Geopolitics of Turkey in Europe

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BAKU - As a bridge connecting Europe and Asia, Turkey sits in between two worlds. While the Middle East is undergoing a dramatic transition, Europe is as calm as it has ever been. Should this peace be disrupted, the changes that would occur in the Balkans and the Black Sea would affect Turkey, and, thus, determine its geopolitical objectives in Europe.
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[@anchitjasuja9267]

These aerial shots and topographic maps really add to the quality of the video

[@ogunkovan]

except 720p shit

[@VepaDurdiyev]

No hard feeling against the other guy, but I, like many others just prefer your voice, we grew too accustomed to it

[@georgeclancy1755]

Yep. Feel exactly the same. Great video to boot. He was firing on all cylinders today.

[@abcdefghrwhwhw6807]

TURKS = ARABS THEY LOOK LIKE ARABS. FOLLOW THE SAME RELIGION. HAVE HUGE DNA INFLUENCES OF ARABS. NO TURK-ARABS IN EUROPE.

[@stephen9381]

Ebro Big boy very good my friend, Turkey is more friendly with Italians to than Arabs for many reasons

[@milliyetci5672]

@@abcdefghrwhwhw6807 so according to you, christianity began from vatican city and it's a european religion???? ... nyc try lol 🤣🤣 ....

[@Prometheus7272]

@Ebro Big boy"genetically Turkey is not even Turkish" What does this even mean? I think you meant to say "genetically Turkey is not even Turkic" as in the original turks from central asia.

[@yoban360]

Shirvan, we miss your accent. We will never make fun of it again if you promise you will keep narrating.

[@ecnalms851]

People made fun of it? Bruh, his voice is awesome.

[@gr3y_eminence]

Beautiful job! I like your narration Shirvan.

[@alekseysoldatenkov5675]

He's been practicing and it shows! Keep it up Shirvan!

[@ShahanshahofPersia]

Glad to have you back!

[@ShahanshahofPersia]

+Anatolian Good to see you bro, it's been a while!

[@oxcaxx]

He was never gone, just had another voice-over.

[@wouterfeil7201]

Jeeuj

[@hugocardona6762]

Thank you Shirvan, superb work! Already have the popcorn for the Asia part!

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

Shahanshah of Persia its you from persia again !!! sheers from Morocco

[@anonymousanonymous7250]

HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@oxcaxx]

He was never gone, though.

[@starhawck]

What the fuck do you mean? He has never left you muppets!

[@blobdragon2678]

anonymous anonymous BORAAAAAATTT!!!!!!!

[@MajorCinnamonBuns]

The professional voice-overs was a good idea but i'm glad to have you doing it again.

[@mihailatanasov9581]

You should rename the video into " Pan- Ottoman invasion plan of Bulgaria and Romania"

[@mihailatanasov9581]

По време на Бай Тошо - да!

[@DimitarProynov]

Пичове, Турция има 2рата най-голяма армия в НАТО и може да ни прегази като стой та гледай. Между другото, по Бай Тошово време българската армия е имала следната реалистична цел: да задържи турската армия за 48 часа, докато дойдат руснаците. Толкоз сме си могли и при *могъщата* НРБ.

[@Nick-ce6lt]

... moyto Bulgarki moszhebi poveche catto 3 goddin dette

[@erdal0]

Bulgars were Turkic peoples. Slav people should fvck off to Russia. Bulgaria is Turkic country.

[@VES.]

Dimitar Proynov не знам от къде имаш тази информация, но някой те е излъгал сериозно. В моя род има бая военни мога да ти кажа друга история. Българската войска е била доста добре екипирана за война с гърция и Турция и то не само за 24 часа. Още повече - цяла руска армия е била разположена на наша територия с ядрени оръжия.

[@Hoi4o]

Good analysis on Turkey's geopolitical interests. However, the expansion in the Balkans is too unrealistic (inprobable). If NATO gets dissolved for whatever reasons, the EU still remains, and the EU will surely not allow an expansion of Turkey into the Balkans at its expense. Neither will Russia.

[@user-ch9my3to6j]

i felt like the video is giving too much credits to the turkish army

[@EK-gy7si]

As a Turkish citizen I have never heard a plan to invade any part of Balkans. I don't know how they came up with this plan. I can remember, in 80's Bulgarian government was trying to assimilate (by force) Turkish people living there. We were almost going in a military conflict with Bulgaria but still no one was talking about invading.

[@martinstoilov7923]

@@EK-gy7si The assimilation process was a bait, so that the ruling regime could change the topic of the day, which by the time was the failing economy. This is what these days Turkey is doing, but not at the cost that the Bulgarians with Turkish decent had to pay. I personally as a Bulgarian love Turkey. I think friendship is the way to go and nationalist should be silenced at any cost, cause they are the ones to spread hate...

[@andrejjovanovic02]

@ahmet özkan but not a unstopable force either, when you look at usa, russis (not as much though) and china turkey is shiet just like the rest of us

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

It's a very hypothetical video anyway. Turkey has no territory on the Danube and no territory on the Crimea. And also no specific alliances that i know of or were mentioned.

[@wayne7055]

Shirvan, I believe that your audience prefers an accent that is not American, it adds a more internationalist feeling to your channel and separates it from others!

[@TheMagicToyChest]

I'd be fine with an American accent, just not THAT American accent. It's the emotions conveyed in the voice, not the pronunciation.

[@stanleyv1201]

Good point. I tend to agree.

[@rottingdog6798]

Shirvan is more pleasing to the ears.

[@vezeris]

Bulgarian here. We have been in an Ottoman Empire occupation once before for 500 years. It was a time of massacres and mass slavery. But we survived. No one here wants a repeat of that. Turkey cannot acquire Bulgaria as a buffer, because the only thing it will get is a war zone with guerrilla freedom-fighters.

[@erdal0]

Bulgarians don't have a choice I'm afraid. Those "freedom" fighters would be picked off one by one and that would be the end of it. Not that we enjoy doing that. It is basically a necessary thing to secure Turkey's heartland. If Bulgarians are a obstacle to that we have no choice than to pull our dix out.

[@TheSDKNightmare]

@edal0 An invasion of Bulgaria is unprediactable. The Bulgarian army isn't as large as the Turkish one, but they will be defending, and not some empty deserts, but mountains and forests. We saw what happened in Yugoslavia, where NATO's jets were shot down by 60's-era tech, or northern Syria, where some of Turkey's best tanks were destroyed (not by professional military, but by rebels). These are problems any invading force will most likely face again. Unless the Turks burn down everything in their path (which will simply make the Bulgarians fight harder and probably lead to an international intervention), Turkey won't get rid of all active guerilla units, and may likely get bogged down several times in the war.

[@mehmetopkaya]

KlllrJay nope

[@ogunkovan]

such a stupid nationalist butthurt cry there. "but we survived" hahahahha fuckin morons.

[@direnius]

A stable and democratic Bulgaria is the best natural buffer zone for Turkey and Turkey knows thiz very well.

