CrossTalk on Turkey: Crunch Time!

On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk, he asks his guests whether Turkey must decide to look to the West, or to the East.

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[MertS66]

The very existence of Turkey is a colossal "Fuck You" to all the self-righteous, capitalist, covered with a peaceful image but actually breeder of evil countries. Please "I know everything and have the strongest opinion" kind of internet surfers: Read a little about Turkish War Of Independence. You will see how noble Turks are and not so primitive like the popular opinion. We aren't doing so well at the moment with the mindless muslims and pkk but we will prevail.

Ne mutlu Türküm diyene!

[istanbullet]

the think obsesses europe is the fact that Turkey is rising and giving signs of indivual politics which in favour of turkey's future. It's not a religius position, it is a fact and best way to decide where to go and how to draw the route. Turkey is still working on negotiations with EU. Then ask eu leaders why the stopped more than 13 chapters? who is diverting turkey's route? just ask them.. check eu leaders speaches.. ask sarkozy or merkel. the blind leaders of old mentality europe.

[cruel180]

@SirSneeky1 yea, we know who is ignorant very well, in your mind maybe Turks killed all Jews in Europe in 1940's inside Nazi suits right?

[SirSneeky1]

@cruel180 its not your fault that youre ignorant, its your governments.

[cruel180]

@SirSneeky1 you forgot to meniton fly mosquito died in 2011 by Turks. you are so one-sided. just tell me where are the Turks living in east europe and middle east in Ottoman empire era now? and tell me if we want to kill them why we wait tii 1900's? we could do that at 1600's when we were superpover, and if we assimilated tell me how Greeks speak Greek, Bulgarians speak Bulgar, Arabs speak Arabic, Bosnians Bosnian lang so on? go and read some books except propaganda books boy.

[ufster81]

lets all hope for the day the common turkic mongol understands the difference between an assertion and providing evidence.

[flowewritharoma]

great

[roycpc464]

@TheNamezor I'm glad you agree with me, not all stories are true, propaganda helps Turkey with its long term plan of Turkish expansionism , the current situation at the moment is that Turkish Cypriots are more safe under the present government of Cyprus from Turks, and that's why so many Turkish Cypriots are protesting against Turkey and its government for the present situation, don't believe me search for Turkish Cypriots protesting against Turkey.

[TheNamezor]

@roycpc464 Your correct, it's all divide and conquer imposed by the Brits and the US.

I agree that the Turkish soldiers should leave, but what about the Turkish Cypriots living there? Will they be safe, or are they're gonna be butcherd like the 60' 70'? It's not easy from now on, nobody can expect that Turkey will leave knowingly that there will be massacres, racism etc. I've heard many stories by Turkish Cypriots being harassed by Greeks. It's all fucked up, wish there was a way... peace..

[BurgundyBeret]

turkey is most strongest country in Middle East.

greece fuck you all. american puppets .

[Silahtar357]

Conquest of Constantinople wasn't a Crusade...Ottoman Empire wasn't a crusader,Ottomans didn't assimilate people...

[Silahtar357]

Also greece attacked to Cyprus...Greek soldiers were attackers...Turks defended their lands...