Open a map. They are no way we can avoide HTS's territoy...and timing too is important, to stop SAA before the negociation in Sotchi.
Frankly FSA is only little better than HTS, so we manage to use then why no ? Let them be the canon fodder to minimze Turkish's soldier lost.
I think Turkey agree with Russia here.
We want to stop Assad advance and push him to end this conflit by negociating while Assad would rather have a complet victory.
Turkey's army will not fight SAA, but they will block futher advance to SAA.
Assad has done more than massacre islamist and he had more choice. He could have choice to leave his office and organize real election....he choice to stay in power by killing thousand, bombing and destroying his own cities without thinking about civilian casualty.
Yes we must make a deal with...
Idealy a friendy Assad would be good for Turkey....but don't trust him yet. He would be able to give autonomy to YPG/PKK because he simply don't have the mean to fight them without Russia, and Russia would rather have peace between Assad and YPG rather than war.
And of course we have the...
Nobody will give it to Assad right away....Only after some years (5 years, maybe 10) when PKK/YPG precense is minimize and when Assad agree to don't help them to attack Turkey, then Turkey can give it back.
Syria's is not Cyprus, they are no Turkish minority which will welcome us, we cannot and...
PKK are in quandil since 1991 long before any relationship between Turkey and KRG. We have done operation with Irak, but always when Irak asked for it during special situation and only temporarely.
Irak has given up its mountains to PKK...they are no way to this. They did it because they simply...
I'm telling you that Irak start to see PKK like a problem only after KRG become so strong. And if all of this permit to have Irak fighting PKK...then Turkey help to KRG was well wroth it.
At the least Irak cannot hope to have Turkey help against KRG if they continue to do nothing against PKK.
Not at all. Irak tolerated PKK in kandil for decade before Turkey start to have relationship with KRG. Relationship with KRG was a pay back against Irak....and if today Irak don't like PKK presence this is because KRG is stronger thank to Turkey.
Without KRG problem, Irak would have continued...
I think its wasting money to buy or made a fighter anymore....The futur of air defence are drones, not fighter. Rather than wasting money to fighter, we should invest them to drone.
It seems to me Bayraktar is more efficient than Anka, right ? Despite its good look and all publicity about Anka, Bayraktar has given more result.
Maybe we should invest more in Bayraktar rather than Anka for futur project ? Or at least push toward the best firm between the two.
This was not only for economy reason....while Irak accepted for decade PKK bases in their country, Turkey helped Barzani to destabilize Irak by permiting KRG to live one thank to the oil money.
Now yes, KRG become a potentiel menace but Irak has much more reason to work with Turkey against PKK...
Turkey should not intervene military but we would at least close the border with them. Hell even Iran declare they will do it so if they vote for independance.
Frankly this is difficulte situation for Turkey, Iraki Kurd is (was) for Turkey a good leverage against Irak which tolerated PKK for...
Frankly everybody must stop about he/her is fetocu.... simply making a good remark about Gulen don't make a fetocu, only a politician who want to court a powerfull and influence man at this time. Anyway AKP has certainly not right to accuse any other party member to be fetocu after their past...
Don't kid yourself...when former politician said they are no kurd but moutain turkish..they are a problem. And Cypriot too is an international weights for Turkey.
This is bullshite. Turkish army is 99% of conscript which receive low salary...but the officier have nothing to be shamed in salary...
I will vote for them both for legislatif and presidentiel election. You don't need to explain to the new political system.
What you don't undestand ? Before AKP, the army was the true leader of the country, the previous govts simply didn't have the right to meddle in some important area ...
I will vote for them. Turkey's need a new party in the parlement, and I have enough with Erdogan. Frankly this is good news for people which voted AKP because they simply didn't like the other party.
Frankly I didn't blame AKP for this. Don't forget that in 2007, Turkish army still dared to...
Turkey's probleme come form politician who don't know how to give up :
-Erdogan should have leave the politic in 2012, rather than playing Poutine and tranfer himself form PM to president
-KK like to talk about how EU make politic...and yet he forget that in EU politiciain leave their party...