Geopolitics of Turkey in Asia

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BAKU - Turkey is a transcontinental power, and, while the European side of the country is secure and calm, the situation could not be more different on the Asian front. The collapse of the Sykes-Picot agreement is disintegrating the territorial borders from within and in the subsequent vacuum of power, major nations seek to carve out their own spheres of influence. All these activities, directly and indirectly, affect Turkey and determine the country’s geopolitical objectives in Asia.
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Morgan Lefay Turkey was strongly secular for a long period which I think directly accounts for its success. Turkey’s leaders have recently turned away from that, dismayingly so. I always hope to hear this disturbing trend will change. It is so blatantly obvious that religion has no positive role in government anywhere in the world. One only needs to look closely at the nations that have secular leadership to see that their societies are full of opportunities for growth and security. The opposite is also as clear as it can possibly be.

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[@artysanmobile]

Morgan Lefay You should know the actual value of the weapons deal that is widely mentioned as the basis of our relationship with the tyrant MBS is perhaps 5% of the number you mention. The grossly inflated numbers you see are bullshit created by the fool in the White House to brainwash Americans into accepting this devil’s bargain.

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I love these geopolitical videos. So fascinating, thank you!

[@Moredread25]

Very interesting how the Turkey/Iran dynamic to some degree mirrors the dynamic at play between the Romans/Byzantines and the Persians. Despite the difference in time and the very different political situations the geography has largely stayed the same.

[@Celiktaban]

Eastern Roman Empire*

[@granskare]

I was in Turkey 1957-1958. Our air base was near Karamursel. We went to Yalova to get the ferry to reach Istanbul. I love this land. My son was in Istanbul in 2012.

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You must be a walking history book.

[@dissidentpatriot8107]

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I remember when I first subscribed to this channel at around 16k followers, loved the freelance and unbiassed style. This video is just that, long my it continue with you narrating.

[@reells571]

Thank you. I learned many things today. I will never forget my ferry trip across Van lake at dawn in October 1971 during my train trip to Tehran from Ankara. I really had no good idea of what I was going to see in Eastern Turkey. What a sight that was.

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Long live Turkey! Greetings from Uzbekistan.

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Thanks brother !

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Greetings to brother country!

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Excellent analysis. Thank you for the rich description of issues.

[@AbnormalObs]

Thank you. Very informative as to current events in the region.

[@th3b0yg]

Another great video! Thanks, Shirvan!

[@elguapodelmonte215]

That's great that Turkey has such an abundance of natural water - including the source of the Euphrates & Tigris. In the Ottoman period, before the Sultan of the Ottomans - Suleiman the Magnificent went to battle against the Christian Kingdoms, He would have his thousands of camels quench their thirsts before setting off on their conquests of taking lands in the Balkans and Bulgaria. This was important as there were not many places of great freshwater supply on the Anatolian Plateau. Even the camels would complain that it was a long time between drinks. Suleiman the Magnificent is said to have been a dashing figure, having a prominent profile with strong nose bridge, he also was said to have had a tremendous handlebar moustache in the 'very trendy at the times' - Auburn Red. Apart from the tash, Suleiman had a great fashion sense that earned him his title of Magnificent. Suleiman superman, it is said had the "Biggest Turban in the History of the World" - it was made of the finest silks imported straight from the Ming Dynasty. Some speculated that Suleiman used to carry weapons in the turban in case of an assassination attempt - It is unlikely that the Magnificent would have needed weapons as he was guarded by thousands of eunuchs, who would tend to the Sultans every need. Suleiman the Magnificent is famous in Turkey for having presided over the greatest age in the Ottomans history, they expanded their territory and had been on the front foot in their battle against the Christians. The Ottomans also had a brilliant leader ready to take the reins from the Magnificent - his eldest son Mustafa the Lotus Turban, who it is said he had great technical & military abilities. Unfortunately, Suleiman the Magnificent had one of his favorite eunuchs strangle to death his own eldest son after consulting with his adviser Rustic Pasha. This was a tragic event in the history of the Ottomans, they were on the offensive and Mustafa was the ideal candidate to lead the next phase of military operations on the European landscape. Some people say Suleiman had been envious of the blossoming fame of Mustafa the Lotus Turban. The Ottoman Empire was built on some shaky alliances, which proved to be the catalyst for a long and slow downward spiral. There were cliques within the establishment of the Ottomans that seized control of the Empire, who firstly applied to be "allies" to the Turks of the Ottoman, then they gained access to the enrollment offices, then they proceed to rename all their "upstarts" old turkic family names, then they say that they are the Turks, then they assumed prestigious titles associated with the history of the Turks, then they ultimately became the 'Blueblood" nobles of the Ottomans, then they hired 'historians' to change the old stories to suit their own agendas, then they "vassallized" all the real deal Turks - and had them working 64-84 hours a week in factories, telling them the whole time that it was for the "Big Blue & Red Ottoman Family" - and they believed it.

