North Africa, in limited other locations in Africa, in the Caucuses, in Central Asia, in Eurasia, and among the greater Muslim World. Thirdly, in the Muslim world, treating Saudi Arabia and Iran as the influential rivals is overrated. The author views that Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the true geopolitical foes. Though Iran and Turkey have sectarian differences, the differences never tend to launch a war. Moreover, Turkey and Qatar enjoy good bilateral relations, especially where Turkey has provided military support to Qatar as its strong strategic partner in the region, preventing a Saudi takeover of the country. The Saudi kingship, on the other hand, is incapable and cannot get a Muslim leadership position like what Turkey has already carved out. Moreover, Turkey’s stance on Palestine and its redline anti-colonial agenda in the Middle East puts Ankara on the same stand as China. However, the Belt Road project might bring China and Turkey to a stand-off. The author reminds readers that Turkey’s NATO membership gives it a grandstand in European geopolitics, which has made it even stronger, and that its military strength and location make it a critical member of NATO who should not be isolated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>


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Author: Graham E. Fuller Affiliation: Former Senior CIA official Organization\/Publisher: Graham E. Fuller Date\/Place: December 2, 2020 Type of Literature: Opinion Article Word Count: 2296 Link: https:\/\/grahamefuller.com\/is-turkey-out-of-control\/ Keywords: Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Grand Geopolitical Vision, Muslim World \u00a0 Brief:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cTurkey is out of control. Time for the US to say so\u201d. 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