What caused the fall of one of the most influential empires in history? The Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman Empire: A World of Difference

Very recommendable!

Ugly History: The Armenian Genocide

Very recommendable!

Turkey says it rounded up 33 suspected spies working for Israel's Mossad

Tensions are rising in the region! Turkey is aiding and abetting terrorists!

Erdogan (age 69) has been trying for some time to become the Sultan of a resurrected Ottoman Empire. And Turkey is still a NATO member.

Let's pray and hope the Israel-Hamas War does not escalate and spiral out of control.

Turkey says it rounds up 33 suspected spies for Israel's Mossad - The Jerusalem Post Turkey has harshly criticized Israel for its bombardment of Gaza in its war with Hamas, with Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly exchanging barbs last week.

Turkey arrests 44 largely Turkish citizens, claiming they are tied to Mossad

Bad news!

Why is belligerent Turkey under Ottoman empire rebuilder President Erdogan still a member of NATO!

"Turkey arrested 44 people on Wednesday for what officials claimed was their involvement with Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, Turkish media reported. 

Those arrested appear to be largely Turkish citizens, and the group includes several private detectives, as well as the director of a private detective firm named Ismail Yetimoglu. No Israelis were arrested. ..."

Turkey arrests 44, claiming they are tied to Mossad - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Ottoman-Portuguese War for the Indian Ocean

Recommendable! I had no idea that the Ottoman Empire was so active in the Indian Ocean!

Turkey forges a strategic future independent of Russia and the West

Very recommendable! Good overview of Turkey's current foreign policy ambitions in the Middle East and Central Asia! Get a better understanding of Pan-Turkism, Pan-Islamism, and Neo Ottomanism! How should NATO respond?

"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be pursuing a strategy of balancing the West and Moscow against each other ...
Ankara probably presents more significant strategic challenges for Moscow than for the West. While Turkey is currently at odds with Greece and other NATO partners in the eastern Mediterranean, it is also pursuing a deliberate and nuanced strategy of engagement with countries across the Black Sea littoral region, the Caucasus and Central Asia. This strategy will provide it with a new sphere of influence and strategic partnerships independent of its traditional NATO ‘allies’, while also increasing the prospect of a confrontation with Russia by encroaching on Moscow’s traditional zones of influence and control. ...
The most obvious manifestation of this strategy was Turkey’s role in the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan was already a critical element in Ankara’s plan to wean itself off dependency on Russian gas and in mid-2020 had overtaken Russia as Turkey’s main supplier of gas. ...
Turkey is arguably applying a similar calculus to its growing engagement with Ukraine. A mid-October presidential summit between the two countries advanced a defence cooperation partnership, bringing about a ‘new geopolitical reality in the Black Sea region’. The cooperation agreement signed by Ankara and Kyiv encompasses advanced defence industrial collaboration on aerospace engines and unmanned aerial systems, including the co-production of an unmanned fighter jet. In a direct challenge to Moscow, Turkey also agreed to sell its well-regarded Bayraktar armed drone to Ukraine and has purchased the Ukrainian-modernised S-125 (Goa-3) surface-to-air missile system. ...
Ankara also appears set on revitalising the idea of pan-Turkic solidarity to build an alliance across Central Asia and the Caucasus. Turkey was a founding member of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States that was formed in 2009 with the primary goal of deepening cooperation between Ankara and the Turkic-speaking states of the former Soviet Union. ... While it got off to a slow start, it appears to have gained relevance and momentum since late 2019 when Uzbekistan formally joined. ...."

Turkey forges a strategic future independent of Russia and the West | The Strategist

Erdogan ruft zum Boykott französischer Waren auf

Hoffentlich ist das endlich das Ende der Erdogan Diktatur/Ära! Genug damit! Werden die Türkischen Bürger endlich mit zivilen Ungehorsam, friedlichen Demonstrationen etc. diesen kriegslüsternen Größenwahnsinnigen Ottomanen loswerden! Hat der Mann endlich den Bogen überspannt!

Werden französisches Parfüm und Cognac ihn zu Fall bringen? Last uns darauf anstoßen! A votre sante!

Werden die SED Kanzlerin Merkel und der französische Präsident Macron genug Stärke, Besonnenheit, und Klugheit aufbringen Erdogan zu trotzen? Leider fraglich!

Erdogan ruft zum Boykott französischer Waren auf „Achtet nicht auf französisch gekennzeichnete Waren, kauft sie nicht“, fordert der türkische Präsident in einer Fernsehansprache. Die deutsche Kanzlerin reagiert – und stellt sich hinter Macron.