Thank God the EU is acting with some sense. Expecting Turkey to align with EU foreign policy and values is reasonable, but it should be treated like a proper candidate country, not an outsider. The comment by Leyen lumping Turkey into the same basket as China and Russia was very unnecessary in the first place.
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50 cc of context.
>The comments come amid calls by Türkiye’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for a proposed Türkiye-Russia-China alignment.
>In March, MHP Deputy Chairperson Ilyas Topsakal traveled to Moscow on the instructions of party leader Devlet Bahceli, a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to promote the initiative.
Fearless_Tie5751 on
still expecting israel and US to be good people and not war criminals should have been said too
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It is not a smart move for the EU to alienate Türkiye, during this era of geopolitical turbulence while the Union is in dire need of military and security guarantees. I am pretty sure the majority of head of Member States would not agree with her.
One can say Türkiye’s track record of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech and press has deteriorated in the last years, but definitely it is not a concern for von der Leyen as she rather prefers see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil approach.
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AttitudeSimilar9347 on
*Turkey
Middle-Position3388 on
Which Turkey? The one that was sending thousands of immigrants and weaponized immigration to the EU border so they can coerce for money? This Turkey or another?Â
eurocomments247 on
“as a candidate country”
Until Erdogan has ben gone for nigh on a decade, Turkey is a candidate on paper only.
affiliate1022 on
those who seek to “counter” turkey forget that without this cornerstone, the gates they guard would have crumbled to dust long ago. one does not antagonize the titan that holds the roof over their head 🇹🇷🇪🇺 is below even a clever zionists rhetoric
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Is it the same Europe who praised us greatly in the last month in the Nato event?
This is some real hypocrisy.
Impossible-Mud-3524 on
I am utterly disappointed in the EU, with the exception of Spain; while Israel commits violations of international law on a daily basis, everyone collectively looks the other way. But sure, the Turks are the ones we need to watch out for. The EU, and Germany in particular, should pull their heads out of Israel’s ass, take a leaf out of Spain’s book, and learn what it means to have a backbone.
Environmental-Pea-97 on
This isn’t news really. We are “the” historical adversary for Europe in general. Even the English and Fr*nch may find common ground but not we are just too incompatible with their culture. I completely.understand why they don’t want us in the EU and it makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is the visa situation.
We should implement an open oirder policy for Syrian refugees. Let the democratic and humanitarian EU deal with them.
And trust me when I tell you no Turk will ever forget the present Schengen situation. No politician who will ever hint at us fighting for the Europe will survive the next election.
I am going to translate a Turkish idiom for you which you will find very appropriate:
“The wolf survives the winter but never forgets just how cold it was.”
At this point Turkey shouldn’t enter the EU even if they begged. Let Russia slow-fuck them with the US watching.
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Thank God the EU is acting with some sense. Expecting Turkey to align with EU foreign policy and values is reasonable, but it should be treated like a proper candidate country, not an outsider. The comment by Leyen lumping Turkey into the same basket as China and Russia was very unnecessary in the first place.
50 cc of context.
>The comments come amid calls by Türkiye’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for a proposed Türkiye-Russia-China alignment.
>In March, MHP Deputy Chairperson Ilyas Topsakal traveled to Moscow on the instructions of party leader Devlet Bahceli, a close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to promote the initiative.
still expecting israel and US to be good people and not war criminals should have been said too
It is not a smart move for the EU to alienate Türkiye, during this era of geopolitical turbulence while the Union is in dire need of military and security guarantees. I am pretty sure the majority of head of Member States would not agree with her.
One can say Türkiye’s track record of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech and press has deteriorated in the last years, but definitely it is not a concern for von der Leyen as she rather prefers see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil approach.
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*Turkey
Which Turkey? The one that was sending thousands of immigrants and weaponized immigration to the EU border so they can coerce for money? This Turkey or another?Â
“as a candidate country”
Until Erdogan has ben gone for nigh on a decade, Turkey is a candidate on paper only.
those who seek to “counter” turkey forget that without this cornerstone, the gates they guard would have crumbled to dust long ago. one does not antagonize the titan that holds the roof over their head 🇹🇷🇪🇺 is below even a clever zionists rhetoric
Is it the same Europe who praised us greatly in the last month in the Nato event?
This is some real hypocrisy.
I am utterly disappointed in the EU, with the exception of Spain; while Israel commits violations of international law on a daily basis, everyone collectively looks the other way. But sure, the Turks are the ones we need to watch out for. The EU, and Germany in particular, should pull their heads out of Israel’s ass, take a leaf out of Spain’s book, and learn what it means to have a backbone.
This isn’t news really. We are “the” historical adversary for Europe in general. Even the English and Fr*nch may find common ground but not we are just too incompatible with their culture. I completely.understand why they don’t want us in the EU and it makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is the visa situation.
We should implement an open oirder policy for Syrian refugees. Let the democratic and humanitarian EU deal with them.
And trust me when I tell you no Turk will ever forget the present Schengen situation. No politician who will ever hint at us fighting for the Europe will survive the next election.
I am going to translate a Turkish idiom for you which you will find very appropriate:
“The wolf survives the winter but never forgets just how cold it was.”
At this point Turkey shouldn’t enter the EU even if they begged. Let Russia slow-fuck them with the US watching.