[@hidenkaze2154]

Great to have you back Shirvan! I was waiting for this vid! My patience paid off. Great analysis.

[@ZxZ239]

No offense, but why is Geopolitics of Turkey in Europe is literally everything about how Turkey should invade Europe to secure its interest? By this logic, shouldn't the Geopolitics of China video is about how China should invade Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea etc...?

[@alishakury7321]

how can it be in china's interest to invade Vietnam and Korea? i mean what the fuck are you even talking about? Myanmar and japan,maybe, but .bobn;sva;k7890-r5lfw,dmWv;ls ksl'q3okhiu[ amfvak aeljvbo?!!! how the fuck can you come to that conclusion?!!!! i hate people who don't understand how stupid they are.

[@oknarub3038]

lol China invading Japan. Best joke ever

[@leodarksam6230]

Since it is a video of geopolitics, it is only natural to mention geopolitical objectives. Even hypothetical ones.

[@ibrahimyilmaz4861]

@@abcdefghrwhwhw6807 Neither the Chinese nor the Turkish girl would want a simp like you

[@thelovertunisia]

unfortunately peace is only a period between two wars. SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM

[@killthecensors58]

Do Bulgaria. I want to know what their geo-political needs are.

[@HHVVNN]

Ro Bastard to not get raped by all of our neighbours lool

[@VES.]

we have no state so we have no politics. Bulgaria is been controled by CIA ...

[@christos.5302]

тоз пък главата ти е контролирана тапет :D

[@VES.]

Ако си извадиш главата от гъ*а ще го видиш... всъщност недей. Изисква се интелект, който очевидно нямаш.

[@VES.]

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[@vintendol]

Sooo glad the original narration is back!! Good decision. Keep up the great work 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@Andjac2010]

The topographic maps you use are SO GOOD! It really ads a whole new understanding of the region.

[@gro2020]

What is the 3D map software he's using?

[@IhaveBigFeet]

gro minecraft

[@jonseilim4321]

So you just want Turkey and Russia to fight basically.

[@meis]

I thought it is "The bromance of Turkey, Bulgaria and Russia".

[@Porkeater2610957]

In that case, Turkey will lose, without Western help. it cannot win in the Balkans, Orthodox are way stronger there than the Muslims.

[@leodarksam6230]

@@Porkeater2610957 If history is any indication, It is that nothing is truly set in stone and we see weaker opposition win all the time. Also, why the fuck are you trying to make hypothetical war of geopolitical interest in to a religious war? There are a hefty number of Christians living in Turkey and more than a million Muslims living in Russia. No to mention the fact your religion doesn't automatically enhance your skills or make you a better soldier.

[@mikiwolf3642]

@@leodarksam6230 agree with you, also russia has over 9 million muslims. Peace.

[@milliyetci5672]

@@mikiwolf3642 in russia, 14 million native muslims and 2 million construction workers from Post-Soviet states

[@MrTokyo-wc6xr]

I must say I find your voice soothing and reassuring, nice work welcome back.

[@hugocardona6762]

Thank you Shirvan, superb work! Already have the popcorn for the Asia part!

[@ajzmn3538]

Please make a video on the long term effects of the One Belt One Road Project on China and its neighbours

[@procletnic]

This channel has a pretty high standard when it comes to geopolitical content but this video really doesn't live up to it. If NATO and the EU sieze to exist, there isn't going to be a magical carte blanche for Turkey to attack it's neighbors. The geopolitics of the Balkan region have always been manufactured by the great powers and they have no interest in Turkey growing larger. It's much more likely that Turkey won't use it's military to advance into Europe because that will most certainly trigger a counter reaction which will manifest itself in a broad anti-Turkish coalition. So in my opinion, to talk about territorial gains in Bulgaria or Greece is very, very unrealistic. Moreover, the Turkish ethnicity in Bulgaria isn't very pro-Turkish. Many of them were refused Turkish citizenship back in the day, first, during the so called "Revival Process", which was a process of forceful assimilation of Bulgaria's Turkish minorities and a second time, after the USSR collapsed. This has created a somewhat anti-Turkish sentiment in the Turkish minorities in Bulgaria. These minorities are very well represented in the government structure in Bulgaria, with their party "Movement for Rights and Freedoms" being the 3rd strongest party in Bulgaria consistently since 1990.

[@tajrasti]

USSR collapsed and no one saw it coming, who said that can't happen to the EU and NATO?

[@procletnic]

I'm not saying it can't happen or it won't happen. I'm saying that even if it happens that will not enable Turkey to grab territories in the Balkans.

[@procletnic]

I think I already addressed the problem with that idea in my first comment. First of all, the Turkish minorities in Bulgaria are not pro-Turkish and second, they don't have the political upper hand. They are well represented in the government, their interests are secured within the Bulgarian borders and many of them identify themselves as "Bulgarians". Turkey has no leverage to "replace" any Balkan government in the region with a pro-Turkish one.

[@VES.]

procletnic The reason is that much of the muslims in Bulgaria are not turks, they are Bulgarians who adopted islam...

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar4201]

The balkans if anything hate the Turks more than each other, they will band and form a coalition against Turkey. Dont forget Britain that likes to intervene in everything, they will surely create an anti Turkish coalition. if the EU and NATO collapse, it will surely result with Russia trying to secure the middle east for the defensible terrain and black sea ports since eastern Russia is the least defensible region. Also consider the cultural union and bond the eastern slavs have with Russia (i.e look at their flag colours) they surely will look to Russia for protection. And incase of a power vacuum in the west, a greater rival will surely emerge. Spain for example has a mountainous tradition, if it ever seeked to invade turkey to secure its legitimacy, Turkey would surely fall due to spanish troops having mountainous experience and technology. Dont forget Iran in the east will surely take advantage of Turkey's focus in the west to expand into the east. Turkey lacks the warfare industry, and equipment to invade the West, hence why it actively seeks EU and NATO support for weapons and military equipment. All in all, turkey is still trying to develop itself, a war is not what it needs to be a super power. All it needs is time.

[@BaKe1005]

Got so used to hearing you on CaspianReport. Glad you are back, Shirvan!

[@danielutz2]

I am watching and like your videos but as an Romanian I have to correct you a bit.The region which you are calling Bessarabia is actually the southern part of Moldavia region,part of Romania, which shouldn't be confused with the Republic of Moldavia.Bessarabia region in fact constitutes of what is between Prut river and Dniester river: Republic of Moldavia and southern part of Odessa Oblast from Ukraine known also as Budjak.And under no circumstances we will fall again under Turkish occupation or even their sphere of influence.Thank you.

[@kerimozdemir4009]

but you ARE alredy in our sphere of influence.we will not let you go even thousand years may past we will be there waiting for you to come us which you will come to us geograpy do not change

[@danielutz2]

Hahaha that's a good joke. Romania is the next power of the balkans, Turkey dream of rebuilding the ottoman empire will vanish you have too many enemies almost no one likes you and your society is very divided, a civil war is not excluded.

