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Right... As if we have a long track record of getting others to fight for us... Unfortunately, we're not Jews. :) Personally I'd consider it a success if we could stop fighting other nations' wars. (Korea, Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc etc.) But some of this...

Soft power is always good to have. But soft power alone can't deter powerful enemies from striking Turkey, or working against our national interests, or supporting terrorists against us, or dictating us unfavorable EEZs, or organizing coups within our country. Sure, nukes don't guarantee any of...

It's a pity that Turkey had been such a slap-bitch of the USA for many decades prior to the 2000s that we never even dreamed about developing our own conventional weapon platforms, let alone nukes. Now with hostile powers in all directions, and a very unreliable "ally" in the US, which is itself...

Brother, nobody's talking about "friendship". There's no such thing as friendship in international relations. There can only be partnerships, alignment of interests and business. We signed business deals with France. Bilegimizi kesip kan kardesi olmadik yani adamlarla. :)

Yes, Kartal brother. If all these go as planned by 2023 Turkey will have a really kick-azz air defense system. Well layered, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles high up in the stratosphere and able to target all potential enemies in all directions.

I hope it'll be in productive use and won't just rust away in dock.

I'm not sure Patriot is really going to be ordered. We still might. It all depends on a new (attractive) price and tech-transfer. Currently Turkey completely lacks long-range air defense so systems coming in from multiple providers is probably a good thing. Maybe this newfound close...

Americans are going mad losing billions worth of contracts to the French... :) Oh well. As the saying goes, you reap what you sow! Turkish Airlines to buy 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2018/01/06/turkish-airlines-to-buy-25-airbus-a350-900-aircraft Turkey...

In recent months, French President Emmanuel Macron took important steps in the international arena. Mr. Macron was a vocal critic of the Trump administration's controversial Jerusalem move and France has opposed Donald Trump's irresponsible Iran policy to earn the international community's...

So then where is the German "redefreiheit"? Haha. Yeah, freedom of speech my azz. :-) Mate, everyone knows that Germany is a police state. And so is Austria.