Turkey's Rapidly Expanding Military Power

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Turkey’s military reach is quietly expanding. Since 2011, the Turkish armed forces have shifted their strategy from a domestic defensive military, into an expeditionary one, with troops now permanently stationed in six different countries. They’ve been engaged in combat on their borders in Syria and Iraq as well as thousands of kilometers away in Africa. And that number only has signs of increasing. With 1 million active and combined paramilitary personnel The Turkish Armed Forces is actually the second largest standing military force in all of NATO, right after the U.S. military.
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It’s not just boots on the ground they also conduct maritime security operations in the Mediterranean, Aegean Sea, and off the Coast of Somalia in anti-piracy operations. Some publications and international relations experts have even claimed Turkey is seeking to recreate the old Ottoman Empire borders once again. I didn’t say it they did, that’s why we’re going to interrogate that claim today. Why is Turkey expanding their military footprint now and how far do these actions extend? In what way do they support or conflict with some of NATO’s stated goals?
Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor
Edited by: Michael Michaelides
A good way to understand Turkey’s actions is to look at their geography. They are located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Their nation serves as a bridge between the East and the West, connecting Islamic and Christian regions but on the other hand it also puts them in a potentially vulnerable security situation. Because Turkey is situated right in the middle of many of the wars raging today including, Syria, Armenia Azerbaijan, the war in Ukraine rages just across the black sea, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are all just a few hundred kilometers from their border. How they choose to react to this reality is going to come under close scrutiny.
Turkey is built on a military legacy stretching back over 600 hundreds of years through the Ottoman empire. In 1680 AD it spanned three continents, ruled the Islamic world and large sections of Europe. Their borders extended all the way from Kyiv in the north down to Yemen in the south. The council on foreign relations put it this way “Turkey was Founded in 1923 from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey pursued a secular, Western-aligned foreign policy by joining NATO and seeking closer ties with the EU.”
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[@ozkanonalan3545]

Its Türkiye not turkey

[@rocko7711]

❤❤

[@jaimeaponte7908]

😊​@@MisterNi

[@davidanalyst671]

I want you to know that you missed the most important aspect of Turkey right now. Right now the most important issue with Turkey is that Erdogan just got kicked out of office 2 days ago. Erdogan lowered the turkey version of the federal funds rate and let inflation absolutely destroy his own currency, and he got reelected 1 time, but not again. So the real question for Turkey is well, are they going to continue this madness with interest rates, are they going to continue this craziness with expansion? are they going to continue to block the bosphorus to Russian ships? are they going to continue funneling Russian oil out? are they going to continue sending bayractars to Ukraine? are they going to continue preventing the wars in azerbaijan? Turkey also had one military supply contract with Russia.... I forget what they were supplying, and don't forget the pipelines that are always an issue.

[@emiraydn6397]

i am a Turk. And i love the video. ❤

[@AbdulTrumps]

In Somalia, my father received training from the Turkish forces. He spoke highly of their professionalism and even learned their language. I hold great admiration for the Turkish people.

[@ozkanonalan3545]

We love you 2 brother, together we will secure all of Africa from the white Devils inşallah

[@owindustry]

Greetings from birth place of civilazations: Turkiye to birth place of humankind: Somalia.👍

[@Ceppetoswerkstatt]

🇸🇴❤🇹🇷

[@TUNC66]

Thank you brother we love you.

[@ertanerbek]

We will continue to support you until you stand on your own feet.

[@Who_Knows-kp1yq]

Respect to Turkey and it's respectable military; from a South Korean 🇰🇷🤝🇹🇷

[@erdalbitik66]

Türkiye ve güney kore kardeş ülkelerdir sizi seviyoruz.Eger kuzey kore size sorun yaratırsa TÜRK ORDUSU SİZİN DAİMA YANINIZDA.

[@history_repeats8201]

Has anyone else noticed that the inflation and spending in Turkey are directly proportional? The more Erdogan spends on weapons the more Turkey is becoming a banana republic with inflation over 100%. What do you need the weapons when your economy will collapse? Can you use KAAN to fight inflation? No you KAANT

[@linobenetti6578]

they will wolf u down ...they are just islamistes goin around wearing burquas u want your wifes mothers and daughters all dressed up in barques ? go ahead

[@jdjsjksk]

We love our Korean brothers so much

[@Ibne_kemalist]

​@@erdalbitik66 güney koreyi batı dan kurtarma vakti de baya yaklaştı. Ona da çözüm getireceğiz inşallah

[@burgazada]

I am a Turk of Kurdish origin. I say this with pride, because Turk means all of us, our common roof, our home. The most beautiful definition was given by the Great ATATÜRK: "The people of Turkiye who founded the Republic of Turkiye are called the Turkish nation." That is the end of the matter for me! May my blood and life be sacrificed to the great Turkish Nation. Happy to be a Turk!

[@gozdekurt123]

💗💗💗💗💗

[@Am_Yisrael_Chai_7]

I don't believe that you are of kurdish origin. When Atatürk was in power, his forces murdered up to 45.000 kurdish people on his order and deported plenty more. You are a typical turk spreading the official turkish narrative which aims to wipe out the kurdish identity.

[@bekoroksinus]

aynen güzel kardesim belki isim olarak irka adlandirildi ama aslinda kurtulus savasinda kanini verenlerin ülkesidir ;)

[@ShahzadMalek-md9ps]

Be happy to be a human first brother. Label your self SOUL bigger word then Turk or Arab.

[@OljeiKhan]

​@@ShahzadMalek-md9pswhat makes you think he isn't happy to be a human? Stop hating Turks and get a life for yourself.

[@NarutoPain-bj5di]

As an Iraqi, I believe that the presence of Türkiye will enhance peace and security in the Middle East❤

[@StannArax]

There are so many Turks in Iraq. I personally want to see Iraq in Organization of Turkic States.

[@NarutoPain-bj5di]

@@StannArax Allah'ın izniyle sizinle işbirliği hain Arap ülkelerinden daha iyidir

[@ahmet-ue6nh]

🇮🇶🇹🇷

[@paradoksparadoks6299]

Turkey only fanning the flames.

[@enigma5195]

The middle east has always puzzled me. I don't understand the constant violence. Like Iraq for instance has been a country for almost 100 years and Iran even older but countries are so unstable in that region of the world. The rest of the world is usually in a long stretch of peace but the middle east is always at each others throats

[@zahidcan]

Saying YPG is different from PKK is like saying Belarus is different from Russia. Literally first picture in this video shown has YPG terrorist with patch of founder of PKK in his chest

[@Parker307]

Belarus is different from Russia

[@zahidcan]

[@SitzPinkler]

With all my respect, I dont agree with what you said. The more accurate analogy would be "Saying YPG is different from PKK is like saying Moscow is different than Russia."

[@ecruz99]

for real and they keep saying they arent terrorist XDD

[@ObeyNoLies]

Chris like to pretend his government masters are on the right side of history.

[@davidyarb5885]

I was in Kyrgyzstan back in the mid 90’s with USAID and Turkey had a lot of quiet influence in Central Asia as well. Turkish retail goods, appliances and construction was quickly replacing anything Russian.

[@melihkaanpatoglu5452]

its normal for central asia we as turkic people(not turkish) decided to strengthen our bonds with eachother

[@VirtualViolence]

We (Turks) came from middle Asia (aka Turkistan). So we're relatives. We can understand each other when we talk. Our invisible bounds are very strong. Almost every Turk (and Turkic people) has a deep wish to betogether again which is called Turan.

[@Mustafa_Ozdemir64]

@@VirtualViolence İnlaAllah

[@greywolfs8174]

Alga Turan🇰🇬🇹🇷🤘

[@gozdekurt123]

we are turkic countries... We share same ancestors...

[@flks7172]

Cyprus operation was NOT an invasion. Türkiye is one of the guarantor states of the Cyprus dispute and has a right to defend the Turkish residence in Cyprus.

[@panosgeorgedimitriou2290]

That's the fairytales turks are saying but nobody believes it except mindless turks..

[@nasosgreece45]

According to the peace treaty of Lausanne signed in 1923 turkey has no military administrative or political rights over the island of Cyprus. It was an invasion and it is an occupation. Cyprus is Greek.