[@nikosiderakis7105]

Seems like you know a lot about Ottoman history and the tactics they employed to gain strength in the Balkans and a great deal of Eastern Europe. However, don't forget it was the Greek Byzantines (actually called themselves Romai) who shielded the West they bought valuable time for them. Check book, LOST TO THE WEST. Here's a poem I've written about the Greek Genocide committed by The Ottoman Turks: The Greek Genocide by Nicholas Siderakis It all came to an abrupt end 100 years ago A place where dreams and myths were born - Amazons, Argonauts, Perseus Turkish Ottomans calling an extinctions to a Greek ethnic group that has been native to the region for over 3,000 years All orchestrated by 3 successive governments - The Ottomans, Attaturk, and the Young Turks The Pontic Greeks driven from their homes By ethnic and religious fanatics Churches either destroyed or converted Over 750,000 slaughtered or sold into slavery From 20% of the population to just 2% Forced marches, rape, beheadments, and cutting off limbs An entire population evicted from their homeland An entire population cease to dream and speak of myths

[@najibullahghafori3739]

@@nikosiderakis7105 Love greece, don't worry we are with you, Greece has been the cradle of civilisation, philosophy, different interesting ideologies, scientists and scholras, democracy and so much more , we love greece from our hearts

[@JoinThe_BingvinArmy]

@@erentalu7802 did the 1.5 Armenians disappear in a puff of smoke? Are Kurds disappearing in a puff of smoke? Did the Greeks disappear in a puff of smoke

[@sudhakarreddy1453]

Your graphics or images of the various places are really amazing

[@spacetragedy]

Thank you, excellent work. Region needs qualuty analysis like this.

[@Headcaser]

Where's the stock footage at 10:43 from? I feel like I've been there before, it's breathtaking

[@alishakury7321]

great analysis as always Shirvan. Turkey in recent years have been fairly active in Africa also, can you please make a video about reasons and outcomes of that. it can be a great addition to these series. thank you so much.

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Fascinating! Thanks Caspian Report!

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Thank you for this insight. Thumbs up

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Excellent video. Very informative

[@koksalceylan1088]

Sirvan you are just a Genius man. No bulshit just your analysis of the Geoevents. And I think the same for the most part of it. Keep on doing the good work.

[@amitlokhande1393]

Thank you Shirvan.

[@rejvaik00]

I may not like the government of Turkey but even I cannot deny that response by the President 5:12 was well said.

[@atahan2661]

rejvaik it is a very former government, it is not today’s, as you can understand from the black-white photo

[@rejvaik00]

@Kadir Garip doesn't matter who said it. I still enjoy it. Again I may not like the government of Turkey but there was wisdom in that quote

[@rejvaik00]

@Kadir Garip oh trust me I'm already aware of Turkey and their water based diplomacy when it comes to Turkish foreign policy It's freaking genius

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@Kadir Garip Turgut Özal*

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Very Educational video, thank you!!

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Great to hear your voice again.

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do a video about Lebanon

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Hani H that would be great

[@okk2776]

Yes

[@enderergin5719]

Pretty sure he meant to say 15 million kurds and not 50, seems like just a mistake

[@dexterzplace5553]

50 million Kurds would be more than 50% of Turkey's pop

[@gryf92]

50 mln mayby in total (Turkey, Iran, Irak, Syria, Germany, intermariages). We all know that new Kurdish state would be clan/ultra conservatieve shithole. But still they are good for US to support them against rouge Iran/Syria/Irak/Turkey(if Erdğan goes ham).

[@AntonioDal.]

It would be like a state with ultra conversative fighting ultra left transgender homosexual anarchists(PKK and YPG's ideology) fighting each other in a never ending civil war :P The Kurds are around 30 million in the whole middle east and about 15 million of them are living in south east Turkey.

