There are no more enemies11/2/2022 ![]() ![]() All of these factors remain despite the fact that Turkey is fulfilling its requirements in NATO operations to stand against Russia in Ukraine and in the Baltics. reluctance to provide Patriot missile systems to Turkey. Russia is currently a major Turkish trading partner, sending more tourists than any other country to Turkey, engaging in strategic energy projects with it, and providing S-400 (non-interoperable in NATO) air defense systems amid U.S. Russia has not designated the PKK as a terrorist organization but President Vladimir Putin has, on Erdoğan’s appeal, given support to Turkey’s ongoing military operations in Syria targeting the YPG/PKK: First in 2016 in the “Euphrates Shield Operation” in Jarablus and Al-Bab and now for “Operation Olive Branch” in Afrin. Russia banned Gülen schools back in 2008 on accusations that they could be used for espionage purposes – not for Turkey but for the U.S. The final hearing of the case was held in January, and it is seen as potentially posing a big threat to the Turkish banking system. There has also been the New York court case against former Turkish public banker Hakan Atilla for facilitating violations of sanctions on Iran after the prime suspect in the case, Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, pleaded guilty and became a witness. diplomatic missions in the country on charges of having links to Gülenists and the PKK. ![]() In Turkey, meanwhile, courts have arrested an American pastor and two Turkish employees of U.S. General Raymond Thomas himself casually admitted that it was only after his warning that the YPG/PKK came up with the more PR-friendly name of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for the anti-ISIL campaign.ĭespite numerous applications made by Turkey at the highest level - under both President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump - no legal steps have been taken against Gülen in the U.S. has picked the Syria branch of the PKK, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its militia the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as its ground partner against ISIL, amid Turkey’s protests and offers of its own assistance. (as well as by the European Union), and its founding leader Abdullah Öcalan was arrested in 1999 with the help of the CIA. The PKK is officially designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. have a number of serious problems regarding the first two of those three issues.
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