[@superioreight596]

There are many rumenian beggers in sweden. no offens just saying. Rumenia doesnt seem like next balkan power any time soon.

[@danielutz2]

This doesn't have nothing to do with our potential which is very big.Have a look at Detroit in USA how bad it is ,this doesn't mean USA is still not a big power.

[@shuycg]

danielutz2 that comparison doesn't make sense.

[@jasonyang6875]

I think I just watched a guide of how to create a Neo-Ottoman empire. This guy might think he's still in the interwar period.....

[@alishakury7321]

A:did you guys here about this country invaded its neighbor to get the strategic warm water port in the black sea? Jason Yang: that's not possible do they think they're still in the interwar period.....?!!!!!! world is much bigger than where you see. so let's not pretend we know everything because then you just provide more proof of your foolishness./

[@jasonyang6875]

Good you still know there is a increasingly aggressive RUSSIA and that's the top reason why such invasion plan is just fantasy - or a great way to trigger the direct intervention of nuclear power. Wake up, the fact that a power with the second largest nuclear arsenal did it doesn't means any secondary power have the capacity to do so and reasonably hope it won't backfire.

[@jasonyang6875]

BTW, you remind me that how many times on history the thinking of "they(great power) did it so we can do it here" led to the downfall of a bunch of minor powers.

[@jasonssavitt5297]

Any Turkish incursion in the southern Balkans would be a bad idea, it would isolate them politically and economically. It's not a factor of "could the Turks win" it's a factor of "is the victory worth it" nothing brings a region together like a common enemy. The Yugoslavs have a grudge against the Turks. And they could still appeal to Russia for help.

[@hostbigit6542]

whic part of yugoslavia..

[@vasilzahariev5741]

Holy crap, NATO and EU better not cease to exist or my country would be wiped off the map. Again.

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

Is it Poland?

[@minzblatt]

I think it's military cooperation which is more likely.

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

But is he talking about Poland?Also I think you have the wrong chain m8

[@vasilzahariev5741]

Blood Fire Drake I am talking about Bulgaria.

[@shanks6404]

There is no reason for us to invade the Balkans, we have very good Relations with most of them other than Greece, especially economically, just have to use softpower.

[@cathyschneider2126]

This was an especially informative video for me: thank-you. It's also good to hear Shirvan's mellifluous voice again.

[@Beautifuldressed]

I love your video!! It soo informative. It sums up history geopolitics and much more and makes understandable in a video. The video and graphics and maps are soo good chosen. Its great. Keep going.

[@fanest_norfar]

I think none of strategic points beside holding the Bosporus you mentioned wont matter in future Turks conflicts, because the nature of warfare changed so much since when Turks had any power in the Balkans. Today even a small nation like Bulgaria or Romania can thwart an attack by smaller "supper power" by use of ballistic missiles, drones, and other such weapons if used at the right time (i.e. pre-emptive attack).

[@shanks6404]

There is no reason for us to invade the Balkans, we have very good Relations with most of them other than Greece, especially economically, just have to use softpower.

[@peterpeter1040]

More Neznadem It did not take long for me to find a stupid person on the internet, thank you more neznadem :D

[@cierrawegner5226]

Turkey is weak!

[@isaacnewton2836]

@@cierrawegner5226 says a mom with little family portrait who never see the real power once in her life

[@TheMagicToyChest]

This video is hypothetical af . Maybe Shirvan is feeling nostalgic for the old days of the Caliphate...

[@KnuxTube]

The Ottomans were not really a Caliphate during the period of expansion. That only came at the end when they desperately needed legitimacy and loyalty among the Arabs.

[@iglutv7758]

"That only came at the end when they desperately needed legitimacy and loyalty among the Arabs." This is nonsense. The Ottoman Empire turned into the caliphat with Selim I. That´s the begining of the 16th century and far from even beeing closly to "the end".

[@tajrasti]

Ottomans were always Islamic. They had people coming from every part of the Islamic world to fight against the Byzantines and Crusaders. After the Mamluks were defeated, the Ottomans took the task of protecting Mecca and Medina upon them. Also they claimed the titel of Caliph.

[@Maalil01]

SilverAbsol that is the most idiotic comment i read so far are turkish ataturki nationalist

[@ercan1001]

cabdimalik ali well, he tells the truth.

[@raleigh9019]

Great video Shirvan, the music is awesome as well

[@andyxyz01]

Very detailed. Thank you, Shirvan!

[@Windowlicker96G]

Welcome back shirvan!

[@muwatallis]

Too much invasion talk. I thought we were past these, with a 100 years margin.

[@zarzarbinks1705]

It's artificial. It's not the norm in human history. Enjoy it while it lasts. When America decides to leave NATO. Expect chaos and a power grab.

[@Vordigon1]

Looking at Crimea, I don't think invasions are out of style still, the method just had a rebranding.

[@PipMane]

amazing content. You are the first creator ill sing up Patreon for

[@davidpeters6316]

Really good to hear Shirvan's voice again, there's something soothing and reassuring about it, I don't necessarily agree with everything said but really enjoy hearing it!

[@minzblatt]

Sağol Şirvan, really good job and on point. No bullshitting, no talking around the bush. That's why I like your analyses. As a Turk myself I didn't know about the importance of Kırım, I mean besides it's Tatar heritage. Please keep up the good work!

[@thepitbull163]

Kirim has always been the importance of Turkey, just because of dictator Erdogans passive-pussy-foreign-policy we lost our infuence in the region. We lost our enclave in Syria, we lost our chance to take back Mosul, we lost our economic advantage and we are stil losing everyday. Hell we even lost our isles to the fucking Greeks and no one bats a fucking eye.

[@minzblatt]

RavingBeast To be honest I don't see Kemalists as pro-active either for the matter of foreign politics. Only better relations with Alawite Syria probably, nothing else I could think of. As it was described in the report Turkey has not the luxury of isolationism either. Sure we are surrounded by 3 seas, but unfortunately we have a mass of land borders with some unstable neighbours, but well that's that. Only possible good alternatives I see in an alliance of IYI and cadres of AKP MHP and CHP with some Pamukoglu as a topping. But then again foreign politics is not all, militarists often lack critical understanding of economics. I'd be happy to hear some other opinions on these topics actually. Are there any Turkish platforms?

[@thepitbull163]

Let me remind you that kemalists liberated Northern Cyprus back in 1974 even though the Turkish armed forces lacked modern weapons and equipment, we were stil a force to be reckoned with. We had a prime minister who had balls and a backbone to do what was necessary for the interest of our people and nation. We are militarily stronger today but no one takes Turkey seriously, nor respects us because of Erdogans Pan-Islamist foreign policy. You are welcome to reddit.com/r/turkey Here we discuss everything about these topics :)

[@minzblatt]

RavingBeast thanks for the link, I will give it a try. I doubt however, Cyprus Peace Operation had anything to do with Ecevit being a good leader. TSK was strong and had much more influence back then thankfully. The CHP-MSP coalition wasn't a smooth love affair in 1974. It lasted 10 months and it actually showed pretty much every symptom of any other fragile coalition administration ever since in Turkey. Leftist wing of CHP leaning towards HDP is problematic aswell. Too many reasons I don't like neither Erdogan nor any other representative of any other party at the moment.

