Turkey thanks Putin for unconditional support over coup attempt
Source: Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey has expressed its satisfaction with the unconditional support Russian President Vladimir Putin lent to the Turkish government in the wake of the July 15 failed coup attempt and vowed to speedily improve bilateral ties with Moscow after an eight-month rift.
“We thank the Russian authorities, particularly President Putin. We have received unconditional support from Russia, unlike other countries,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Habertürk TV on July 25. “This is our expectation from our other friends, as well,” he added.
Turkey and Russia ended eight months of tension in late June after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wrote a letter to his counterpart to express his deep sorrow over the shooting down of a Russian warplane along the Syrian border on Nov. 24, 2015. Russia was one of the first countries to condemn the failed coup attempt on July 15 and express its support to the democratically elected Turkish government.
Erdoğan and Putin are expected to come together in Moscow in mid-August to revive ties, Çavuşoğlu said, recalling Turkey’s two ministers responsible for the economy would hold preparatory talks with their counterparts in Russia on July 26. Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli and Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi were scheduled to depart to Russia late July 25 from Ankara. Russia recently officially removed all economic and touristic sanctions which had been put against Turkey in the aftermath of the Nov. 24, 2015, incident.
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uawchild
(2,208 posts)WASHINGTON — It’s hard to remember today that to President Obama, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey once embodied a new kind of Muslim leader. Mr. Obama regarded him as “a man of principle, and also a man of action,” Tom Donilon, the president’s former national security adviser, said in 2011.
But when Mr. Erdogan began tilting in the direction of authoritarianism, ascending from prime minister to president and setting out to transform Turkey from a parliamentary democracy into a one-man system built around him, their once-intense relationship deteriorated. His frequent phone calls with Mr. Obama ended, and Mr. Erdogan has observed that they rarely speak anymore.
On Tuesday morning, the phone calls resumed. Mr. Obama called Mr. Erdogan to deliver what a senior administration official described as a “shout-out” for his resilience in the face of a failed coup attempt, and to express relief that the Turkish president and his family were safe.
Mr. Obama’s supportive words, even in the face of a state of emergency that Mr. Erdogan declared on Wednesday and a crackdown that extended to banning every academic in the country from traveling abroad, testified to the stark reality the White House confronts with Turkey. Mr. Erdogan may now be a bitter disappointment to the president, but he is still better than any other option — and, like it or not, remains a linchpin in the campaign against the Islamic State and in a host of other critical issues.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/world/europe/obama-erdogan-turkey-coup-attempt.html?_r=0
Seems like EVERYONE kisses up to Turkey because of its geo-political importance, hmmm?
Go Figure.
But hey, if NATO actually grows a spine and "suspends" Turkey from the alliance over the ongoing purge, let us all know.
"NATO strives to secure a lasting peace in Europe, based on common values of individual liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law."
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_68144.htm
Javaman
(62,531 posts)erdogan encourages a coup via agent provocateurs to head off an actual coup due to his coming purges.
he rids himself of the limitations of NATO and sides with moscow
moscow now has their port in the Mediterranean and erdogan no longer answers to the west and erdogan can do as he pleases as dictator now.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Huh?
Why would Turkey give their port to Russia?
Javaman
(62,531 posts)they will allow Russia a base aka a port. got it?
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Turkey hates Assad.
Russia is backing Assad.
I think you're misinformed.
Javaman
(62,531 posts)
read up on foreign relations then get back to me.
we're done.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)
pampango
(24,692 posts)Putin wants to weaken the EU. The previous flood of refugees entering Greece from Turkey caused caused much dissension and bitterness within the EU - something that Putin would like to see more of.
uawchild
(2,208 posts)The evil genius that he is, he used his mind control ray to engineer the Brexit.
That's common knowledge.
Lol good grief. Putin wants this Putin wants that -
pampango
(24,692 posts)though the extent of it varies. The refugee crisis has undoubtedly weakened the EU which was why they were willing to pay Turkey billions to make it stop.
Putin is not omnipotent but he and the far-right (both European and American) have a mutually beneficial relationship.
uawchild
(2,208 posts)You said Putin wants to "weaken" the EU, in what sense?
To get governments more friendly to him? That's certainly true enough. I don't think the political leanings would matter much, as long as the replacement government was friendlier to Russia's interests.
To weaken the EU economically? That's a harder sell.
President Putin extends olive branch to European Union
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended an olive branch on Friday to the European Union (EU), whose sanctions on Moscow are up for renewal in July.
"The European Union … remains the key trading partner of Russia. It is our closest neighbor … and of course we do care about what is happening in our neighboring states," Putin said in a conference at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Russia.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/17/putin-structural-problems-in-the-global-economy-remain.html
Putin Wants to Get Back to Business With the EU
The president will use his annual address at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to call for normalizing ties between the world’s biggest energy exporter and largest trading bloc, though he’ll stop short of offering concessions on Ukraine, according to three officials with knowledge of the preparations, who asked to remain unidentified to discuss confidential information. Attendees at the country’s showpiece investor event will include Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-15/putin-said-to-plan-back-to-business-bid-to-eu-at-investor-forum
Sure seems that Putin wants the close economic ties with the EU to continue and improve, regardless of other geo-political events.
But, again, I would really like to hear exactly what you meant when you said Putin wants to "weaken" the EU.
And are there any direct quotes from Putin or Russia stating an intention to "weaken" the EU in the sense you mean?
pampango
(24,692 posts)Russia is much bigger and militarily more powerful than any single European country. A united Europe presents Russia and Putin with a much bigger challenge.
A united Europe has imposed economic sanctions on Russia for its actions in Ukraine. 30 individual European countries would have a much harder time doing that. Putin understands this so he supports the far-right which also wants to weaken the EU for its own reasons.
Of course, Putin wants to trade with Europe but would figure to be able to get more favorable trade terms as the stronger partner with individual countries rather than the weaker partner with a United Europe.
If you need to hear Putin actually say this that is fine.