[@emreakkaya4228]

​@@nasosgreece45 by saying "Cyprus is Greek" you just showed that Turkish involment in Cyprus was and is necessarry.

[@henryaybaz7409]

Cypress is a stolen Turkish Island.

[@serkancanates7339]

​@@emreakkaya4228Yes exactly.

[@samayoubi8516]

Turkey is an ambitious country and is important to create a balance between east and west interests and brings peace to this conflict region.

[@John-mf6ky]

My grandfather spent years teaching english in the middle east, mainly Iran and Saudi. I remember him telling me as a kid the Turkish military is not one you want to mess with (he served in Vietnam too).

[@donmerkle6724]

You should hear some of the stories about the Turks while POWs in Chinese hands during the Korean War. Those people were something special.

[@user-dy9on8ez7z]

Us Master Plan ending after. Iran Pakistan and Türkiye is Last Man standing..!!!

[@Techtalk2030]

They cant even beat a bunch of kirdish rebels

[@onurcan8434]

As soon as we stepped into Korean territory, we fell into a Chinese ambush. But then an event that was considered impossible in the history of warfare took place, and then the Chinese had to remember why they built the Great Wall of China. There are such stories that you wouldn't believe such a thing could be real. For example, did you know that the story of the movie Rambo was born from a Turk who took 14 bullets in the Korean War but still did not die?

[@Techtalk2030]

@@onurcan8434 the chinese built the great wall cause of mongols not anatolian “turks”

[@mikehinson5935]

I don’t see how as an American we could say anything about Turkey. They are doing what we do. Also I would rather have a good relationship with Turkey. They probably understand all the issues in this region better than us Americans. Let them handle the BS…I don’t think they are afraid of standing up to anyone in the Middle East.

[@sirchowchow]

👏

[@exposecenter25]

except turkey is a terror state that prosecutes their largest minority which are more than 15 million people. the current turkish government is not ideal if you really want support since their entire existence is based on terror occupation

[@NerimanAkyol-nt1fz]

observation couldn't have been better 👏

[@Eyelohim]

Not only Middle East 😅

[@Ren99510]

I mean we can criticize, but at the end of the day, we are on the same side, and that's what matters. I think it's very important for nations like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, to be on our side, after all they are often the first line of defense for the next flavor of the day Islamic Jihad.

[@selahaddina.u.b.479]

If there is anyone that can bring sanity to the region, it is Turkey. Its sole aim is to have stability within its borders and throughout its neighbours.

[@Kash_Barkudza]

Türkiye lives in the most complex and politically difficult geographical location in the world. It is full of political instability and military threats on every side. If the Turkish nation had not been an intelligent, hard-working and brave nation, as has been said for a long time, they would not have remained so strong until now. They always implemented both diplomatic and military measures quickly and intelligently against every threat.

[@shamil.khanv2]

Well said! It is amazing to me that a foreigner can understand these things. It is rare to be able to analyze and identify these things without living in Turkey.

[@aimelajustice]

​@@shamil.khanv2maalesef

[@ApolloTheDerg]

I can respect their push for building their own systems and not entirely relying on the US unlike many NATO countries.

[@Alfonzo01]

Other NATO countries have no choice but to trust the United States. If they stand against it like Türkiye does, they will face very heavy embargoes. Türkiye has been subjected to harsh embargoes for years and is therefore trying to stand on its own feet.

[@ApolloTheDerg]

@@Alfonzo01 less about standing against but contributing at the very least

[@kirmiziordek6971]

If a country cannot stand on its own feet, it is doomed to collapse, and that is why Turkey must act separately from NATO.

[@DoguQ]

@@Alfonzo01Turkey got heavy ambargoes as well, when they protected the Turkish side of Cyprus against Greece with a big Operation. After that, USA and some NATO countries put big ambargoes on military equipment as well as some other things. Thats when Turkey realized that they have to stand on their own to stay strong I guess.

[@Alfonzo01]

@@DoguQ This didn't happen with just one incident. After many similar incidents, it was subjected to major embargoes, both military and commercial. But it was better for us because now we produce many things ourselves.

[@lulzimkajtazi9654]

Turkey have troops in Kosovo and in Albania. Both have good and historically relations with Turkey.

[@skp8748]

Not unilaterally

[@TheDissident]

What the fuck are you talking about?! Turkey destroyed Albania's culture and religion and you wanna say we've had good relations? Fuck off dude.

[@scottwebb4722]

they were part of their empire centuries ago, that's why

[@skp8748]

@@scottwebb4722 it was also their empire too

[@pembebulut2781]

Because we are relatives. My paternal grandpa is from Albania

[@gabriellin1352]

I always hope Turkey could rise up strong 💪 again like the past Ottoman Empire/Civilization. Be as strong as Russia and China so that one could uphold its regional security and stability. Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾 😊

[@AbelMalcolm]

I agree. Turkey is a good country, with good people.

[@kriskris2625]

“Ottoman Civilization”? Mostly Central Asian savages who where raping and killing peoples in the last 700 years

[@dronur6194]

We Turks will rule the world for the second time.

[@paradoksparadoks6299]

​@@dronur6194 ülke yabancı işgali altında. Neyin kafasını yaşıyorsun birader?😁

[@paradoksparadoks6299]

​@@AbelMalcolm no Turkey is a weak country with a corrupt society.

[@yldrmbrs]

When I was 6, I first heard "Every Turk is born as a soldier." I am 34 now and that sentence still echos in my ears.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

It is same for women. Since in Turkic tradition women goes into war too (Some khans met their wives in the battefield) although this tradition died our women are still pretty sturdy.

[@turkuaz482]

Vay canına şaşırdım.yeni nesil atatürkçü kemalistler gibi veya soldan etkilenmiş kafası karışık sözde yeni nesil milliyetçiler gibi veya veya hdp+ chp+ atatürkçü ortaya karışık yeni solcu ittifakı ve düşünce sisteminde olan yeni türemiş solcular gibi;sadece ve sadece tayyip ve akp düşmanlığı uğruna ülkesine düşman olmayıp burda ülkene ve milletine iyi sözler söylemen beni gerçekten etkiledi.germany den selamlar

[@DeathDeliveryGuy]

@@exosproudmamabear558 this tradition maybe died due to our culture being influenced by pop culture, but remember what Atatürk said: that same royal blood, which rescued this nation in the Turkish War of Independence, is still boiling in our veins. I believe that Turkish women still carry the love to our motherland so deeply that they would willingly fight and die for our people.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

@@DeathDeliveryGuy It isnt about pop culture. It is about middle east influence and comfortable life style. Although how comfortable our lifestyle is debatable.

[@DeathDeliveryGuy]

@@exosproudmamabear558 Our women have filled their brain with American lifestyle pop culture, mostly, due to the rise of social media.

[@d.l4326]

Hostility is on rise .. dirty wars. Turkiye realised that on difficult times no one including allies will not help. They have no choice but be strong.

[@KittyCat-qg4vd]

Turkey wants to rebuild the ottoman empire and have no allies in that. Turkish ambition is writing checks that its body can't cash.

[@Adiishresthaaa]

is that why you funded ISIS ?

[@kutlumzrak2689]

It's a side effect of deglobalization. The more US retreats and loses soft power, the more others have to replace that power vacuum.

[@d.l4326]

​@@kutlumzrak2689 US never had soft power. They are the bullies. Heroshima Nagasaki Vietnam Middle East all is brutality and massacre

[@KittyCat-qg4vd]

@@kutlumzrak2689 BS. All empires fall from within. Try again.

[@thewanderer6542]

My step-dad's father was in the US Army in Korea and Vietnam. He spent time working with a Turkish unit in Korea. Said the Chinese were absolutely terrified of them. Didn't think my little memory of my step-grandfather would garner any attention. He didn't talk much about his military days other than three anecdotes that I can remember, and this was one of them. The other was the reason he hated pancakes, and the other was about how a snake slithered through his ghillie suit in Vietnam. He died several years ago, so for the chronically online in the replies, if you want specifics, go back in time and ask him.