[@gezguchinomadi4880]

RavingBeast I agree with u sir

[@psihozefir]

That is not bassarabia.

[@mehmednedjib7361]

You're right... It's the romanian province of Moldova, but since everyone can mistake it for the Republic of Moldova, it's better to call the whole region Bessarabia...

[@psihozefir]

Mehmed Nedjib The Republic of Moldova is Bassarabia.

[@mehmednedjib7361]

I know... I have acquaintances living in Taraclia... But let not confuse the situation more...

[@psihozefir]

Don't hold the truth hidden because of fear of creating confusion. Only stupid people get confused so easily. Bessarabia is a term used by Russia since it grabbed half of Moldavia in 1812 after the Russo-Turkish war, just like they did with Crimeea recently. The Ottoman empire cedded it to Russia.

[@psihozefir]

I don't give a ff about creating confusion. Just so you know.

[@jlm1567]

Hats off sir! Beautifully done

[@devalapar7878]

Wow! This is the first time I can't find a mistake. Nice work!

[@songio77]

There's a big point missing in the analysis: the Turkish claims on the Greek Dodekanese islands in the Aegean Sea. That's a hot spot worth looking at and a potential for huge destabilization in the area, since Greece would need to switch to a Russian alliance if NATO didn't stand by its side in an eventual military collision with Turkey in that area. In case Turkey could grab the archipelago, there would be a big threat of an ethnical cleansing too. Those islands have been inhabited by ethnic Greeks during millennia and the Turks would flood them with colons. I'd like to know your point on the issue, Shirvan.

[@erdal0]

those are Turkish islands.. Greece is illegally occupying those. Nobody gives a fvck Greek pirates live there. Russia is already on Turkish side. You are on your own.

[@songio77]

erdal0 I'm not interested in trolls. I'm looking for adult answers, thank you.

[@slowdown7x]

Turks controlled those "islands" for approximately 700 years, l think they had more than enough time to kill the ethnic Greeks on the island but eventually they didn't touch them but funny enough once the Greeks took control again they tried to slaughter the Turkish population on those lslands.

[@songio77]

Ancient empires were quite different and were not based on nationalist ideas, which are a relatively new sprout in history. Ottomans, like Romans, Byzantines, Persians or Mongols had a leading group but lived together with multiple other cultures. They were the only multicultural events that really worked in history (the current Western multiculturalism is far from being proven viable and sustainable). So, the Ottomans got along with all kinds of ethnical groups, including the aboriginal Greek population of the Dodekanese islands, who payed tributes to the Sultan and lived more or less in peace (except for some occasional Turkish raids to enslave some locals). When nationalism took ground in the Ottoman Empire, second half of the 19th century, everything fell apart. Every ethnic group turned into a nation and craved for his own state. Serbs, Bulgars, Greeks, Arabs, Kurds, Albanians. Turks were part of the evolution and moved away from the multicultural set of mind of the ancient empire and started craving for their own ethnically pure nation state. In that time, Anatolia, the Black Sea coast and the Aegean part of Turkey were full of ethnic Greeks while current Northern Greece and Aegean islands had their good part of ethnic Turkish population. What followed was a mutual ethnical cleansing. So, it was not a "Greeks slaughter Turks" job, as you state, but a mutual slaughtering, forceful absorption or deportation that took place on both sides until all Turkish and Greek presence was wiped away from the other side of the border. That happened at the end of WW1 and the big winning powers gave the Dodekanese islands to Italy as a war prize while the entire Ottoman Empire was dismembered. When eventually Italy lost WW2, the islands were given back to their local aboriginal Greek population and became part of modern Greece.

[@cansnakarsu7479]

If the big boys are out of the game, turkey never let other countries rule that very near islands. There is no need to consider any ethnicity shit because its about national security. How many ppl live in the islands, 100k? They can be forced to leave or be neglected in case of intense military presence.

[@simonesimons3603]

The countries of the Ottoman Empire Europe 1. Turkey 2. Bulgaria (545) 3. Greece (363) (1458-1821) 4. Serbia (539) 5. Montenegro (539) 6. Bosnia and Herzegovina (539) 7. Croatia (539) 8. Macedonia (539) 9. Slovenia (250 years) 10. Romania (490 year 11. Slovakia (20 years), the Ottoman name: Juan 12. Hungary (160 years) 13. Moldova (490 years) 14. Ukraine (308 years) 15. Azerbaijan (25 years) 16. Georgia (400 years) 17. Armenia (20 years) 18. Cyprus (293) 19. North Cyprus (293) 20. the territory of the South of Russia (291) 21. P olonya (25 years)-patronage-Ottoman name: Liechtenstein 22. Italy's southeastern coast of Otranto and surroundings (20 years) 23. Albania (435) 24. Belarus (25 years)patronage 25. Lithuania (25 years)patronage 26. Latvia (25 years)patronage 27. Kosovo (539) 28. Vojvodina (166 years) Ottoman: Banat Asia 29. Iraq (402) 30. Syria (402) 31. Israel (402) 32. Palestine (402) 33. Jordan (402) 34. Saudi Arabia (399) 35. Yemen (401) 36. Oman (400 years) 37. United Arab Emirates (400 years) 38. Qatar (400 years) 39. Bahrain (400 years) 40. Kuwait (381) 41. the Western lands, Iran (30 years) 42. Lebanon (402) Africa 43. Egypt (459) 44. Libya (394 years) name: Italo 45. Tunisia (308 years) 46. Algeria (313) 47. Sudan (397 years) Ottoman: Nubian 48. Eritrea (350 years) name: Abyssinian 49. Djibouti (350 years) 50. Somalia (350 years) Ottoman: Zeyla 51. Kenya beaches (350 years) 52. Tanzania's coast (250 years) 53. the northern regions of Chad (313 years) name: Reşade 54. The Niger's part (300 years) name: Keller 55. Mozambique's northern lands (150 years) 56. Morocco (250 years)patronage 57. Belarus (250 years)patronage 58. Mauritania (250 years)patronage 59. Mali (300 years) Ottoman: Gat accident 60. Senegal (300 years) 61. Gambia (300 years) 62. Guinea Bissau (300 years) 63. Guinea (300 years) 64. part of Ethiopia (350 years) name: Abyssinian Hilafeten they eat depending on 65. India-Pakistan-Muslims 66. The Muslims of East India-Bangladesh- 67. Singapore 68. Malaysia 69. Indonesia 70. Thota Khanates 71. Nigeria 72. Cameroon In different periods of the Ottoman fleet countries 73. France 74. Spain 75. United Kingdom 76. Monaco 77. Netherlands 78. Norway 79. Iceland 80. Ireland 81. Gibraltar 82. Denmark 83. Scotland 84. Myanmar 85. Japan Ottoman army in countries in different time 86. Germany 87. Liechtenstein 88. San Marino 89. Czech Republic

[@unserious2249]

SimoneSimonS somalia was never part of the Ottoman Empire, the ottomans did help us in several wars though

[@simonesimons3603]

shums knowels Really ? Looking u'r history. Ottoman: Zeyla-Somalia name.