[@dexterzplace5553]

yea, but i was just making the point that there's not 50 million Kurds in Turky

[@dexterzplace5553]

even if Kurdistan was an independent state, civil war would be pretty common in the area, with rival powers like Turky, Iran, Syria, and Iraq all buying for power in the region since the Kurdish homeland is so close the cores in all the countries

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That was amazing please do more

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Excellent Reporting 🇺🇸

[@ilya5971]

are you going to do a video on turkey presence in Africa ?

[@superioreight596]

Somalia, Qatar and Sudan

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@@superioreight596 not Sudan anymore

[@anchitjasuja9267]

Could have elaborated more on the US - Israel - Turkey dynamic

[@minzblatt]

Resist Zionism Israel (American colony) is a reality. All Oil Arab countries are dependent on US military supplies to stay afloat. Only delusional people would assume that both will go away any time soon. Therefore we need mid-term peace in the region.

[@DoNotKillThePresiden]

what a load of bull. Relationship between Israel and Turkey have been deteriorating since wannabe-sultan Erdogan took Turkey on a trip towards radical Islam. Obama was president, not Trump.

[@DoNotKillThePresiden]

You can resist Zionism as much as you'd like. It's a recipe for a bitter life, because Israel will go on flourishing for sure - while it seems that the Palestinians go on missing every opportunity for a state of their own. There is no future for radical Islam. Israel knows how to deal with it. Peace.

[@DoNotKillThePresiden]

bm3racer LOL, Israel to disappear in 20 years is the same kind of prediction you make about eating your already-prepared popcorn 20 years from now - it's the false kind. But I hope you have fun eating rotten popcorn in 20 years, while Israel goes on flourishing in front of your hating eyes.

[@aliistanbul2698]

US, İsrael, Europe are using Cyprus against Turkey. Even with the energy hub, they want Cyprus to be the hub not Turkey.

[@LiamJoyce]

Fascinating. Thank you.

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Excellent report.

[@daddyleon]

Wow, 14:44 surprisingly disorientating! Upside-down earth!

[@daddyleon]

Haha, yes...I wasn't a flat-earther, but thanks anyway ;)

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ıf the earth ıs flat how can thıs be :)

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Australia has entered the chat

[@jessebest5961]

@@brianjonker510 What's an Australia?

[@AhmadAbdallah0395]

can you do a video on Egypt's Geopolitics?

[@dkelban]

Excellent as always

[@meteor2012able]

Great report. Very educaional.

[@TheNavid001]

Great video, but we NEED one on the Iran protests, my man!

[@griotolu7040]

Give him some time lol.

[@mynameismynameis666]

you mean the cia/muslim brotherhood color revolution

[@josephstalin7928]

Divan Iseradom no need for a video, Libya Syria Iran we know the drill and we know who is funding these protests

[@joker72Ghost]

protesters are very few very,fucking west media never tell the truth

[@graemesydney38]

The protesters might (or might not) be few but the unemployment and economic stagnation is high and these are the drivers of the protests. These protests are a big and real problem for Iran.

[@vantaluxxx]

Great video, I’ve been watching since the beginnings, however I disagree with the emphasis you placed on Turkey’s leverage over water. You truly think Iran does not have the long term in mind? Turkey is reliant and always will be on natural gas from Russia and Iran. Azerbaijan will not be able to supply all it’s needs, and to depend on Azerbaijan alone is a risky strategy. Russia and Iran can use this as counter leverage to the water issue. Turkey would also fail to become an energy hub if it threatens Iran and Russia’s position in the Levant. More importantly, blocking the flow of naturally flowing water to Iraq and Syria is bound to draw condemnation from the international community for a nation aspiring to join the EU. Turkey would have more to gain by playing along with the status quo and becoming a regional energy hub for Iran’s desired “Islamic Pipeline” project, joining Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. The cooperation between Russia, Iran, and Turkey seems to indicate some sort of understanding on these issues. It would be naive to assume Russia and Iran are not aware of long term potential threats of Turkey’s water. The gains for Turkey doing such an act would upset these two powers, and bring forth many issues for Turkey. The bad seems to outweigh the good in this sense. Also, Im from Azerbaijani Iran, and Turkish influence is not the only influence in Azerbaijan. Iranic culture is deep rooted there as well. The Azerbaijani government, since it’s establishment has distanced itself from Iranic culture to further their nation from the Islamic Revolution, and possible influence, particularly through religious fields. However today, many deals between the two neighbours have been signed already, Increasing Iranian Azerbaijani cooperation. It’s not so black and white in terms of Turkey’s potential for influence in Azerbaijan. Russia and Iran’s cooperation is also crucial in terms of the Armenian territorial disputes, particularly Russia in this case. Again, great video, just seemed a bit biased towards Turkey!