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

No doubt as a Turk, he is saying the truth. Our bayonet charges were famous in Korean War.

[@sinankoramaz1791]

My grandfather is a Korean War Veteran. His nickname among the US personnel was "The Terrible Turk" even though he was a surgeon. He spoke very fondly of the US personnel and his friends among them even after 60 years.

[@chartreux1532]

I'm German and my Great Grandfather received the Turkish "Gallipoli Star" Medal for his Help alongside Turkish Soldiers during World War 1. He was fluent in turkish until he died in the mid 1990s (was born 1889) and very friendly with all the Turkish Immigrants who came to Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. From having grown up with a lot of Turkish People as a lot of Germans have, i can say that just like with any Immigrants, they have the "Good" and the "Bad Type". But as always, the Bad Type is always the loudest, so there is always a lot of Stereotypes going around because of that. But either way, Turks are great and hard Workers. Even when i served in the Bundeswehr from 2005-2012 i had a few Kameraden who were Turkish but patriotic to Germany. And they in general respect Germany and our Military History very much as we do with theirs Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

@@chartreux1532 Good story freund, our Empire's fell fighting side by side 👍

[@diodotos]

sounds like you are the same person with different accounts making up a story...of step dad, grandfather etc.

[@Dhalawga]

A friend in need is a friend indeed.Turkey came to help Somalia when the Somali country was in its worst drought in the midst of civil war. That was in 2011.Since then,Turkey has been helping Somalia in every aspect. Long live Turkey and long live the friendship between Somalia and Turkey.

[@Globalistfcker]

We will be there as long as you want, and as long as we can. ❤

[@delly41]

please rise your country in every aspect.Our friends must be powerfull .we pride of your powers too

[@onurkagangocebe]

And we will keep supporting our dark wolves forever brother... 👍

[@korhankaya8779]

you forgot to tell that Northern Iraq and Syria are historical homeland of Turkic people (Türkmens) and approximately 8 million are still living in Northern Iraq and Syria now..

[@bigdaddyeddy1252]

Turkic people aren’t native to Kurdistan. They are native to Central Asia.

[@HatredForMankind]

Those places are not our "homelands", neither of kurds'...

[@bigdaddyeddy1252]

@@HatredForMankind yes they are the homelands of Kurds and Assyrians. That’s why the region is called Kurdistan and Assyria.

[@coffeehousedialogue5684]

​@@bigdaddyeddy1252So we are just going to ignore the Assyrians?

[@bigdaddyeddy1252]

@@coffeehousedialogue5684 of course we don’t.

[@LordDoof]

As an American, I've heard nothing but good things about the professionalism and ability of the Turkish military.

[@KohlieVarak]

bro they used leopard 2s as artillery pieces in Syria and complained that they were blown up...

[@JesusContreras-ki7hj]

You’re not talking to the right ppl, they’re ass

[@ahmetsahin6216]

@@KohlieVarakRead the memoirs of the veterans you sent to the Korean War! It was the Turkish soldiers who saved the American Division, which was surrounded by the North Koreans.

[@stefthorman8548]

@@ahmetsahin6216 lmao, that was decades of years ago, were talking about modern military, not things from your grandparents generation

[@heathclark318]

This one time nearly 80 years ago we did something once... @@ahmetsahin6216

[@jackjack3358]

I did my master's thesis on Cyprus. I think you forgot to mention that "Enosis," which the coup in Cyprus was aiming for, also targeted ethnically Turkish Cypriot civilians-essentially resulting in their killing by uncontrolled gangs. This prompted Turkey to intervene in the situation. While they did request a combined effort from everyone on the island, Greece was also stalling the agreements and allowing events to unfold. All guarantors (Greece, UK, and Turkey) were obligated to ensure the safety of civilians. The UN did acknowledge that military intervention was within Turkey's rights. However, they found Turkey guilty of aiding the Northern side in their separation, which went against the agreement of the guarantors because it essentially divided the sovereignty of the entire Cyprus. That being said, to this day, negotiations for a unified Cyprus continue, but a common path has not yet been found because both Northern Cyprus and the Southern part still do not agree to unify on common terms.

[@dogantok]

Definitely . But for these people, Turks are not important. When religion and race are different, they do not see them as humans. Families were massacred in the bathtub. It's nice to see knowledgeable people. The ignorance of Americans and Europeans scares me, even though their countries are developed.

[@Seas1s]

Oh that’s a bunch of bullshit

[@barca8341]

@@Seas1s best arguement you could think of?

[@user-tv4lz5ie5u]

The obsession with unification is fetishist and groundless. Peace lies in separation, of course.

[@jackjack3358]

@@user-tv4lz5ie5u I disagree. Cyprus should be unified, just because you have different ethnic people in there, doesn't mean you need to be divided. With that logic no nation would stay the same. Most of the Cypriot Turks and Cypriot Greeks also do want to see a unified Cyprus, but they also don't want to see the same s** happen ever again. So they choose current situation over unification most of the time.

[@thatonepomak]

its really weird imo that the islands just some kilometers away from the turkish coast is considered greek

[@papapeethehunks]

It's not weird if you go back to history many lands in now western Turkey belonged to Greece.

[@hakant.7242]

@@papapeethehunks what about Hittites, Hattians, Phrygians, Lydians, Ionians, Urartians.

[@coffeehousedialogue5684]

​@@hakant.7242Them, too. Also, Ionians are technically Greek, so...

[@hakant.7242]

@@coffeehousedialogue5684 You didn't get the point. Throughout history, Anatolia has been ruled by many civilizations. Being one of these dozens of civilizations does not make Greece the owner of Anatolia. The homeland of the Greeks is Mora and its north. The lands other than this are the places they occupied to expand. Until the time when those with the power change this, Anatolia will be owned by the Turks. No one has been able to do this for 1000 years.

[@papapeethehunks]

@@hakant.7242 those you mentioned were the previous non Islamic civilizations. They're not Turks anyways so that's ok.

[@real_sanguine]

One key element that has been bypassed in the video while handling Turkish militaristic and diplomatic role in Syria, Libya or Iraq or even Somalia is that all of these countries have been subject to government shiftings and civil wars predominantly funded by Western Powers. Before considering Turkey as a country who pursue goals of colonialism, keep in mind that Turkish people and government has a historical role and therefore support to protect the rights and interests of the people of these countries against the neverending hunger of exploitaion of first World, the major political powers of the World. I believe the only justified fight is the one's fight given for protecting their own nation and people.

[@isooo8175]

Turkey's interest in Azerbaycan is not a strategic maneuver. These are people from same nomad tribes speaking the same continuum of dialects. They were split by state borders for historic reasons. Turkey and Azerbaycan are no different than Netherlands and Flanders or Germany and Austria. Turkey-Azerbaycan border also has Sunni-Shii aspect just like Catholis-Protestant aspect of the other examples. Any government in Turkey MUST (willingly or unwillingly) support Azerbaycan, Turks in Iran (concentrated mainly in Southern Azerbaycan), Iraqi Turkmens, Syrian Turkmens and Balkan Turks UNCONDITIONALLY if they plan to have a future in politics.

[@islammehmeov2334]

What support do TURKYE is doing to Balkan TURKS?

[@damladilsad]

@@islammehmeov2334 Are you Balkan Turk?

[@damladilsad]

@@islammehmeov2334 For example, negotiations are currently being held with Russia and Türkiye regarding the autonomy of Gagauz Turks.We were with our compatriots during the Bosnian massacre. and many more things that I can't count or even know

[@burakersoy5902]

If you look at 12:09 in the video Those ''ypg'' units have the patches on their chest which feature abdullah öcalan (leader of the pkk) and the text on it ''Bé serok jiyan nabe'' translates to no life without leader. These groups are one and the same and US knows it yet they keep supplying them with weapons, training, intelligience and etc... Just because they change their abbreviations doesn't mean they are different groups.

[@frankdamsy9715]

Good for the US. They're good people

[@Justme-jp8ih]

Exactly. Ypg=pkk=terrorists.

[@ElTurco_5403]

​@@frankdamsy9715terorist sana göre yada bana göre değildir.terorist her yerde teröristtir.