[@ogunkovan]

somalia brought under ottoman rule under egyptian governor kavalali mehmed ali pasha

[@dreameater6240]

Ah yes, my favorite country from africa. Belarus

[@CDG7755]

I'm so happy to hear you again. I like both. But the original is always nice.

[@theangelking96]

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!! you are the best

[@basartv5880]

Tesekkürler Shirvan

[@daniel1c]

Yay Shirvan is back

[@stefancobzaru82]

One of your best analysis, so far. I hope to see a "Geopolitics of Romania" in the near future. You do a wonderful job, Shirvan! Good Luck!

[@realArisawaHeavyInd]

Was right about to say, "I'd love to see a part 2 for this regarding Asia" when I got to the end of the video - always two steps ahead, gw Shirvan. If possible, would like to see some more analysis of Turkey's /current/ affairs in the region, in contrast to all of the hypotheticals covered here - but perhaps there's another clip on your channel covering something like this. Whatever, I don't really know what I'm talking about, great content as always Shirvan 10/10

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Yeah shirvan is back

[@thatguys773]

TheBlack Moon no, just political channels

[@Hussainalmajed]

TheBlack Moon Indeed , I saw him in a Japanese related content 😂😂.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

I'm fine and I tend to be on interesting channels and most likely comment

[@Hussainalmajed]

الياس فرحات Are you Arab living in an Arab country ؟

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Hussain Al-Majed yes I'm an iraqi

[@MrSwatbg]

+CaspianReport , Shirvan, your videos often show points of view many regular political websites usually do not show. But this one is a little bit..fictional. "Europe's unity crumbles, NATO's unificating role is no more, and there's Turkey with a bunch of people (much fewer) westwards and a land they can grab _just by seizing Sofia after a mobilisation._ As a remind, only Russia's threatening Sofia with war in the First Balkan war prevented the second, all out siege on Istanbul. Given the circumstances back then, it's not hard to guess what could've happened. Sofia was the one to muster the largest army per capita in the world in WW1 - 1,2 million at ~4 million total population. I wouldn't turn this comment into a history article, just a note that lessons should be learned from the past. *Back to 21st century...and the reality:* *1. Turkey is a power on paper with many question-marks* ---Turkey's military hierarchy is *power-based, not expertise-based.* For reference - most of the Arab armies in the middle east, and their performance. The times when authoritarian-governed countries with many teeth they can show and intimidate the smaller ones are over since decades ago. ---Turkey's business card is impressive due to the numbers. Yet, the still-ongoing issue with the Kurdish insurgency, lasting for *decades,* raises questions about the Turkish army's efficacy. ---Turkey is *severely divided country.* Ethnically, regionally, politically, even civillisation-wise. The idea of an unified Turkish state, sweeping across Thrace, entering Sofia, seizing Thrace or just Bulgaria giving that land on the diplomatic table, and afterwards Romania next...that's not only a naive thought, even for a hypothethical scenario, but more importantly a dangerous one. *2. The hypothethical conflict* ---Contrary to the hypothethical scenario in this video, in case of EU's and NATO's retreat, any attempt of Turkey to _secure_ (expand) it's western borders will put the country in a serious danger. ---The country would be (is?) surrounded by enemies. I highly doubt that Turkey will be able to deal with Bulgaria *alone.* Let alone Greece into the game, or even other parties. The days of large countries' armies sweeping safe accross other smaller ones are long gone. And there's so much to go wrong for Turkey in a scenario like this one. In the chaos *Bulgaria's* horizons would most likely widen allover the rest of *Thrace to the Bosphorus,* as already has happened before. *Greece's* eyes will once again get wet from the sight of *western Anatolian shores.* The *Kurds* will see all this mess as a golden opportunity for complete independence that comes across once in a lifetime. The question for unification of *Cyprus* will be raised. So many parties, so many opportunities to exploit which *would be too difficult to resist to.* ---Turkey will need it's *entire* armed forces in order to maximise it's potential for eventual success in the Balkan peninsula. And they still will most likely be *outnumbered and outgunned.* And Turkey's eastern, south-eastern and north-eastern borders, as noted above, will be an open field for other neighbors with strong memory and apetitte. A fully engaged Turkish armed forces in the Balkans where, objectivelly judging, would be *eaten alive,* will untie the hands of the Kurds, the Syrians might get hungry as well, the Armenians wouldn't show love too, and the Russians must be crazy to stay aside and not enter from Armenia and/or landing in Trebizond from Crimea. Or just hit as hard as they can in any way they prefer. The options and the opportunities in a case like this one are so many. ---Any thought of Bulgaria giving up it's historical lands and people is just mad one. Greece and/or Romania to wait their turn against Turkey - an equally crazy assumption. The Turkish armed forces are a factor in the region. A *nation, mobilised for it's survival* on other hand, is a tottally different picture. A second one prepared, which will know it is eventually the next potential target - even more. A third one? Fourth one? Rivers, rivers of blood, and the idea of a safe walk to Sofia is long gone. ---Given the numerous factors above taken into account, Bulgarian Thrace is a sweet bite Turkey can easily choke herself with. Basically a risk no _sane_ Turkish authorities would be willing to take. A bet like this one is too big and requires quite a reckles player. Shirvan, let Turkey's numbers not fool you. In the Balkans zero's are added overnight. And the seemengly well-calculated bills go wrong even faster.

[@erdal0]

That is a lot of masturbating but in reality things are different. If Greeks only dared to get naughty ideas we would wipe them out. Same for Cyprus. The current Turkish army on Cyprus can take the whole island if Greeks pose a threat. And Armenians? Puahahaha. Dude Azerbaycan can eat them alive. Invading Bulgaria won’t happen if NATO doesn’t fall apart. If it does nobody will be there to help Bulgarians. Bulgarians will either align with Turkey (reach understanding) so Istanbul is safe. Or we will have no option than to step our foot on Bulgarian soil. I bet the Muslims in balkans will welcome us.

[@pax4370]

Reconquest of Constantinopol ensuing! Unite!

