The consequences of military tension in Europe and Turkey

It is certainly not something to be taken lightly.

Such high tension will have an impact on Turkey. And it will be a bad one.  

Germany is already being shaken.

So, what is happening?

We are talking about Turkey's most important connection hub in the outside world. This is a center that has largely held the reins—not just economic, but political—of Ankara for the last 50 years, without making much noise: Federal Germany.

Berlin, as we have noted here from time to time, is in the midst of a terrifying arms buildup.

Society, too, must be “militarized” to sustain this arms buildup.

This painful reality has not only driven diligent progressive writers of the recent period, such as Ingar Solty, to write books (“Innere Zeitenwende” - The Great Transformation Within). Even certain segments of the right are extremely uneasy about these developments.

For some reason, while the SPD, the Greens, and even a large part of the Left Party—which are presented as being on the left—project a profile as ambitious and aggressive as the classic right in their hostility toward Russia, conservative soldiers feel the need to declare their concerns.

An example? Harald Kujat, a former Inspector General (Chief of Staff) and former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, is practically shouting in alternative media and on social media. For Kujat, who constantly warns that the policy pursued by Berlin is incorrect, the only way to escape this impasse is for Russia and Ukraine to sit down at the table for peace immediately. In a widely watched video recently published on YouTube, he did not neglect to point out that Europe and Germany could become a nuclear target for Russia. By stating that Putin is under pressure but is acting with extreme restraint... This is how we can summarize the latest analyses of Kujat, who also has expertise on Russia.

Germany's reckless rearmament, its cancellation of the brakes on public debt for this initiative, and its announcement to the world of the interest it will pay, etc., should be a clue as to the delicacy of the situation.

So, how does this stance affect Turkey?

As these lines are being written, German news sites and media are reporting that Turkey is aligning itself with NATO and taking an anti-Russian position.

In the Black Sea, no less...

Dangerous, very dangerous.

Kujat, who complains about the attitude of the Berlin administration—which, unlike the US, is officially fanning the flames—attributes the reason for “why a different stance is taken than the US” to two factors. He argues that support has been given to the Ukrainian government for 4.5 years to defend Western values in Ukraine, and that it is now impossible to distance itself from Kyiv as the US has done. He also claims that a new orientation was carried out in the German armed forces in 2011 and that this violates the constitution. Such as military intervention abroad... He also asserts that this violation of the German constitution has never been rectified.

We cannot say that these are merely the personal observations of a retired general who also served as chairman of the NATO-Russia Commission in the past. It is very clear that he represents certain interests.

Furthermore, it is possible to say that a significant portion of industrial capital and, especially, the millions of low-income people do not look favorably upon such an adventure. We see that the media, especially the “democratic media,” plays a very eager role in convincing the public of this dangerous trend of militarization. In this respect, there is not much difference between the media in Turkey and the media in Germany. We have written this several times. It seems we will have to repeat it more often with new examples.

The Friedrich Merz government is working to become the world's fourth-largest “defense spender” by 2030, with at least 180 billion euros, as Europe transitions into a chaotic environment. The goal is to surpass Russia and become the world's third-largest military power after the US and China.

Why?

It must be said that the military power buildup has nothing to do with the fairy tales about defending heroic democracies in the media. A show of force is essential for industry-heavy giant monopolies to balance their internal production problems and, especially, their declining position in foreign markets. It is essential, even if it disrupts military balances within Europe. In capitalism, military power has no meaning other than the urgent interests of big capital. Democracy, human rights, the so-called independence of countries, etc... These are just excuses.

If that is the case, is there any guarantee that this tension will not sooner or later turn into a whip cracking over Turkey? No.

There is also this: It is very clear that the political environment in Germany will become even more tense if the fascist AfD (Alternative for Germany) experiences a major surge in votes in the local elections to be held in the eastern states of the country in September. A militaristic orientation may also be needed to curb internal troubles.

We mentioned “countries that will be targets.” There are allegations that plans are being made to secretly distribute nuclear weapons from the US to Europe. Could AKP-led Turkey be among the countries where these nuclear weapons, whose address will be hidden from Russia, will be deployed?

Is there anyone who wants to be a target for Russia's atomic weapons?

By the way, what does the New Party say about these matters? Does it have a different approach to what is happening, for example, from its sister party the SPD, or the Greens, for that matter?

We never asked.