[@boraboranloglu9489]

​@@frankdamsy9715 then this means US is supporting terrorists and should not blame other to do the same. Just have some empathy. :)

[@canatmaca7246]

@@frankdamsy9715 Think of it this way, some Mexicans in your country want to establish a new state in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana and unite with Mexico. They call themselves free Mexican warriors FMK and imagine that Turkey sells weapons to them and imagine that Turkey sells all the oil in Texas, then FMK kills local people, explodes suicide bombs, kidnaps your children, kills your soldiers. Are you going to leave these states to Mexico? Will you call them good people too? Will you say that they should establish their own state? Or will you organize an operation against terrorists there? It's such a simple matter. America is doing exactly this against Turkey right now.

[@erimerdi]

Türkiye no longer wants to get excluded from the economic gains around its borders nor lose control of the politics around and beyond its borders. We adopted an offensive approach Just like what we did in Cyprus in 74 rather than a defensive approach. To do that we work really hard and our defense industry has been creating indigenous weapons and technologies to achieve that. Our drone technology has been nothing but impressive and top-notch both in the air and on the sea, we can develop and manufacture all the weapon systems, and missiles in-house. TEI-Tf6000 jet engine has been done TEI-Tf10000 is on its way (TF6000 will be used with Anka 3, Kızıl Elma, and other unmanned platforms), TEI TS-1400 helicopter engine (which will be used with Gökbey Helicopter), We can manufacture assault helicopters, all kinds of modern armored vehicles both manned and unmanned platforms, Cruise missiles, mid-range missiles (up to 1000km), various smart missiles, air to air, surface to air and air to surface, warships, submarines, and finally a 5th gen Jet Fighter which made its maiden flight. Our military has been battle-hardened for years and our military professionalism has been known and respected. All these lead to one conclusion Türkiye will no longer stand still and watch. We will be involved where our national interests are required and we have been manufacturing the necessary assets to help us achieve that.

[@sanjinseh3434]

Muslimani moraju cekati da se vrati sablja i pravedni vladari,a sve dotle cemo samo gledat šta se radi. Jahudije i cionisti rade svoj posao,,

[@suky38]

... and azarbeijan IS TURK, we are ONE people 😊...we all lived very well in the ottoman empire, all of the region,lived good,❤till USA came😢 masallah, TURKIYE is doing nice good things ❤❤❤

[@bazah23]

It’s the Brits and French that came and ended the ottomans not the USA

[@phobosslayer9203]

​@@bazah23and Russian

[@bazah23]

@@phobosslayer9203 yeah I always forget about them

[@phobosslayer9203]

@@bazah23 and Arabs

[@phobosslayer9203]

@@bazah23 and ......

[@shaundavidssd]

Keeping their forces combat experienced, rotating troops all over the place keeps them ready for the big stuff

[@fuwto]

You mean when they will finally pay for all the genocides they have committed and keep committing up to this day ?

[@zahidcan]

Turkey has helped with drones MRAPs and 155mm artillery shell in Ukraine invasion as Turkey has been using its 155mm artillery for decades actively and it understands how much they would be needed.

[@history_repeats8201]

The perpetrators of the Moscow ISIS attack were trained in Turkey. I guess nothing changes after all.

[@chartreux1532]

I'm German and my Great Grandfather received the Turkish "Gallipoli Star" Medal for his Help alongside Turkish Soldiers during World War 1. He was fluent in turkish until he died in the mid 1990s (was born 1889) and very friendly with all the Turkish Immigrants who came to Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. From having grown up with a lot of Turkish People as a lot of Germans have, i can say that just like with any Immigrants, they have the "Good" and the "Bad Type". But as always, the Bad Type is always the loudest, so there is always a lot of Stereotypes going around because of that. But either way, Turks are great and hard Workers. Even when i served in the Bundeswehr from 2005-2012 i had a few Kameraden who were Turkish but patriotic to Germany. And they in general respect Germany and our Military History very much as we do with theirs Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

[@history_repeats8201]

@@chartreux1532 Most of the "Turks" of Germany are actually Kurds. So your observations are correct. Kurds are very nice people with rich cultural heritage. Too bad the dictator in Turkey refuses to give them their rights.

[@AmaalShak]

Ottoman empire border extendned all the way to northern Somalia. Ottoman turks had naval base in Zeila, Somalia in 1532.

[@ensdogukan]

Yo as a Turk I'm not a fan of Neo-Ottomanizm. Yet I believe we should have stable governments in old territories of Ottomans. Because if something bad happens in Somalia, it will effect Egypt which will effect Arabian peninsule. Then Turkey. Again something bad happens in Libya it will effect Egypt till it comes to Turkey again. Also I guess these "civilized" Europeans are afraid that Turkey helps other nations or trades with them as equal countries. Thus makes people in those countries kinda like Turkey. Which gives Turkey a soft political power. Politic power is much more powerful than armies. They cannot make their minds relax while Turkey gains more power. Not by force but with a firm handshake. They are all just racists against muslims and I'm saying this as someone not so religious. Peace be upon you brother.

[@Jamal-um9xb]

​@@ensdogukanas a Somali we are not interested by dealing with atheist, I hope ottoman descendants is still out there

[@ensdogukan]

@@Jamal-um9xb they are long gone.

[@kaankaan7356]

​@@ensdogukanbiz hala burdayız ve ben bir askerim dostum...TSK nın alt kademesi hala bu ruhtadır...sen istemesende

[@abdirisaqabdi318]

@@kaankaan7356Mashallah us Somalis only wish to work with other Muslims, we have bad history with non Muslim super powers as they are dishonest and seek to colonize. We have fought them off time and time sometimes with the help of Ottoman Turks. In shaa allah both countries benefit from this oil exploration and stabilize the Muslim regions

[@merve6987]

Fun fact: The Turkic race has a warrior-nomadic nature. The understanding that existed even in the first Turkic states is this: army-nation understanding. It means: in Turkic cultures, the understanding that every Turk is born as a soldier is dominant. War is a wedding for the Turks. So, there is no need for an army, if there is a war, the whole nation is a soldier. You can find the closest example in the founding story of the Republic of Turkey. While there was no regular army, all the people, children, elderly, women and men, put everything on the line and won. Probably some characteristic features of nations remain the same no matter how many thousand years pass. Warrior spirit is something you can't get from the Turks.

[@megagreninjagamin2930]

As a Turkish person, it’s great to see someone making a video on our military and looking at it from both sides.

[@faikkaraman5532]

As a Turkish this video including a lot of mistakes

[@megagreninjagamin2930]

That is also true but at least he saw both sides.

[@faikkaraman5532]

@@megagreninjagamin2930 yeah

[@kirmiziordek6971]

@@megagreninjagamin2930 Türk olduğunu söylediğinden türkçe yazıyorum. İki tarafıda görmek değil bu haber niteliği taşıyyan bir videoda türkiye alehine bir sürü şey söyleniyor ve buna sessiz kalmak bence saçma.

[@megagreninjagamin2930]

Haklısınız

[@aliulvisahin1970]

I loved the sentence at the end. While Turkey gains power around its regions, it is also impossible not to step on some toes. This explains the tension between the USA and Turkey in northern Syria. Considering the USA seeks to have a short-term local power and is willing to risk supporting an extremist group in Syria, it is reasonable for Turkey to intervene and protect its borders as a permanent neighbouring country.

[@mehmetylmaz4546]

As a Turkish citizen I approved your comment. Because we are a country that lives 80 millions of people in it and Usa supports terror activities in northern Syria it is undeniable. But after took the gas or petrol etc. they will turn again Turkey. And also these lands( northern Syria) belongs to Arabs not to Kurds.

[@papapeethehunks]

Turkey is the extremist not Kurdistan.

[@kadudeduder5103]

​@@papapeethehunks no such thing as kurdistan in syria. Kurds are no problem, they're also Turkish citizens. Turkey only has problems with the terrorists sending rockets from over the border. Pkk scum will not be tolerated.