[@serefsevik8368]

You like fantasizing huh? >let Turkey's numbers not fool you. In the Balkans zero's are added overnight. And the seemengly well-calculated bills go wrong even faster. That is true indeed but throughout the history, the sudden turn of tables has always been in the favour of Turks. Serbians were defeated despite outnumbering Ottomans and Austrians literally defeated themselves, helping Turks out more than anyone else. Here is another factual statement: Balkan nations didn't defeat Turks. Turks actually fell out of power just like any other empire did. It was not until the total ruin of Roman economy and Generals interfering the Roman parliament regularly with coups did the Western Roman Empire collapse. The very same thing happened to Ottomans. The rulers became incapable, the economy began failing and as a result Turks began losing the leashes on their subjects. So you're saying that, weak nations who are still weak and were born because the Turks were weak, not because they were mighty are somehow capable of putting any kind of significant threat to the modern day Turkey, who does not suffer the fatigue and lack of technology and numbers that Ottomans did back then? The Turkey who is invulnerable to minority insurgents now that the Kurds being almost completely integrated into the Turkish society? The Turkey who possesses the second greatest army in NATO, second only to USA? The Turkey who is more capable than any European nation in 1v1, and still more capable than some in even 3v1? The Turkey who managed to free the Turkish Cypriots despite being banned of using NATO equipment, which was the only thing Turks had at the time? The Republic of Turkey is the 9th biggest firepower in the world whereas Bulgaria is the 49th, Greece is the 27th, Romania is the 40th and Serbia is the 79th. Those numbers are not merely numbers, they stand there for a reason and that reason is the power. These numbers do not merely represent the personal number. They represent the firepower the nations could put forth. Greece is the closest one to Turkey and yet she needs to overcome 18 other nations just to be Turkey's equal. Watch closely son, this is called being a regional superpower. This is called solid might. Yet despite all these, we would not choose to waste our supplies on the likes of Bulgaria and Romania, given that they are smart enough to know that Turkey has no ambitions of expanding but merely securing a front/buffer zone against Russia, who is the only real threat to Turkey. You see, you are completely oblivious to the reality of diplomacy. Smart people, which you are not, do not commit to unnecessary and fantastic poetry such as "zeros are added overnight." and do come to an angreement with each other. You have a lot to learn and you should have much less to say.

[@talatguneyli2124]

Dude you know nothing about Turkey ! Arap armies LOL

[@MrSwatbg]

@@serefsevik8368 Interestingly, I did not receive notification about your comment adressing mine. Since you mentioned fantasizing, do you realize that you don't seem mature enough to admit a defeat, but outlining the reasons behind the Ottomans' failure as if those can be an argument for the statement that..the Turks were not defeated? I have pointed out for a reason that my comment was not a history essay. You have misunderstood what I said, as well as the context, the vibe, and you're strawmanning my words before adressing them. Talking about reality, in the fourth paragraph of your comment it's clear that you have, as a Turk, an unrealistic notion about Turkey and it's capabilities as far as warfare goes. Second _greatest_ NATO _army,_ solid might. Do you even read the terms you use? To advice people you can learn from, that they have a lot to learn..is not bright, especially when the vocabulary you use for the matter in question shows that you're completely uneducated in it. Warfare, son, is a very, *very* complex matter you are obviously ignorant of. It's not 1912 and the trench game is history. And to clarify, I did not mean the contrary. Also, I did not mean that Turkey can be an easy bite. I said that hypothetical agression on any Balkan country holds enormous hazards. Numbers, coefficients, analysis, and contemporary state of a country's armed forces and everything you can look up for in a website such as the one you quoted, are a nice source to tease your chauvinistic delusions with..until the real variables come into play. In your backyard few thousand fanatics ruined a country whose armed forces, when were fresh, had the capabilities to give the Turkish ones - hypothetically, of course - a living hell. What happened to them? Turkey is indeed a regional superpower, compared to it's neighbors individually. Yet, if you have fooled yourself that this mean that she _cannot_ - again,hypothetically - be dealt with by it's neighbors if they have to, if their territorial integrity is threatened, you are indeed deep in the realm of fantasies. Being dealt with also does not mean a complete defeat. War, uneducated stranger on the matter, costs a fortune. At it's eve the things for one party can look quite optimistic, same as recently when you have browsed the glorious numbers. And once the right toys, in sufficient numbers, end up in the hands of a little David(s?) whose existence is in many's interest, the "solid might" turns into a socio-economic mess after a while..and for a while. This is the reality of diplomacy, and you really have a lot of reading ahead.

[@mohamednouidha3698]

Amazing video. I learned a lot from it.

[@picsordidnthappen]

Your geopolitical and analytical prowess is impressive.

[@mikhailzavarov4958]

Aw yeah .... Comments are gonna fun tonight :)

[@MrBg681]

This was the mistake that Byzantia did in 1018 occupating Bulgaria(Balkans)... after this war on two fronts - Balkans and Asia Minor... they couldn't hold... in 1071 the turks take Asia Minor... That was the end of Byzantia!!! It is a simple Bulgaria is a buffer state for the Bosphorus... got to be relitivly strong and provide a shelter from north. Break that simpal geopolitical rule... and the end is coming very fast for the empire with center Bosphurs... And especialy today when the tecnologies provide a oportunites for fast passing allmost evry natural barrier like lowhigh balkan mountains... or river Dunabe or Maritsa... that is rediculos.

[@alex466_]

Great video! Hey, what software are you using to display the 3D maps with exaggerated land features? Like the super tall Carpathian mountains juxtaposed to the Danube at 8:00, for example.

[@pikminlord343]

another excellent video!

[@sheltr9735]

"He's talking about nations' plans for offensive national military objectives, and strategies to acquire them, isn't he...?" "It's so BEAUTIFUL....!!!"

[@fabioshire97]

Until a few years ago I believed that the Turks were Europeans, but today it is not like that anymore. Turkish President Erdogan is turning Turkey into an Arab and Islamist nation rather than a modern, European and secular state. It's very sad!

[@fathel9221]

fabioshire97 the idea of secularism was invented by Arab and Persian scholars

[@goldenfoxa1810]

Yet they are doing better than many europeans secular States

[@fabioshire97]

Fathel Guweda It was invented by them but not applied!

[@fabioshire97]

golden foxa i don't think so

[@goldenfoxa1810]

fabioshire97 they are doing better than all of the Balkans

[@thelordraj5412]

where did get the map you use in your videos??

[@justacitizen111]

Thank God you're back Shirvan. Your narration is much better.

[@nightbot.2817]

luckily, turkey has nothing against Bulgaria and are great neighbors. . . . right?

[@Szentatyaisten]

how is this all even remotely plausible?

[@pasteleater1527]

It literally happened before...

[@HHVVNN]

Alcibiades Alcmaeonid literally hundreds of years ago

[@pasteleater1527]

Certainly. But the "reasons" it happened in the first place were primarily geopolitical, and therefore it can happen again. Likewise, Russia's geopolitical strategy, as clearly shown in a previous Caspian Report, hasn't really changed since it's foundation. Political systems, ideologies and generations come and go but geography doesn't change. Hence, russia's still trying to secure its western border by various means. Obviously, Russia doesn't need to invade Belarus since it's practically a client state. And Ukrainian invasion only came when Ukraine fell out of Russian sphere of influence. Same thing is true for turkey. It's certainly a worst-case senario in today's world that an invasion of another nation may happen, but the point is that bulgaria and romania up to the carpatians is vital for Turkey's geopolitical goals. Imo turkey can easily form warm relations ith both these nations without the need for any agression, but that all depends on the attitude the government of the time will decide to take.