[@benyamaha4426]

So hard to understand, but i will try

[@matlihan]

You are accusing the publisher of what you are doing, being biased towards Iran since you feel closer to them.

[@ripoffscoots8159]

I disagree the need for water for is a constant the need for natural gas for power is lessening it is true now but will it always be?

[@mrmemred]

Besides that Iran doesn't need Turkish-controlled water reserves, you mustn't forget that Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia are dependent on Turkey for their reasons. Azerbaijan is effectively dependent on Turkey for the export of oil and gas and therewith the maintenance of its rentier state, which allows its political elite to remain in power. On top of that, economic development, the attraction of (mainly Western finance), the cooperation on the security of Azerbaijan (strategic partnership and defense of borders), as well as the political gateway to the West, are but just a few things that Turkey provides for Azerbaijan. Iran depends on Turkey for diversifying its economy, not meddling with its regional strategic goals (Syria), act as a balance within the Sunni-majority community, and connect Iranian trade, energy, and communications with the West. Russia is dependent on Turkey to apply with the European rules for energy imports through pipelines, divert sanctions, strengthen its position in the ME and international community by having a regional power backing them, etc etc etc. It is indeed not at all that black and white, but the key to remember here is that they all depend on Turkey in more or less but significant and diverse terms, rather than that Turkey depends on their energy.

[@b1oodpaint]

@Random Person is this because the flow of water does not extend outward into Iran, yet flows into Iraq and syria? Good information about the direction of water flow considering dams as a military and economic standpoint for control.

[@mmmuwwwti2]

Good Work, esp. the geopolitics of water in the region is very interesting!

[@yoban360]

Muw Weti yes, water will be important in the near future and is a good thing he pointed this out, interesting. I think the Turks are looking into the future, which is clean water, while the Arabs are stuck on oil money.

[@nomdeplume4543]

Superb explanation.

[@selindenizcebi9952]

50 million Kurds!!!! Less than 15 million in reality...

[@ardagurbuz6924]

He said 15 not 50

[@borasalkaya3850]

its just a basic mistake, calm down selin hanım

[@khurramkhokhar8869]

Turkey is Beautiful!

[@metea.890]

@Sangkit Lepcha yeah come here waiting for your 160 cm manlet katana dance

[@pikminlord343]

This is an excellent analysis

[@gfdthree1]

What excellent videos!

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

Shirvan can you do a video on how technilogical advancement may lessen the effects of geography in geo politics since we can cultivate more and more hostile lands into more easier to inhabit lands?Like for example how and Iraq and and Syria can potentially use sea water to counter turkey's hold on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

[@abelsoo5465]

They can use desalination plants, which produce a lot of brine and require a lot of electricity to power. I hope they succeed, especially Iraq which relies heavily on the two rivers. Iraq, Syria and Egypt are similar in this situation where the headwaters of the rivers they rely on emerge from other sovereign states which may not be friendly. It's quite precarious if you ask me.

[@nelsonramonortega7632]

This guy is very good

[@RodrigoHernandez.562]

You never disappoint

[@edrodrivas]

Excellent, I understand many things now

[@amalihomer7626]

Geopolitic of Indonesia, Malaysia, or Thailand please

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Türkey's geopolitical objective: *Ottoman Empire 2.0*

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@Akash Yadav its a troll

[@biliminsrlar5752]

@Akash Yadav Armenia wasn't Ottoman land,they gained their indenpendence from Russia not Ottomans,we only had Black Sea coastline in Caucassia.

[@arvindpanwar7482]

yes they want but many against it

[@DemiGodKB]

Awesome work

[@timfronimos459]

another great video.

[@davidb007..]

I swear foreign strategists probably get their ideas from him

[@rejvaik00]

Turkey is the only NATO member to openly encourage and declare hostility against another NATO member, Greece, attack that NATO member and annex territory held by that same NATO member, Cyprus, and yet it still retains NATO membership why????? Because in the world of geopolitics morality and legality is useless. The only thing that matters is national interests and capabilities. And Turkey offers many strategic advantages to deter an approaching force coming from the east.