[@storyler2696]

USA doesnt want short term local power, they wana reshape the area in favour of the kurds, greeks & jews they want to divide and controll the area - so they hold their power over the region everone sees this, this is not a secret usa vs türkiye the biggest contributer vs the biggest strongest ost flank army of the nato nato is dying if the usa dosent act rational, instead of emotional

[@junfan]

@@papapeethehunks stfu we know you better than you

[@msalihyilmaz]

819 billion dollars of GDP is a 2 years old statistic. Turkey's current GDP as of end of 2023, is 1.13 trillion dollars.

[@thehouse9192]

Right now, it's about 900 billion dollars (source: quick google search)

[@nostro1940]

According to .... Turkey 😂

[@user-yp9vr2gm7e]

​@@nostro1940according to ımf

[@sktt1488]

​@@nostro1940according to imf .kur*d

[@fuwto]

Blood money for sure.

[@XMAN4504]

Beş bin yıllık ve daha fazla geçmiş ve kültüre sahip tarihinde 16 büyük imparator luk kurmuş olan tarihte askerî tıp asteoloji ve birçok alanda bilim adamı yetiştirmiş ALLAH'IN Yeryüzündeki kılıcı olan asil merhametli korkusuz TÜRK milletine bir vatansever türk evladı olarak gurur ve şeref duyuyorum 🇹🇷🇦🇿🇹🇷 ❤❤❤

[@youknowmyfirstlastname3206]

Well Turky is pretty powerful than it looks. But isn't powerful as ottoman empire, but TURKEY PRETTY CAPABLE COUNTY.

[@Fatihevlice12incisinif]

I am a folk song and I want to say this: Turkey's power is like America and Iraq in the face of the Ottoman power.

[@nithral2254]

@@Fatihevlice12incisinif Harbiden öyle kanka Osmanlı Süper gücün ötesindeydi

[@MrDante549]

Sen istersen, tekrarı hayal değil

[@umutgezginug]

Turkey has most independent diplomacy in NATO. It mostly NATO always protects western interest in all world. But West doesnt really care about Turkiye's problems

[@nostaljiturkce]

Nato is only working for the North Atlantic interests.

[@randomuser6306]

You've got that straight backwards. Turkey is run by Islamists. Bring back Ataturk's governance and witness the change.

[@arthas640]

Depends. Governments care about other countries governments when either 1. Their own people support the country and their problems (like the recent Ukrainian war and Gaza war), or 2. They have to care because of political, military, or economic ties. When Turkey pushed the US to declare the American allied Kurds terrorists they did it, and when the US was training and supplying anti-ISIS Kurdish fighters the Turks told them to quit so the US did. The Turks have maintained good relationships with US enemies like the Russians and Soviets, being Russia's equivalent to Switzerland as the place rich russians hide their money or go to hide without the US doing much to stop them. The US does that because Turkey has a lot of power on the world stage and regional politics, which is the same reason that America is able to get people to care about american problems.

[@benhudson4014]

Bravo for correct spelling turkiye

[@nostaljiturkce]

Nato is an North Atlantic alliance which cares for limited far western interests which in most cases doesn’t necessarily include Turkiye. All the wars around Turkiye is immensely hindering Turkiye’s economy while the few far west countries enjoying the peace Nato provides and making money off these wars selling weapons. Moreover, Nato was used to be a defensive alliance rather than mingling with the rest of the world. We want all the wars to stop immediately.

[@abdirahmaanmohamed1582]

Turkey 🇹🇷 has helped Somalia 🇸🇴 many times and it's an important Ally of our country

[@fuwto]

So what ? Islamic Nazis came to help you out. Nothing to be proud about.

[@cryptosamet3536]

@@DA-eo8ps there is only one recognized government in somalia . Somaliland are rebels

[@clean713]

​@@DA-eo8psThe US is literally training terrorists in Syria like YPG etc.

[@voidwalker9223]

countries dont help you for aid they help you because geopolitics

[@clean713]

@@voidwalker9223 yea, thats the problem. No one cares about the poeple

[@NomadPolitics]

I'm Somali soldier, Turkiye SF guys are really badass

[@esoterra8050]

o7

[@borasen2630]

Popularity of your account is going to boom rapidly if you just add automatic Turkish subtitles to your videos related to the Turkish defence sector.

[@metaim718]

I think we should also give a credit to Turkey about constructing 3 x Corvettes ships for Ukraine Navy, armed to the teeth against Russia. F-211 Hetman Ivan Mazepa has been built in Turkey and her crewman have been trained by Turkish Navy Officers. STM also constructing the 2nd and 3rd Corvette ships for the Ukrainian Navy.

[@dereksollows9783]

This is news! When did this occur?

[@bobbuilder767]

@@dereksollows9783never, now everyone going on full train copium

[@metaim718]

@@dereksollows9783 F-211 Hetman Ivan Mazepa Corvette has been completed in 2023. 2nd and 3rd ships are being constructed by RMK Marine shipyard in Turkey. These ships have cutting edge technologies such as Radar, VLS, Anti-submarine warfare.

[@metaim718]

​@@bobbuilder767 Google is your friend. Learn to use it! :)

[@mryan89]

Certainly playing both sides, a real ‘Merica move, good for them

[@craz71]

they are doing what we do. cant be mad about it

[@megapangolin1093]

Cracking evaluation of the situation, Cappy, it really helps us real folks to pick up on the issues without getting too technical or politically picky. A straightforward, honest, clear, impartial evaluation of a complex situation and the best I have yet seen. Well done, I really enjoy your excursions into realpolitik. Turkey is really a great country, getting by, by paddling its own canoe and keeping everyone watching for what they will do next, a truly remarkable achievement. I wish them well.

[@kirmiziordek6971]

I think it's not impartial

[@direktFizik]

Hello dear editor. The name of my country is no longer TURKEY, but "TÜRKİYE" as registered in the United Nations. Thanks.

[@scorpiovenator_4736]

We don't get that type of punctuation in English keyboards

[@user-yn4fc8ym9p]

Ya sg ya. Ne farkediyor her yere aynı şeyi yazıyonuz

[@kirmiziordek6971]

@@scorpiovenator_4736 Turkiye

[@BrbZrk_G]

​@@scorpiovenator_4736 Turkiye is also ok.

[@canatmaca7246]

First of all, the Turks are operating against the PKK/YPG terrorist organizations, not the Kurds. 15-20 million Kurds live safely in Turkey. There are Kurds and they are represented in our parliament and ministry. Turks and Kurds have the same equal rights. But when a terrorist organization emerges and threatens your territorial integrity, of course we will carry out an operation against them. PKK/YPG committed many massacres in eastern Turkey and in big cities, including suicide bombings, child abductions, village raids and massacres of many of our soldiers. Think of it this way, some Mexicans in your country want to establish a new state in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana and unite with Mexico. For this, they are killing the indigenous people, detonating suicide bombs, kidnapping your children and killing your soldiers. Will you now leave these states to Mexico so that they can establish their own states, or will you organize an operation against terrorists there? It's such a simple matter

[@canatmaca7246]

By the way, did you think that PKK-YPG, which is the same organization and has the same commanders and leaders, was a freedom fighter when it changed its name? Don't be so stupid. In which country in the world have you seen a workers' party killing children with AK-47 in hand?