[@pasteleater1527]

But nobody's talking about the balkans. Former Yugoslav states are mostly irrelevent to Turkish Geopolitics as stated in the video. In case of a great Western dissolution (NATO and EU dissolving) leaving Turkey's western border open to threats, Turkey would have to look out for Bulgaria and Southern Romania. That's all there is to it.

[@Sinsholian]

Great to hear your voice Shirvan, you have a great narration voice.

[@papakojir4825]

glad to have you back shirvan. nice video as always and also can you geopolitic analysis on indonesia?

[@BoskoBuha99]

If Turkey restarts it's imperial ambitions against Slavic orthodox territories it risks igniting a big regional war in which Turkey could be destroyed completely and forever lose Constantinople and other territory. I would advise the Turks and their Azeri cousins to be happy with what they got and stay at home.

[@erdal0]

Turkey won't invade Balkans for imperial ambitions but to protect itself if Russia or NATO fell apart. There would be no Russia to support Balkan criminals this time. It will be Turks, Balkan Muslims versus Orthodox balkanites.

[@BoskoBuha99]

+erald0 If Russia or NATO fall apart then who the hell do you need to protect against?! In truth the only criminals are Turkish imperialists like you and Shirvan who still dream of recreating a neo-Ottoman empire.

[@alishakury7321]

there are no criminals in the game of geopolitics, only winners and losers. the criminal is the rules themselves.

[@erdal0]

Strgar Strgar if NATO falls apart Turkey will be forced to take the strategic positions in the balkans. The US will support Turkey to take it. Otherwise Russia will take it.

[@hans-joachimbierwirth4727]

It doesn't need NATO or Russia to impale an impressive amount of turks. Never did, never will.

[@fathel9221]

Yes shirvan is back

[@AdilSkillz]

Love your videos!!!!

[@ProactiveThinker]

Your analysis are incredible! not sure why do you hire a voice actor sometimes but I personally enjoy more watching your videos when you narrate them.

[@lolailo2199]

Nigga shut the fuck up

[@sul6949]

@@lolailo2199 own him

[@iglutv7758]

What would be the use of all this? Take Crimea as an example: What would Turkey gain from it? Russia would not give it up, even if it would implode. This would result in a militaristic conflict with one of the strongest nations on earth. For what? The black sea and the turkish mountains north and north-east provide a solid defence. Right now even Russia would have a ridiculously hard time to gain a victory through that territory anyways. In addition to that Crimea is also claimed by Ukraine, so annexing Crimea would not secure the northern border, the contrary, it would make a northern frontier. The same logic applys to Romania and Bulgaria with the difference that this time Istanbul is the citadel. If NATO ever crumbles and Bulgaria and Romania want to have an alliance with Turkey: sure, but if they don´t, Turkey shouldn´t bother with it. A neutral to friendly relationsship to its neighbours is more benefical than an active policy to secure these areas. But let´s assume that Turkey got Bessarabia: We are not living in the middle age. Artillery shelling would do the job. Bessarabia is at best providing a small advantage in case of a defensive war, but it isn´t so strategic that one could claim to hold an entire army there.

[@HHVVNN]

Bulgaria have a large minority Turkish population so it would help Turkey from western invasion due to the will to keep their people alive and stop more migration of people out of Bulgaria. Turkey are pretty safe from attack unless Russia nuke them which is unlikely.

[@iglutv7758]

Even then I don´t see a reason to invade Bulgaria. As long as they respect the rights of the turkish minority, Turkey should simply stay away from any militaristic ideas.

[@MisterJovke]

@@HHVVNN Russia will not even think of waging a conventional war against Turkey... Why would Russia suffer losses? When can wipe out the "Eternal Enemy" completely, without its own losses! Turkey's attack on the Balkans would be the "cause of war" for the use of nuclear weapons, which Russia can only wish for... ☢️💀🇹🇷💀☢️

[@David_Me825]

Why people still think that Turkey could be in bad relations with russia? Their will certainly become allies with russia and iran. Look at similarities, Turkey have authoritarian leader like russia and iran, they ressist kurds like them, etc.

[@kimmogensen4888]

He He yes but, Constantinople and Hagia Sophia back to the Orthodox Church, Putin would be the new Peter the Great for the Russians. If the opportunity arises

[@apudharald2435]

They also have several centuries of rivalry, which we have also seen at play in Syria.

[@apudharald2435]

Laughing Tree Russia, crusade? Yeah, right.

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

Having authoritarian leaders doesn't mean they'll get along. Turkey will likely have to abandon their pipe dream of removing Assad in order to get in good with Russia and Iran.

[@subharthisarkar3522]

in 2017 so many youtube channels got 1M sub....but Shirvan it,s you who proved that subs are not all.......and great video as always...

[@cjjohnson761]

Really cool perspective!

[@feelsgoodman9751]

Would be better to have Turkey geopolitics as a whole and in 2 parts maybe, because there is so much going on with this country in europe, the caucasus, middle east, even in africa. not to mention military airbases in qatar, somalia and now coming in sudan

[@shanks6404]

Yeah it is really interesting Turkey is literally fighting against the EU,US,Russia,Iran and the arab world for influence in various parts of the world lol.

[@feelsgoodman9751]

Jess M. Turkey did not fail in Syria, but Turkey lost the most in the Syrian war in terms of hosting refugees, insecurity at its borders etc.id say Turkey/Russia/Iran are winning in Syria, the US is losing their credit.

[@minzblatt]

Jess M. Turkey didn't lose shit as neither side did lose or win besides Syrian people (they suffered for real). In the end it was an zero sum game. Turkey invested what, some peanuts... drop in the bucket of military spending to train&equip militias. In the long run only the Sochi and Geneva agreements will reveal success or failure. Turkey will remain the big powerhouse it is, economically. Therefore Assad will have to compromise if it wants to end it all for good. There is a good Caspian report on this actually (Post-War Syria - Rebuilding Syria). It clearly shows why Turkey is in Astana, and why Assad despite the animosities will have to accept Turkish influence.

[@goldenfoxa1810]

Remove falafel

[@omursariaslan3582]

Wrong channel bro. This is Shish Kebap

[@phuckyall6079]

falafel is Arab.

[@shifokh]

falafel is syrian but ok

[@bernardpolicarpio651]

çevapi

[@a.p1675]

döner is german

[@nachiketdhende8681]

Where does he get those contoured maps with all the mountains and textured terrain? Please let me know if anybody has any idea. Thanks!

[@freegypsy6943]

well done. thnx for this documentary. which map tools are you using? looks great

[@batuyu988]

Remarkable Analysis, as always, Shirvan.

[@BoskoBuha99]

It's not really an analysis more like a poor attempt to provide excuses for a hypotetical land grab.

[@ercan1001]

Strgar Strgar Peter zeihan makes the same analysis, and he is american

[@kondof1]

Greetings from Bulgaria , you're quite well informed on the region :)

[@dabmic1978]

Shirvo!!! Welcome back mate!!!