[@rejvaik00]

@@MimOzanTamamogullar which is funny why Turkey is the only NATO member currently under UN sanctions. No the Turkish government and its behaviour in Cyprus in the 1970s was never justified. It never will be justified. And the instant world attention can return to the island of Cyprus the Turkish government *WILL* be held accountable. It took nearly 30 years to get the chance to hold those accountable for the Bosnian genocide during the Yugoslav wars, the same will happen to the actors who participated in the Cyprus conflict.

[@tamu7243]

5:14 how could someone compare the life sustaining element like water to dinosaur juice? One is by far more important than the other. If Syria and Iraq don't get their water they die. Turkey doesn't die if they don't get oil.

[@qrsx66]

First oil is not formed from "dinosaurs", or only a tiny fraction is. Second if you have something or not in your soil is different from a river that flows through multiple countries, what gives you the right to 100% of the water when only a portion travels to your land ?

[@minzblatt]

@@qrsx66 Nobody gives rights to nobody. Either you fought for them or they aren't yours. If the source of certain commodity (gold, copper, coal, oil, water, fertile soil etc etc) lies in your borders, means it's yours unless you decide to share it or others decide to exploit it without your permission. There is no binding law on water sources which have to be shared, therefore it is really none of downstream countries' business to ask for the upstream neighbours commodity to be shared. And I also do think that seems more fair to share all of it rather than keep some for yourself and expect the others to share their resources with you.

[@minzblatt]

Since now the prices for oil are at all time lows, it would be wise from those oil-rich countries to find a good and binding multilateral deals now rather than later on when oil is only relevant for some special machines or reserves only whilst portions of renewable, nuclear and other forms of energy are increasing in the pie irreversibly. Turkey isn't getting anything for the free water which it can and is diverting to its agricultural programs. There is simply no real trade offer on the table, only bickering and biting. This isn't how you further diplomacy or peace in the region.

[@joeessig3550]

Yes, oil isn't necessary for basic human survival, but that does not mean oil isn't' essential for a contemporary nation's survival. In the game of power/resource consolidation (i.e. the game of life, lol), resources are beholden to their local/external market values, not from some sense of innate value. Big oil nations hold power and influence over nations that do not have their own rich oil deposits---why wouldn't you expect other non-oil nations to use their own resource advantages to increase their bargaining position?

[@deusvult8652]

@Tamu you can buy water after selling the oil. *Ancient problems require ancient solutions* 😪

[@herihentze7114]

Brilliant content.

[@Fahdalrabeayah]

CaspianReport great analysis

[@pieman2906]

Is there any sort of centralized database for this sort of info? I feel like that really should exist if it doesn't already.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Do a video about Iran protests please

[@richardscathouse]

The fake US paid protests?

[@brianjonker510]

Clearly presented pertinent facts done with great understanding and no emotion. Leaves the viewer more knowledgeable and less prone to political/social manipulation. The exact opposite of an activist.

[@djghoul6782]

Amazing as usual

[@99unclesam17]

12:00 there is a city that is called Batman in south eastern Turkey.

[@99unclesam17]

im sorry brother but i dont understand turkic

[@gokcancakmak4894]

back in 70's DC comic make a Turkish super hero to open a market in Turkey. Her name was Janissarry and she was the part of Justince League :D In one episode Jannissary and Batman was talking about the city Batman. www.geccedergi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/batman-gunu-ozel-25-maddede-batman-hakkindaki-ilginc-gercekler-57e8da1d52617.jpg Translation; Jannissary: Batman did u find the location of the General? Batman: Yeah i find him. He is in Batman. WW: Batman? I dont get it? Jannissary: WW Batman isn't a name of a super hero. Yeah dc soooooo funny lol

[@biliminsrlar5752]

It's a real city also it's one of the few places in Turkey with oil.

[@jnfakaros]

Funny how he never mentions Greece or Armenia.

[@karaoglan4085]

well turkey depends on greece more then you think same for greece. But some needs this stupid populism to gain maybe votes or to reach other objectives like a growing military.