[@YaawwHeHe]

Daha az önce Van büyükşehir belediyesine kayyım atanmaya çalışıldı Van savaş alanına döndü diye haberler çıkıyor ve Kürtler Türkiye'de güvenli yaşıyor mu diyorsun sen gel Doğu Güneydoğu'ya gör bakalım 100 senedir resmen ohal şartları altında yaşanıldığını

[@YaawwHeHe]

Ve Kürtler ile Türkler aynı haklara sahip de değil demokrasisinin d'si bile yok biz Kürtler için şimdi tartışılan konu ne yine kayyım onun dışında bırak Türkleri Osmanlı'dan beri hiçbir zaman Ermeniler Rumlar Yahudiler ana dilde eğitim yasağı görmedi öbür taraftan Kürtçe yasaklandı Kürt ve Kürtçeyle alakalı her şey yasaklandı yok sayıldı hâlâ Kürt böreğine küt böreği denmesi (ki siz Rus salatasını Amerikan salatası yapmış süper zekalar olduğunuz için bunu dile getirmenin de pek bir anlamı olduğunu düşünmüyorum) bunun bir örneğidir ya da Türkçülüğün esaslarını yazan Ziya Gökalp'in bile Kürt diye bahsettiği Selahaddin Eyyubi'ye Kürt dememek için kırk takla atarsınız kıvırdıkça kıvırırsınız bu ülkenin vatandaşı dahi olmayan vergi vermeyen Suriyeliler için hastanelere kamu kurumlarına Arapça tabelalar asılırken yüzde doksandan fazlası Kürt olan yerlerde parktaki tabelada Türkçeyle beraber Kürtçe de olduğu için kayyımlarca ilk iş olarak indirilmiştir ondan sonra bizim Kürtlerle hiçbir sorunumuz yok dersiniz aklımızla alay edercesine bu seçim de size güzel bir cevap olmuş olur taşımalı seçmenlere rağmen Diyarbakır Van Mardin Batman Hakkari Siirt Ağrı Muş Tunceli ve Iğdır gibi birçok yeri kimilerinde ikinciye 2-3 kat farkla alması ile cevabını vermiştir size Kürt halkı

[@clankclankimatank]

I agree that the PKK is highly suspect and deserving of scrutiny/condemnation for war crimes, but has the YPG ever performed operations within Turkey? I thought that they operated exclusively within Syria. Is it solely due to their connections to the PKK that Turkey considers them to be a terrorist group?

[@Roni24mamba]

Sounds like Israel-Palestine and Hamas....

[@je25ff]

Anyone who belongs to a, 'worker's party' has probably never worked a day in their life.

[@sercan2157]

This happens in every country :D

[@gergosoos2870]

Anyone who belongs to a, 'conservative party' has probably never conserved a painting in their life

[@noco7243]

​@@gergosoos2870both are true tbh. 😢

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

Oh dear. As the man with the funny moustache said. "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" Turkey is increasingly an Islamist state about as democratic is Russia. Erdogan says he wants nuclear weapons. “Some countries have missiles with nuclear warheads. But the West insists ‘we can’t have them.’ This, I cannot accept.” He has said that US Nuclear weapons based in Turkey by rights belong to them. Turkey under Erdogan is the enemy.

[@yakuzamert]

They already have nothing to to with a 'party' or workers :D Just a terrorist organisation hiding behind that term. Claiming to be socialist but their best ally is USA, pretty interesting approach to the topic :D

[@cemuslusoy5212]

Wow. I really haven't seen anyone in a long time who can remain impartial on these issues and evaluate the perspectives of all parties involved. Thank you for sharing your impartiality and in-depth research.

[@MCMLXXXVICCXII]

The interesting thing the crushing most of the people ignore is Turks have more than one Country/State. You read "Kyrgzistan" but it is Turkish. You read Azerbaijan but it is Turkish. Turkey is just one of a mighty family. Another interesting thing people don't understand is Kurdish people have their own state and the name is Turkey. They are citizens and they have the exact same rights as the other ethnicities. We all good here and wish you all the best 😊

[@asimdeyaf]

I will say that the sentiment among Libyans I know is much more positive of Turkey because they are the main allies supporting the internationally recognized government in Libya.

[@fuwto]

AS long as they are fellow Muslims, you don't care about their repeated genocides, do you ?

[@asimdeyaf]

@@fuwto What are you talking about? No one cares if you are another religion in Libya.

[@ensdogukan]

@@fuwto puhahahah I can't believe you guys always achieve to be the victims in any situation. Elected, UN RECOGNIZED Libyan government supported by Turkey and at the opposite end there's a warlord supported by Greece, France and Russia. RUSSIA THE BIG BAD BEAR. This is just plain hatred embeded in racerism.

[@asimdeyaf]

​@@fuwto What are you talking about? Libyans aren't gonna genocide you for being a different religion.

[@ahmetsahin6216]

@@fuwto Armenians always receive friendship from the Turks, unless they act hostilely due to the provocations of the West against the Turks, with whom they have lived together and friendly for nearly 1000 years. There is no Armenian genocide. If the Turks had wanted to commit genocide against the Armenians, there would have been no Armenians left and alive in Anatolia between 1071, when the Turks took Anatolia, and 1915. DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY WESTERN COUNTRIES WANTING TO USE YOU ARMENIANS AS GUINEA PIGS FOR THEIR OWN GEOPOLITICAL INTERESTS!

[@clonedgs]

You are correct on Turkey's ambitions. There is no reason why Turkey should not wake up and be a major world player like it has always been. Why would anyone be surprised by this?

[@AlpcanUzman]

It was really a fair video. As a Turkish citizen I have to tell It is very nice impartial explanation

[@user-pp1ni2jy3f]

Turkey's increase doesn't bother me if their goal is a stability. A large peacekeeping, anti-terrorist force. Someday, we may be buying our SUV's from Turkey.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

It's not

Well prepared. As a Turkish, i'm surprised to see such non-biased video about Türkiye. 👍

[@agengsatya96]

the goal is self defense, they have Israel as their neighbor

[@librainvictus5660]

@agengsatya96 isreal is the biggest arms and tech partner of turkish armed forces in middle east. erdogan might play mean to the cameras but he knows that a strong israel is the best geopolitical ally for turkey in the eastern mediterranian eez. They crossed blades with egypt in libyan intervention, invaded syria and has abysmal relations with iran over iraq-syria logistic lane.

[@agengsatya96]

@@librainvictus5660 turkey don't trust Israel especially since Israel attacked mavi Namara & this recent situation

[@bilgehanonogul660]

Turkey is doing it right. They go in, give the country support for a cost. Well done

[@aleksandarzoric2452]

Ignorant,what do they do in Syria and Iraq,even eastern Turkey with Kurdish people and why? Watch whole video before commenting.

[@kevinchan4855]

What i know is that they can’t provide aid to their own people in the earthquake but giving “aid” to the neighbours. A fail modernised nation with a lot of modern weapon and influence. Classic pre-war era setting

[@fuwto]

You mean by still killing the Armenians and the Kurds, after they wiped out the Greeks, the Assyro-Chaldeans and the Armenians from their ancestral lands ? Is that what you mean by "doing it right" ?

[@canatmaca7246]

@@aleksandarzoric2452 They are fighting against civilian killer PKK and YPG terrorist organizations

[@billsmoke3929]

@@aleksandarzoric2452 "Kurdish people" half of AKP party are literal ethnic Kurds dude. There's a reason why Turkey has close relations with Kurds in Iraq against the PKK. "Kurdish people" aren't a single monolithic block of people, they're very religiously and politically diverse.

[@K.a.r.a.k.a.n]

It's Türkiye, not Turkey !

[@salmansamir5570]

Well prepared . Thanks for this information.

[@selee3853]

Turks are very very interesting and mysterious race. Sure, every nation/race has it’s strenght and weaknesses, but the most striking thing about the Turks is their “fighting spirit” when it’s time for war.

[@ismailcananl2105]

Savaş bizim düğün günümüz

[@mehmetalioz368]

@12:11, the YPG terrorist on the left is wearing a patch with the face of Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of PKK. It is clearly seen that it writes "Serok", which means "our leader." So, this is a self declaration of being related to PKK, isn't it? I mean they are telling themselves that they are PKK.

[@frankdamsy9715]

And?

[@kamilyagci3796]

aaand pkk is considered a terorist group in nearly all of the western countries, thats one point. the other point is that the usa was claiming that ypg etc. has no connection to the pkk, whichexplanationm no one took serious anyway. @@frankdamsy9715

[@g.c4855]

And they are terrorist and usa gives weapons to these terorists

[@user-dy9on8ez7z]

Us Master Plan ending after. Iran Pakistan and Türkiye is Last Man standing..!!!

[@mossfen583]

​@@frankdamsy9715and as the video says, PKK is a recognized terrorist organization by Turkey, Middle East, Europe, US and most of the rest of the world.

[@turkishpashabey]

Türkiye's understanding of the region and the world is gorgeous!

[@mpaso111]

Thank you for the info as always. It is much appreciated.

