Turkey: The Clever Man in the Middle

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[@brianmsahin]

An Irish man here living in Türkiye for more than 20 years. I'm not even going to comment because whatever I say will either be loved or lambasted depending on what side you're on. I will say something non political. My Turkish friends and neighbors are wonderful, warm and friendly people who are always helpful, try to feed you five times more great Turkish food than you could possibly eat, supply you with the best Turkish wine and ice cold Turkish beer or the famous raki if fish is on the menu ! You don't need to leave to go on holiday, you can ski, swim in the cobalt blue Mediterranean and Aegean, or Marmara and Black Sea if you like it cold. You can go mountaineering and trekking in the beautiful Taurus mountains, you can go back to the age of no cars by taking the ferry to the beautiful Prince Islands, you can scuba dive around coral reefs in the south or pop over to the Greek islands like Samos, or hop over the border to Georgia for a nice weekend. In İstanbul we can have breakfast in Europe, go to Asia for lunch and be back in Europe in time for dinner! You don't have to worry about the fasting month because most of the restaurants and all of the bars are open. The sun shines most of the time and you are surrounded by amazing history from Ottomans, Romans, Greeks and back to the dawn of civilization with sites like Göbekli and Karahan Tepe. The big problem if you're not earning €, £ or $, is the very high inflation. It's slowly getting under control but it's still very bad. Soon after I came to Turkey there was a new Turkish Lire, it was tl1.45 to $1. Now, it's 32tl to the $. This makes living difficult for the people at the bottom of the financial ladder.

[@mandeep1803]

"There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests."

[@bennetdebakker9766]

I came to Türkiye 2 years ago as a Dutchmen, The Netherlands or Hollanda as some may know and I'll tell you 1 thing. I will never ever leave this country anymore. Friendliest people in the world. When you move to a new house, your new neighbour brings you food to welcome you. After eating at a restaurant you can stay as long as you like and get free tea after eating for the whole night. Anyone will offer to pay for your food when you go out to eat together. If you need to go to the airport your friends will offer you a 2 or 3 hour drive without any hesitation and nobody wants anything in return. Everyone is polite. People stand up in public transport for elder people or pregnant women. Everyone talks to eachother calling names like father, uncle, aunt, brother, which gives the feeling like this is 1 big 80 million people big family living together in peace and with laughter. The culture is what makes me addicted to Türkiye. Türk insanları, sıcaksınız, tiryakinim size ❤. Next to that the country has everything: You can go to the beach or rent a boat if you like hot weather. You can go skiing or snowboarding in the mountains if you like winter sport. You can go swim at waterfalls or go hiking in the mountains with wild çakals, wolfs, foxes, bears and all kind of cool animals if you like the outdoors. You can go old traditional bars with traditional music and Rakı if you like this. You can go to modern discotecs if you like to party and drink cocktails and beer like in the west. You can live here following any religion and if you are a good person, the people will be good to you. Almost all people here marry 1 time and stay together forever, way better then the divorce rates in the west. I truelly with all my heart love this country, it's history and it's people. Every country has it's flaws and so does Turkey, but for me it's absolutely the #1 place to be. Ne mutlu Türküm diyene... i hope to say one day when i get my passport ❤❤❤🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🐺🐺🐺

[@muratpolar5281]

You have to realize Fethullah Gulen movement is fully supported by the CIA since 1965. You can even do a program about the CIA's Islamist green belt anti-Soviet plan during the Cold War through south west Asia. Placing him in Pennsylvania even caused some friction between the latter and the FBI in 1999.

[@Ceiteach.O.Duibhir]

Love Türkiye 🇹🇷 from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Kronosfobi]

A important note on Gulen, who is for some unfathomable reason presented here as some random scholar who's been used as a sacrifical lamb.

[@phooogle]

Correction: The US put nuclear missiles in Turkey before the USSR tried to put them in Cuba. I know this isn't the way it's taught, but hey the victors get to write history :) It's all public record though.

[@vincenzoclesceri4673]

“Shhhh babe, Simon just dropped another video”

[@cablegy868]

Mustafa kemal did not took the surname "ataturk". it was given to him by the people of the republic.

[@firatsanliturk]

"Turkey chooses Turkey". Truer words have never been spoken. Strong allies go down together. Turkey is not interested in going down. It was a sore lesson learned during WWI. Certain groups in the then parliament were in cahoots with Germans and they dragged an already sick empire into a devastating world war. A mistake that was not repeated during WWII. Ankara's distance to and diplomacy with both the allied and axis powers kept Turkey "the only country where the lights remain on". When it comes to international politics, friendship means mutual benefit. Nothing more, nothing less. That is a blurred line that constantly shifts this way or that. What's more important is the solid bridges between nations and peoples. As long as the foundation is strong, offenses can be forgiven although maybe not forgotten. We still remember the TCG Muavenet Warship that was "accidentally" hit by 4 cruise missiles lauched from USS Saratoga during a "friendly exercise". It was a betrayal from an ally and a clear punishment from Washington to Ankara for refusing to obey their commands. Such 'strong arm' politics have often been favored by DC when dealing with Ankara and it's a HUGE error in judgment. Turks historically don't respond well to threats and insults. You can keep them in check by force for a while but not for long. That should have been abundantly clear, as many NATO/UN commanders could testify. Such 'cowboy politics' puts a bigger wedge between the two nations than anything Erdogan could conjure up in his wildest dreams. From the Turks' perspective, it's ALWAYS Washington acting childish, greedy and aggressive. And oddly enough, it may well be. Because even with the power imbalance between the two countries, the US seems to recognize Turkey as a 'legitimate threat' to her 'global authority and interests', as is indicated by the hostility of Washington and the repeated 'political analysis' from various think-tanks portraying Turkey among the "potential rivals of the US in the 21st century". Claiming that it's all Erdogan being a dictator while Washington's hands are squeeky clean would be a naive belief. Believe you me, like her adopted predecessor Rome, the US too is anything but innocent when it comes to foreign politics.

[@sybariticops]

The term "deep state" actually comes from Turkey, when in 1996, a car crash in Susurluk, Turkey, revealed something strange about the passengers: what were a police chief, a member of parliament, a beauty queen, and the leading drug-trafficking contract killer in Turkey (Grey Wolves member Abdullah Catli), doing together in that car?

[@ihsanpt]

I've been to Turkey many times. Beautiful country with friendly people

[@baiwuli6781]

Turkey is literally my favorite. They know how to play the game, and Turkey isn't just the US's good little boy like the other NATO members

[@AcinA_70]

I stopped watching at

[@denizforst]

You started with the countries airline and point out false claims with no prof and somehow made it sound like they are bad/wrong at everything yet this should be a informational video. More like a propaganda or your personal belief/hatred.

[@LouisLerouge]

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Turkish Airlines is one of the best in the world in my experience and many people I know who have used them.

[@Sirius-Voyager]

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[@friskyjesus]

I’ve been wondering how long it would be before this video came along. As a viewer of this channel since day one, I’ve noticed one name consistently coming up in nearly every video produced: Turkey. If it’s an episode to do with North or East Africa, the Middle East, Southern or Eastern Europe, the EU or NATO, and even the Far East from as far away as China, Turkey plays a role in all of it. Be it diplomatic, military, or foreign investment, Turkey as a nation has vested interest in everything that goes on anywhere in the world. More so than any other single nation, save for the US, Turkey is bound to play some role in the political games of other nations. And to be honest, it’s kind of a scary thought. But considering I’m an American, it’s also laughably ironic just saying that.