[@jnfakaros]

@Random Person ok, I guess that would make Turkey an extension of Iran or maybe Mongolia. Solid logic brother👍

[@jnfakaros]

@Random Person This is not a debate nor was it ever at any point. Turkey is a country living on borrowed time. Their only reason for existence is that France, the UK and the US wanted it as a buffer to Russia. On the other hand, Every time Greece has confronted Turkey militarily they have backed up not us. As a matter of fact, several times that US and UK have come to Turkey's rescue, so don't give me any of this BS about Greece and Armenia being small potatoes. Turkey can barely control its own population( the Kurds), so stop looking outside, fix your country 1st before you get involved anywhere else. Have a nice future of Erdogan limiting your civil liberties.

[@Homeplatoon]

very nice pictures, great

[@denismelnishvili6698]

Good stuff, cant stop watching your channel. Do you think you could dedicate one for my homeland the Caucasus specifically. It is a very diverse region with over 50 different ethnic groups and a long history. There's always something going over there Thank you!

[@FreedomForKashmir]

highlight the places and areas explicitly in video which you are talking about. And I appreciate a lot usage of 3-D maps

[@blackpanda7298]

you should be confident in your accent. stop paying that man to speak for you.

[@malikanuur4298]

Great video

[@javierdoremi258]

excelent analysis

[@bionicturk3]

Yeni yılınız kutlu olsun şirvan kardeş.

[@benyamaha4426]

@@khaleda.135 you have no brain, even you are racist

[@babaji6288]

Please make a same video on India and China about rivers flowing from the Tibetan plateau

[@zerozzable]

On the western front, only 1-2% of India's water sources can be blocked by China, so largely irrelevant. On the eastern front, only Brahmaputra matters, and only 20-30% of the water sources can be taken by China, the rest of it comes from Arunachal Pradesh. 30% less water on the Brahmaputra northeastern front will have some effect, but in geopolitical terms, it is irrelevant so long as India appropriately builds the necessary dams in the upper part of Arunachal Pradesh. Think about how much water is wasted flowing into the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. In the grand scheme of things, China cannot really damage India's water supply. On the other hand, India has the capacity to divert 60% of Pakistan's agricultural river water. This is a powerful weapon that India has unnecessarily under-utilized.

[@ShinobiHOG]

Great video, thank you......

[@midsue]

Hello Shivan maybe one day you can do a geopolitics of the scandinavian countries. And thank you for all your great and interesting videos please continue to make them.

[@Z-Emin]

Please can you make another 2 videos on Turkey, in Asia with specific attention to the Central Asian Turkic Republics & East Asia (South China Sea) This was another great video though well done & thank you!!

[@archiefeld5801]

Central asia is not turkish but tatar, it has nothing to do with turkey so fuck off you filthy strangers, enough is enough our heritage belongs to anatolia not filthy central asis filled with jews and mongolic tatar people

[@Francis_UD]

Turkey, absolutely an AMAZING country worth paying more visits.

[@MrPolandball]

Francisundeadbuglord Wow, this has got to be the funniest comment I've ever seen, oh my god. I can't stop laughing. You should get your own comedic show!

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Well Doctor Krieger. I have been to Turkey and I can tell you that I had the worst vacation ever for many reasons. But most of all how almost everyday there where people trying to scam. From the first 5 minutest in Ataturk airport when buying a Visa (shameless), the worst ever hygene in my 4 star hotels, with even fungus in the entire bathroom and one Turk says, come eat here, here we don't steal from you. That Turkish man just said that all the other Turks steal from people. And in a restaurant we ate the most horrible tomato in my life and 120 Turkish lira for 2 persons (55 euro). Insane and that was just day 1. The rest of our 2,5 weeks vacation traveling through Istanbul, Bursa, and then down and eastwards into Turkey where horrible. I could mention 1000 things and examples. I have traveled to many countries, but Turkey is absolutely horrible in many regards, and especially it's people. I simply have NEVER met a country where so many different people try to scam you. The monuments from the Ottomans and especially the Greeks, where really nice. The landscapes where nice enough, but if people are like that I don't ever want to come back. I have been many times to Neighboring countries like Greece and Italy for it's history, culture, breathtaking landscapes, and truly warhmearthed incredible hospitality and not having been scammed even once. And therefor I thought, let us try Turkey too partly for visiting the Greek history (as it's one of my hobbies), but my wife never wants to come back again. Never.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Doctor Krieger I thought you'd not cope with someone who shared his/her experience while traveling to Turkey. And its none of your business on which KZbin page I am. I am watching multiple video's from this man who made these. And when I saw this comment I can simply share my experience because both your comments are about the same topic. No need to be sour. Its what I experienced almost every single day. If you want to be sour you should educate your own people and civilise them if you are even capable(when looking at your comment) because i am sure that I am not the only one.