[@pusheendalimitsofgeneva5816]

19:13 A brief look at Turkish history would show you that, Turkey does NOT like Russia in the slightest, but rather tolerates them for the sake of their own gain, the S400 missile systems that they bought are mainly for countering Greek aircraft if they were to ever become an issue in the future, a similar case could be made for the stealth fighters, and the energy imports do not justify a good relationship since before the war a lot of Europe imported a large part of their energy from Russia also and some still do

[@islammehmeov2334]

Selamun Alekum BROTHER are you CRAMIAN TATAR if soo SELIM FROM CRAMIAN TATAR BROTHER

[@chewbacca3269]

That is true. The Russian mythos is to "recapture Constantinople," which is obviously against Turkey's interests. They tolerate each other for certain common goals, but they have fought and will fight against each other if need be. Which is why Turkey supports Ukraine, with which Turkey has more in common historically and culturally.

[@mertc8050]

Not just greeks syrian and iraq border was defensless in terms of AA .rockets were landing all over the cities in border area, launched by kurdish seperatists thx to weapons coming from ypg thats "definetly not connected to pkk"

[@theforsakeen-9014]

@@chewbacca3269 no they do not, end of the day they are still muslim and there is no country that has more in common with ukraine than russia.

[@islammehmeov2334]

@@theforsakeen-9014 what about the fact that the TURKS and there ALLY the CRIMEAN TATARS help UKRAINE during Bogdan Hmelnitski during the Dayluc + Hurem Sultan the greatest TURKIS Empress is UKRAINIAN

[@VexxIsBack]

I'm at 1:33 and I'm from Turkey I can clearly say that we are not trying to recreate ottoman empire but they are our history and we love our history and overall Turks are warriors of god

[@ZonamaPrime]

I mean it makes sense for Turkey to become more involved with regional conflicts in it's neighborhood.

[@vkuyrukcu]

It makes much more sense than US intervening in Syria and Iraq from 6000 miles away.

[@postyoda1623]

there a were couple of mistakes (U.S. high ranking officials have admitted YPG and PKK are the same thing behind close doors and leaks) and omissions (the crucial support by France for the genocidal maniac Haftar in Libya alongside Russia against Turkey for instance) but overall very informative and fair video. even with those things mentioned, probably very few people would make a video as informed about a region far away.

[@EmirKATIRCI]

You and also the presenter forget to add that PKK (by connection YPG and so called SDF) is a known terrorists organisation and PKK is declared as such by the USA as well. So what USA is doing lying to the face of Turkish people and to world, while utilizing and arming a known terrorist group under different names whose sole goal is to carve Turkish lands for founding a so called Kurdish state. And they act surprised when Türkiye acts against an existential threat around its border. What a hypocritical approach to talk about allied partnership against terror. I wonder what would the American people and government act like if Türkiye started utilizing and arming KKK or some other domestic terrorists inside or at the borders of USA? In the meantime USA and Western propaganda making it look like Türkiye and Turkish people has a grudge against the Kurds. While omitting the fact that Türkiye has the biggest Kurdish ethnic population in the world, Türkiye was the first country that opened it's borders to help and accept millions of Kurds who run from Iraq in the late 80s and 90s, Türkiye had many prime ministers, ministers in the government and still have a lot of citizens from Kurdish ethnicity that are in politics and in powerful places both in state and government positions and there is no segregation or targeting against the citizens from any ethnicity. We all have the same rights and obligations. I hope I made it a bit clear about what's really going on and how it looks like from Turkish side.

[@kutlumzrak2689]

France spent a lot of money erasing that from Internet. Like a lot. Ask Macron and i'm pretty sure he will say "who is Haftar"

[@tibet751]

13:37 - you failed to mention France also supported the Libyan National Army. This is important because it aligned France with Russia against NATO ally Turkey

[@Globalistfcker]

Spot on!

[@timagesaustralia]

Around 18.00 , you are mistaken. Iran did NOT put sanctions on Qatar. Infact Iranian products filled out the qatari supermarkets. IRAN and Qatar Has strong friendly relationship.

[@selamikulek9305]

Hopefully Turkiye get strong militarily and stabilise it's near region for piece and security of the surrounding economies.

[@skp8748]

God willing. Love from 🇸🇴

[@jwini8780]

Have a look at the pipelines that come through Turkey to Europe, Turkey is a vital part of NATO ❤️

[@The-informed]

Turkey is great power in the making therefore there expansion for economic and security reasons aligns with those of other superpowers. Every nation has its interests but with turkeys exploiting these interests comes with fairness. Give and take and not just exploiting to deplete from nations like the west does. We are happy turkey came to our rescue in Somalia when everyone else including the golf states were digging the hole deeper for us. Thank you for all that you did for us❤️Turkeye

[@leventyilmaz5]

Great work. Congratulations. ❤

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

They're investing big time in Africa.

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

Y, also a lot of other countries are

[@TolgaKarlilar]

Only the major powers@@Bell_plejdo568p

[@BUGSY-lq3os]

Yeap ! hand in hand with US ..they are shadow partners in Africa against China and French influence!

[@yusufg.620]

There's a power vacuum right now in the continent

[@mostafamchet7733]

Prefer the Turks rather than the Chinese

[@daconqueror101]

More power to them no pun intended. They probably understand the middle east better than we do. Maybe they can add stability to the region.

[@cemdursun]

I don't mean to defend the Ottoman Empire but there was stability within different ethnic and religious factions in the region for hundreds of years.

[@alpddar2518]

@@cemdursun You dont mean to defend Ottoman Empire for what? You say yourself that it maintained peace in the region for hundreds of years. Why are you afraid of defending your past? I am not a huge Ottoman fan either but you look like a submissive little apologetic boy when you say shit like that.

[@GothPaoki]

Lol no there wasn't.

[@cemdursun]

@@GothPaoki I’m not making a claim here. It is facts. And I am not a fan of the Ottoman Empire by the way they treated minorities. It’s just that gotta stay true to the facts.

[@user-dy9on8ez7z]

Us Master Plan ending after. Iran Pakistan and Türkiye is Last Man standing..!!!

[@shamil.khanv2]

4:30 Turkey did not invade Cyprus. Cyprus was already Turkish territory. There were 2 administrations on the island and the Greek side tried to make a coup by sending a junta to the island and then they massacred the Turkish Cypriots living on the island. As a result of this, Turkey sent its own troops to the island and both protected the Turkish Cypriots and prevented the coup.

[@mgrsoy]

As a Turkish citizen, I can say that our motto is 'peace in the world, peace at home'. But it does NOT mean that we do not respond ,threads towards us. Turkish People wants to live in peace unless any attack to own existence. Each of us are ready to sacrifice if it is neccesary. I recommend you to read and understand Turkish national anthem. It says ' God takes , my life, my love,my children but not my country. We are Turks; if the issue is homeland, the rest is Just details. Mehmet the conqueror says that being Turk is Hard because you fight with the world, not being Turk is Harder because you fight with Turk.

[@90MELHEM90]

Man Iran was not part of the alliance to blockade Qatar. That's like saying China and USA are supporting South Korea.

[@Meraqueen-vb5hn]

Yeah he's wrong that part, Iran helped Qatar at that time

[@palaherk]

As a Turkish citizen, i can easily that this video is so unbiased and very well made. I salute you soldier.

[@fuwto]

Unbiased because he did not dare talk about your ever repeating genocides ?

[@hakan5531]

@@fuwto GenocideS?" Excuse me do you know what does genocide even mean? Turks never killed a single civillian till enemies attack our civillians. It never happened in history. It shows we are the cleanest nation. If you want to see genocider look at europe. Especially France. they are genocide gods.

[@billsmoke3929]

@@fuwto The French, Belgians, Japanese and British have never fully accepted or talked about their genocides regarding the Algerians, the Congolese, the Bengals or the Chinese - yet you entirely focus on Turkey. I wonder why.

[@han5807]

@@billsmoke3929Dont forget Germans in Namibia in 1904.They commited genocide against 2 african ethnicities.

[@SaddamHussain-we9ec]

@@fuwto you are supporting the ongoing genoc!de of palestinians, so don't you dare to question turkey since that incident never happened and just a propaganda to defame them,

[@renexe]

18:27 We do very much care for our flag and this is the one of the most beatiful examples of it.