[@djghoul6782]

Amazing as usual

[@batuhaner6723]

After watching your other videos about geopolitics of other nations, it seems like Turkey’s only problem is non-occupied lands in its border.

[@user-nw4ff9fx3c]

Turkey has history of the great empire, and I love Turkey personally. I'd like to send a cheer toward Turkey from Japan...

[@gezguchinomadi4880]

こどもふどき I’ll send you cheer back

[@heather9526]

ありがとございます😊

[@pax4370]

Cheering for ottoman muslims? Meh! Rather cheer for reconquesta of constantinopol!

[@suntzu8642]

Love your vids. I was watching this one though and I have a question. Nowdays we can say that turkey is following an isolationist policy, but can we say that turkey was isolated or tried to be isolated by just moving its capital to ankara? I mean is that it or there is more?

[@Dangur2]

Where do you get these aerial views with elevated mountains?

[@UltraGaivalas]

please do a report on Kaliningrad Oblast strategic importance

[@Fruzhin5483]

One thing to correct, the turkish minority is mainly in the Strandja mountains, not in the whole southern Bulgaria

[@user-py5gc5dn7t]

Vali Rusev It is not in the Strandja mountains in is near the Greek border in Kurjali and in South Dobrogea. Both of those areas are alway from the Turkish border which helps a little bit. Still we should keep in mind that the Turks are minority, a declining one in fact and with the resent election of Erdogan they don’t have such positive view of Turkey as before.

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

"Southern Bulgaria" *Encircles nearly all of Bulgaria*

[@Fruzhin5483]

Боян My bad, i confused the eastern Rhodopi and the Strandja mountains. btw i see you on many videos, glad to see u on caspian report too :)

[@exorientelux7200]

Many Turks also live in Dobrich, Silistra and Razgrad provinces, known as Deliorman in Turkish. But bulgarian state has changed the demography in the last century.

[@bozhidartodorov759]

Vali Rusev,Strandja mountain doesn't have any turkish and never had..use to be some greek villages before the balkan wars,but no anymore

[@BeyondTheScaryLeft]

Excellent geopolitical analysis.

[@shrekhead7498]

Wow you did a really good job on this one.

[@hundid5930]

You have one of these for the USA?

[@Electoral-kh5vj]

Sam E Last Year

[@vitorboldrini6337]

There is, but it's quite old, the fifth video he ever made and a really bad one too. Definitely doesn't have the same quality. It's called "Foundation of American dominance" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXWQn5SCjdGpmc0 Wendover Productions and brain4breakfast both illustrate better American geopolitics. I'd suggest you watch them instead. Not the same professional, slick style you'd see on Caspian Report, but they're still good videos worth your time. "How Geography Gave the US Power" by Wendover Productions kzbin.info/www/bejne/m166gGCZbt17o9U "America is on Easy Mode" by brain4breakfast kzbin.info/www/bejne/f33RaWiNgNRjh80

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

OnceUponATimeThereWas yea but you have a 317 million consumers who will soon need oil more than ever, and you need other ressources from the world, thats why the Cold War was a thing, the US cant afford to lose the entire world.

[@motorhead6763]

Sam E American Indians own it rights .Lol

[@hadderly91]

Ibnziyad Tariq, we have plenty of resources, our problem is regulations and taxes that stifle our ability to compete globally and be more self sufficient. We got people working on that though ;)

[@alig.20]

Wait, why are we fighting?

[@parisafstralos7373]

Great vid man, please do one on Cyprus.

[@alexerdman8294]

Good to hear Mr. Shirvan again!

[@Nerrvih]

Gib back Constantinople and go back to the steppes, you savages. Btw. this really does sound like Mehmets fever dream, not a realistic analysis.

[@erensevgi91]

Talks about fever dreams. Asks for Constantinople to be returned. 10/10

[@Nerrvih]

The first line was obviously banter, you thick roach.

[@emir-8165]

Nerrvih lol GIB back Constantinople NEIN NEIN NEIN

[@Netrodo]

Nerrvih You Should Remember İzmir Salty Greek.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Unrelated comment Austria and Switzerland are the lackest nation on earth not parts of the nato yet being protected by it you literally need to go through a nato country to reach them so they have the nato protection but without the requirements countries need to do for nato

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

You mean Laziest countries? Smart fucks they are.

[@daveharrison84]

Switzerland is prepared to protect themself. They are heavily militarized and have mandatory conscription.

[@araujoboina8664]

Great analysis

[@alpharho1354]

FINALLY SHIVRAN IS BACK. HAPPY NEW YEAR SHIRVAN. MISSED YOU MATE!!! (Yeah was shouting that!)

[@shanks6404]

Turkey has the potential to be a powerful nation simply by it's central location in the world - the crossroads of Europe and Asia with direct links to Africa. It is often called "the centre of the world". But Turkey's potential cannot be realised because the journey towards it is arduous and full of enemies. The European Union to the West, the Russian Bear to the north, Iran to the east, and the fractious and unstable Arab world to the south. If Turkey actualises its potential, then it can dominate in any direction (as we saw with the Ottoman Empire and Constantinople at its heart, which spread its wings across North Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Crimea and the Balkans). This is just the geopolitical issue.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Eh, maybe if this was the early 20th or pre-20th century, but now positing is rapidly becoming more an more irrelevant, due to advanced technologies in both trade, economics, society and warfare.

[@domenicocoviello446]

One Belt One Road of China, Genetic Engeeniring in farming (and indipendence from nations for importation of Asian products), and the low Iq of Turkish people (Iq of 90) will stop any rising aspiration.

[@TheMagicToyChest]

+SkyTech RTS Geography is still king regardless of technology. Even today, technology is often designed around the existing geography. For example, many of NATO's cold war military equipment was designed specifically for the battlefields of Europe during a hypothetical (and likely nuclear) World War III. Personnel carriers, aircraft (such as the venerable A-10 "Warthog"), and tanks were all designed specifically for fighting in Poland and Germany and the Northern European Plain between the USA and USSR. +Domenico Coviello Turks are not stupid, if that is what you are implying. I know many highly intelligent Turks.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I disagree, big conventional ground wars are nigh impossible now due to nuclear proliferation and the interconnected global economy, so that already nullifies the "defensive" aspect of geography technology since then has adapted to instead be capable of fighting anywhere.

[@shanks6404]

agree Erdogan isn't really a smart politician, I dont really care if western media demonizes him and calls him an Islamist, but he disappointed me.We Need someone who is well Aware of what is Happening around Turkey.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

Why third of the video is "what will turkey might do if the EU and NATO collapsed" theory please less theory shirvan

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Their economy might collapse along with that of Europe and maybe the US (because the US is already mismanaging absolutely everything these days) They'd probably get paranoid of the russians like corporate dems in the US are.

[@erlich85]

hopefuly Russia will take over Turkey very soon and will free thr Kurds

[@mustafaelnady5161]

Because all political and military powers collapse eventually. The EU is dying out already and NATO is losing ground as well.

[@alperene8528]

erlich LOL

[@matthewperry5121]

Right on keep it up please