Foreign affairs aren't going well either

The country is a powder keg.

The government is constantly tightening the screws domestically so that control does not slip from its hands. It keeps pouncing on anyone who raises an eyebrow, objects, speaks of "rights, law, and justice," or demands democracy.

It is waiting in the wings to crush anyone it perceives as an opponent.

Things will continue this way until they have finished their business with DEM, appeased the terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan, and crossed that "critical threshold" with a constitutional amendment without any hitches.

After all, Özgür Özel is at the head of the main opposition.

Those in the Palace are at ease because he carries water to the government's mill by appearing to be on the side of justice while pretending to be a very fierce opposition.

However, even though they try not to show it, there is a serious problem with foreign affairs!

From Cyprus to Syria, from Greece to the European Union, from Palestine to America; things are manifesting in a highly unfavorable manner for the government.

Since it views foreign policy merely as a tool to protect its seat, perfect its neo-Hamidian regime, solidify its Ikhwan-based ideological foundation, fortify its base, and find hot money, it does not care about the country's supreme interests.

For instance, Turkey recently conceded its most critical goal in history in Cyprus.

But the government's concern is not so much about conceding this goal as it is about the opposition constantly stirring up the issue.

Hakan Fidan said, "We do not discuss family matters in front of the public." How can a "rational" approach be expected from a mentality that perceives foreign policy this way...

If someone had come out and made a statement along the lines of, "We remained silent because what is cooking in Central Asia will eventually fall to us," there would at least be an understandable side to it.

At the very least, we could have debated whether Turkey could get a share of the 12 billion Euros—of which 3 billion will be spent on the route extending from China to Europe—to improve its own infrastructure, whether such a strategic route would strengthen our hand against Europe, and whether all of this is worth making concessions on Cyprus.

The government did not want this because then the issue of whether the money coming from Europe would be spent for the benefit of the country or go into the pockets of three or five crony businessmen would become a subject of debate. It is clear they did not want to reveal that just yet.

Things with America are not exactly as they want either.

They are exchanging pleasantries, but our side has some serious anxieties regarding Trump.

From the very beginning, they were calculating that if they legitimized the PKK by saying "process," "a Turkey without terror," and so on, and if the PYD-YPG sat at the table with Jolani and integrated into the new administration in Damascus, Trump would leave Syria to Turkey and withdraw his troops.

They thought our side's hands would be freed once America stopped sponsoring the terrorists in Syria.

Their hopes were dashed.

James Jeffrey, the "black box" who served as the Special Representative for Syria during Trump's first presidency, blurted out, "The US is partially withdrawing from the region. This will have no effect on America's general presence in northeastern Syria and, as far as we know, in Al-Tanf in the southeast."

Yet, as soon as Trump took office, when he told Europe, "take your basket and go your own way," their eyes had lit up.

They immediately jumped on it, wanting to sit at the negotiating table by saying things like, let our army protect you, and you take some steps that will be useful to us domestically.

You know, we don't want full membership, but let's review the Customs Union, for example, let's get the economy back on its feet; provide visa liberalization, help our defense industry, we couldn't get the F-35s but give us Eurofighters, and so on...

But when Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested, the mood suddenly soured. The sale of Eurofighters was blocked by the veto of Germany, the big brother of Europe.

Now they seem to have turned their compass back to the F-35.

With things this chaotic, let's not think that Greece will stand idly by.

Nowadays, it is pursuing the expansion of its territorial waters to 12 miles in the Aegean by calling it "maritime spatial planning."

After all, the government in Turkey does not have the power to send ships to prevent this.

In other words, it says this is an opportunity.

As far as it appears, things are not going as they want in Syria.

Recently, Syria stopped the flights of Ajet, the little brother of Turkish Airlines.

Damascus demanded that Ankara allow reciprocal flights.

Because, currently, Turkish Airlines operates seven flights a week to Syria, but no Syrian airline can fly to Turkey. The planes operated by Syrian Air and the private airline Cham Wings do not meet the technical standards of Turkey and European aviation authorities.

If only this were the case...

Our side could give one or two Turkish Airlines planes to Syria, and the issue would be solved, but there are also political problems. While Hakan Fidan was hosting Hamas in Ankara, Jolani arrested two representatives of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement in Syria. Moreover, he did this right in front of our eyes. It is understood that he will completely cleanse Syria of the Palestinian movement in the near future so that America will lift its sanctions. Of course, Israel is dancing with joy.

As if the world didn't have enough problems, now Pakistan and India are on the brink of war. Let's end our article by saying, woe to us if these two nuclear powers clash as well.