[@suleymanaygun259]

Great job man ! Thank you for your efforts as a Turkish guy. 🎉🎉

[@AbelMalcolm]

I think so. As an American who is fed up with the completely biased & distorted American media, this guy did honest reporting. CNN would never hire him.

[@petbabyrammus8467]

Great video. A few things you could mention are: Turkish presence in Albania, Kosovo, saving Ethiopia on time against Tigray, relations to Maldives and Pakistan that irritates India, construction of warships and a drone factory for Ukraine.

[@Usernam744]

Saving Ethiopia from a small group. Are you kidding? I hope that Turkey does not stand in the way of Egypt’s interests there, but it is good that Egypt and Turkey’s relations are now good after they were bad for ten years.

[@petbabyrammus8467]

@Usernam744 That "small" group was capturing cities and besieging the capital just few years ago.

[@spookymv]

never mind bro, Egypt was under Turkish rule under the Ottomans. @@Usernam744

[@brsars]

@@Usernam744 That "small group" was about to reach the capital.

[@Usernam744]

​@@brsars You should know more about what is happening there. I think sometimes the ruler can create a war so that he can eliminate the opponents, and I think this is what happened.

[@laserresal]

Never forget this: when Colombus discovered America, the Ottomans were ruling the world 🤘🏼💯

[@ImranAtSawchar-fe9ko]

Colubus did NOT discover America,....Another Lie in the History Books. Muslims from Africa were already in America,....Trading and living with the Natives in the 7th Century, about 700 years before Columbus.

[@fatiherensasmaz]

Yorumuna sokayım bynsz

[@78skj]

Here is what I think, more power to you Türkiye!!!🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@dema-3000]

Nice video, however it is interesting to note that when Turkey creates a military base somewhere or concludes some military treaty, it starts to talk about the ambitions for the Ottoman Empire. While at the same time when this is done by the USA, UK or France, they talk about democracy. It's funny :)))

[@houseframer386]

Sounds like Turkey is stepping in to a global security role and is accepted in places the USA is not. From this report it sounds like a good thing.

[@cjotin6562]

After listening Turkey's ambitions, I want to move there. Reminds me of America's old times.

[@huseyin-fu5oy]

😅

[@yusufg.620]

Turkey is beautiful. I'm also looking to move there from the US, but the economy is massively overheating right now

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Dont fucking do it but you can come as a tourist. The country is nice to look at but hell to live in inflation is too high,we are economically and politically in bad shape.

[@stouellette]

@@exosproudmamabear558 Turkey is doing okay.. Covid done bad things economically everywhere, but Turkey is working country not in the rut Americans can have more buying power in Turkey than they can in US right now ..If anyone wants to move to Turkiye , best thing to say is "well come"

[@stouellette]

@@yusufg.620 things are still cheaper in Turkiye than they are in US, $ can buy much more over there than it can in US.. It's a beautiful country , with fine weather and fine people and excellent food..

[@letsdoit9057]

great explanation thank you .

[@l3erkayyy]

Thank you for being honest and sharing such important and detailed information about my country without talking it down like other youtubers. Definately will watch other videos of you!

[@WordToMomsYo]

Bro, Cappy, I'm truly impressed.. The fact that you went through this much effort to research and illuminate the many, complicated issues facing Turkiye at this juncture says a lot about you and the aims and goals of your channel. I see many bright days ahead in your future. Keep up the good work. Yours, Some dude in Jersey who spent some time in that region a decade ago and still finds himself thinking of it fondly.

[@neongenesis8499]

So many mistakes, Iran wasn't part of the Qatar blockade. The blockade strengthened ties between Qatar and Iran. It was Iranian airspace that allowed Qatar to keep flying its planes etc.

[@sapphyrus]

As for YPG which was rebranded by CENTCOM into SDF by throwing in token Arab participation to legitimize it, even in the video you can see their militants wearing on their insignias the portrait of Abdullah Öcalan who has been caught by CIA efforts and is currently residing in a Turkish prison who is the founder of PKK. Both PKK (Turkish arm) and YPG (Syrian arm) is sibling organizations under KCK together with PJAK (Iranian arm) and this is a known and admitted fact by even the former US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in a congressional hearing. US government is still feigning ignorance about this connection they themselves admitted to, though. From a Soviet designed terrorist organization to weaken NATO to an American pawn that weakens NATO. It's easy to understand why USA is garnering Turkish enmity since 2016. When USA put bounties on PKK leaders to persuade Turkey that they're still against PKK, YPG condemned USA telling they were putting bounties on heroes.

[@kalks4334]

YPG never attacked Turkey and still Turkey attacked them. They even bombed prisons, so the jailed ISIS fighters could flee

[@QuizRajjo]

Very impressive research and presentation. There was a little error, actually Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade ties with Doha, and not Iran. They imposed a sea, land and air blockade on Qatar, claiming it supported “terrorism” and was too close to Iran.

[@evrensel.duyuru]

Dude you are decyphering all of our plans... We were sneaky until you revealed our arses :ddd

[@pipolebnene]

Why should we be alarmed? Isnt america with its troops in over 70 countries and seems to be fine no?

[@rccasual7525]

good point.

[@ahmadalastal5303]

US expanded by invading countries and creating misery in others especially in Arab countries, Turkey did not do that. China did not do that

[@fuwto]

Unlike turkey, America is not a genocidal Empire, just a pretty shitty Empire.

[@Pixelponny]

Truths

[@m.c.martin]

I think it’s because America tends to be pretty transparent with its intentions, so it looks good for PR, but other countries tend to hide their intentions. America is also accused constantly of making the PR Intentions a front for what America is really doing. Edit: I have to edit my comment since people don’t read, and have incredibly low IQ in the subsequent comments, I have to now clarify my vague reply about Americas Military Bases in 120 countries. Note, this was a reply to why America has MILITARY BASES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, not a comment about Americas History. America tends to be transparent to the foreign nations government about why America is going to be building a military base in that country. It is usually to strengthen alliances, or help defend a minority group that could be targeted. I even give an alternative point of view, that people are skeptical of why America is really there, and don’t believe what they say publicly, and see it as front or a cover up to what they are really doing. People in the following comments had a very difficult time understanding this simple concept

[@atagaijewere1540]

Always a delight to watch the content in this channel 😊

[@Pilvenuga]

When he was trying out the polymer case ammo weapons was in my opinion the high point of this channel. Modern, realistic, agressive.

[@yukseldemir7029]

Bu yüksek emek gerektiren video icin abone oldum. Teşekkürler

[@osmansirin7122]

Thank you for this objective analysis, just one thing, could be nice to mention ENOSIS movement was an underlying reason for Turkish offence in the island. There was a ideological movement in the south side of the island aiming to eradicate Turkish people from the island.

[@chattyknight9559]

The empire strikes back

[@nostaljiturkce]

So the history tells :)) Resistance is futile.

[@dreizdreiz9203]

what empire?

[@orkenezsever]

​@@dreizdreiz9203 Not the Palpatine's.

[@user-rm4oq9uh8j]

No actually they’re the republics now :)

[@esoterra8050]

This gets even more funny after listening to the "Ottoman Empire Anthem" legit sounds like STAR WARS.

[@CIHANOZEL-ij6vd]

Gdp is 1.2 trillion not 860 billion

[@54.08TR]

1.340T atm

[@sotrsl9484]

U are crazy good at this bro. woow. I love that u dont take any part just giving THE INFORMATION not a information.

[@HamzaKara-uc3wb]

we didnt invade northern cyprus we saved Turkish minority there ofc there are benefits and right now most of population in northern cyprus wants to unite with southern cyprus they want to be in eu it is so sad I came across a elder who a soldier joined to Cyprus operation by chance and if he would know that they want to apart from us he would so upset :/

[@volkanvolkan3664]

I am Turkish and I know my history, This is the first time I see someone explained everything without taking and side, Good job! Thank you, I enjoyed it.

[@onentogar9599]

A very nice summary of an extremely complicated topic engulfing countless conflicts in the broader region including the Med, Middle East, Europe, Western Asia and Africa!