[@user-wc7kg7mq6l]

Sure Turkey has potential, no denying that. Just because of economic prosperity it doesn't mean it is a wonderful place. I personally know many Greeks and so the Pontic genocide is something that comes to mind when I hear Turkey. I have personally meant real Turks before and I just really don't like them. They almost look down their nose at you in a snobbish way. As if to say you're a cissy westerner, and they are generally rude and disrespectful. I have also heard many very disappointing things from people who have traveled there. What I am getting at is you need to go there with an open mind, but you also need to understand more of the radical racial ideologies that are present in that part of the world. The Pontic genocide happened in the 1920's but much to the disgust of everyone that looks into it, this genocide was done with nothing but the most barbaric sadism, which sole intention was to steal everything the Greeks owned because they had nice stuff. It was motivated by nothing but pure hate, unlike in Nazi Germany where the government went through great lengths to hide what was being done to the Jews, and the Holocaust itself was done in the most efficient and "humane" way possible for the PERPETRATORS of that crime. The Greek and Armenian Genocide is not formally recognized by many nations and Turkey officially denies it as well. Many Turks get angry when you bring it up not apologetic at all for it(unlike Germany), many will say the Armenians deserved it. Just be careful, they are not as secularist as you would believe. This is one of many homes to radical islam.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

Random Person You are totally right mate due he says 120 tl (55 euro)!! Right now 120 tl is 21 euro. It was 55 euro in 2008, 10 years ago!! I really doubt this guy came Turkey at all...

[@thelordraj5412]

can tell us where to get that map you use in your videos? thanks

[@drudown615]

Channels like this actually make me appreciate the internet!! Thanks for being informative with no hint of bias or ulterior motive (like sales).. hope you inspire others to inform with the same integrity, Thanks again

[@fifthofascalante7311]

Fascinating. Could you do a video like this on Greece? I'd be interesting to see how it fares in comparison to Turkey, considering that the Ottoman Empire pretty much replaced the Byzantine Empire. Even though it's been... awhile back, they still seem to struggle over Cyprus.

[@shanks6404]

Could you also do Turkeys geopolitics in africa? There are a Lot of activities there as well which are pissing of the arabs especially egypt

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Shanks you mean Ethiopia sudan and Egypt relationship and the future turkish base near Egypt

[@shanks6404]

lol this is like asking Why are CHina, Russia,the EU and the United Stated interested in Africa.

[@libanwarsame5428]

Shanks, Good point indeed.

[@minzblatt]

Shanks yea clearly needs a detailed look on all participants of that game there. Emiratis try to establish a base in Somaliland aswell, but then again I have no idea of their military capabilities. This two-part report however seems to be focused on defense. Oversea bases and African cooperation however have strategic importance for securing routes and stability, I would summarise it as an offensive policy.

[@shifokh]

Egyptians aren't arab

[@drsoxami]

Quite a good video.

[@shrekhead7498]

Part 2 already PogChamp !!!

[@jamesmurphy9105]

That's wonderful Turkey has water

[@darknation6174]

james murphy Hussah!

[@MatoVuc]

Would it be in Turkey's interest to try to escalate the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, to force both into using up their military and geopolitical resources fighting one anothet, so that Turkey can then move in when they are weakened and establish dominance in the region?

[@exorientelux7200]

As a Turk I definitely disagree with you. On the one hand, Turkey is not an isolated island and such wars might trigger many other things like humanitarian crisis, new iranian refugee waves etc. On the other hand, middle east finally deserves some kind of peace and in a rivalry of an islamic regime against an islamic regime turkey should stay better off as the only secular country in the region. What we have succeeded in one century should enlighten the way of the other eastern civilisations.

[@thebigbanger6736]

i think that will be the case eventually, things get even more interesting when you know there is a huge Turkish minority living in iran (almost 25-35 million) in the north-west of country bordering Turkey.

[@vantaluxxx]

the big banger Not a significant threat, Im Iranian Azerbaijani, were Iranians at heart, died for Iran/living here for thousands of years, intermarrying etc.

[@praneshpilot]

Excellent !!

[@danicalifornia505]

Shirvan, would you be able to point to a video or create a video on the reasons on the population booms that have happened and why there are busts as well?