To address this, Turkey’s presence in NATO should not be limited to diplomatic and military roles. Increasing civilian personnel within NATO’s various branches could help prevent such incidents. However, these job opportunities are not well-known in Turkey, leading to key positions being filled by personnel from other countries. Therefore, promoting NATO’s internship and job postings more widely—particularly in Turkish universities—should be prioritized to encourage greater Turkish participation.
A juncture between East and West, Azerbaijan has seen a massive growth both of its economy and its geopolitical importance during the last years. Strengthened by a military victory against its traditional enemy and the Russian energy export decline after the invasion of Ukraine, Baku has reached the peak of its power. However, Azerbaijan growth has been linked to the export its massive reserves of natural gas. This state of affairs makes the country’s position highly unstable in the long term. The COP 29 represents un unprecedented occasion to get both legitimacy necessary to ensure its role as a main energy exporter and international fund to diversify its economy and guarantee a stable future.
Let’s end the article by briefly touching on possible threats to the Development Road: Kurdish terrorism and Iran’s Shiite militias will certainly see benefits for themselves in sabotaging the line. To prevent such possible sabotage, Turkey may conduct a new military operation in Iraq. Projects like the Development Road create wide repercussions and can spark major conflicts. I sincerely hope this business leads to a place where our country’s security is reinforced, its trade and wealth increase, and its say in world politics becomes weightier. May Turkey’s fortune be bright.
A vulnerability is forming due to strategies we follow by staying away from practical results, and other groups wanting to take advantage of this have been raising their voices loudly in recent years, claiming they were subjected to ethnic cleansing and Genocide in the past. Fighting Armenian claims firmly will also be quite effective in cutting off these newly sprouting claims.
Turkey should act constructively by re-opening of the borders and signing a free trade and investments agreement in exchange for the creation of the Zangezur Corridor. That is the only option can secure peace and stability in the Southern Caucasus.
Somaliland was a British colony from 1884, while the remaining parts of present-day Somalia were under Italian colonial rule. After gaining independence in 1960, the two regions united but separated again following the Somali Civil War in 1991. However, the separatist Somaliland administration has not gained any international recognition and is still considered de jure part of Somalia.
Turkey has faced two consequences of this situation before. The lack of expected NATO support after the downing of the Russian plane was encouraging for the martyrdom of 33 of our soldiers later in Idlib. Despite Russia not explicitly claiming responsibility and Syria being blamed in official statements, Moscow’s meaningful statements indicated who the real powers behind the treacherous attack were. For this reason, it should absolutely not be ignored that a possible NATO mobility in Ukraine could lead to more problems for Turkey in Syria where it has been left alone.
The picture that the opposition may face for 2028 will be very different from 2023: against a government that has overcome the economic crisis, primarily solved foreign policy problems, and consolidated its Alliance with a new constitution; a picture of a deformed and largely institutionally lost nationalist/idealist bloc and a Republican People’s Party with narrowed institutional alliance area is not far from us.
In summary, Turkey has faced major security threat vulnerabilities in a process where it could/should have achieved diplomatic gains. Its military deterrence will become questionable in the near future. The Turkish Air Force, which was the strongest, most qualified, most ready, most experienced, and most deterrent among regional air forces including Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and of course Greece until 10 years ago, has fallen behind in competition. Greece will have absolute air dominance in the Aegean in the next 10 years. If Turkish foreign policy continues to be managed in its current form, Greece will have capabilities to impose its theses through military means as well in the next 20 years.
