Turkish hypocrisy revealed in recent developments
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan treats Kurds in Sweden as terrorists when Islamic State (ISIS) sympathizers in Turkey roam free, Michael Rubin, US author, said on Tuesday.
Rubin said on 1945 website that Erdogan treats Kurds in Sweden as terrorists when ISIS sympathizers in Turkey not only roam free but also “populate Erdogan’s administration and Turkey’s intelligence service.”
Shortly before the NATO summit in Vilnius, Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, revealed on June 10 that he succeeded in persuading Erdogan to remove his veto on Sweden’s NATO membership.
Turkey is now anticipating the removal of the majority of sanctions related to defense, as well as a speedy progression in its long-stalled attempt to join the European Union, according to a source cited a Turkish official.
Rubin said that Turkey has previously utilized its position within NATO to immobilize the organization and derive benefits from its veto. With the goal of removing this veto, Stoltenberg and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan are now seeking to enable Turkey to obstruct the European Union and undermine its democratic principles from within.
Germany often caves to Turkish blackmail because it fears not only that Erdogan will unleash the floodgates of refugees into the heart of Europe but also because German intelligence officers believe that Erdogan controls terror cells among the Turkish diaspora in the heart of Germany, the author added.
Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO in May 2022 prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February but were met with huge rejection from Turkey and Hungary.
Turkey had rejected the NATO bids of the two Nordic countries, citing their alleged support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an outlawed group that has been engaged in a longstanding insurgency against Turkey since 1984. However, in March, Turkey ratified Finland’s bid.