 Why the Western countries want to play hardball with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or should European countries, should Western ally play hardball with Turkish President Erdogan? As you know, it is a long time, there is a conflict, there is a standoff between Turkey and its European allies and NATO allies. First of all, I would like to explain the meaning of this word to play hardball. To play hardball does mean that any country or any person uses all possible means to achieve his or it's goal. It doesn't matter to act rough or useless and it can be happened to play hardball, it can be happened, it can be realized in politics and business. And what does it mean? I would like to explain as possible as I can. As you know, there is a standoff between Turkey and European countries and NATO allies. And European countries, especially NATO and the Atlantic, led by the United States of America, they claim that Turkey betrays European values and democratic principles. And Turkey has got relations with Russia and as you know, European countries, the Western countries are at war with the Russian Federation in Ukraine. But Turkey, the member of NATO, NATO and the Twitter organization has relations with Russian Federation and personally President Erdogan has relations, has connections with Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. And it irritates Western countries, it irritates NATO members. On the other hand, as you know, Turkey is now is blocking the entry, the Swedens and felons joining NATO. And Turkey has conditions, first of all, Turkey demands the political and the Kurdish refugees and other political and the members of Golanist religious movement. They are living in Sweden and in other European countries. And Turkey, especially the former editor-in-chief of Zaman newspaper belonging to Golanist movement in Turkey, it is recognized as a terror organization. Turkey demands this, this man, this terror suspects should be, not should be, must be extradited to Turkey. And it is very vital for Turkish side. But Sweden doesn't want to give this, this some important Golanist and and PKK and the Kurdish workers party. It is also recognized as a terror organization, PKK is a terror organization recognized by Western countries in Europe, by Europe and the United States of America. And the reality is that Turkey, Erdogan is living in Turkey since 2002. It is over the two decades. Turkey is led by President Erdogan and by his governments. But as you know, after 2014, after 2015, Turkey and Erdogan government has problems with Western countries, with NATO members. Turkey says it conducts impartial policy in the Middle East, impartial policy in the Middle East. But as you know, in the northern part of Syria, United States of America supports Kurdish rebels. The rebels, this organization, YPG is recognized by Turkey as a terror organization. And Turkey has relations with the Russian Federation. As you know, after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Turkey has grown nearly 200% of this economy grows with the Russian Federation. And Western countries say that Turkey must join the sanctions against Russia. But Turkey doesn't want Turkey under the leadership of President Erdogan said they are leading impartial politics behind them. They are mediator between Russia and Ukraine. That's why there are stand-offs, there are some predicaments and problems between Turkey and its NATO allies and Western countries. But in Turkey will be held, as you know, on the 14th May, the presidential and parliamentary elections. Erdogan party and it is allies with Turkish nationalists. They want to win majority in the Turkish parliament. And Erdogan wants to be re-elected the second time Turkish president. And there is the opposition. Opposition uses also the high inflation and economic problems as possible as they can. But we don't know what happens in Turkey. But I think that after elections, the relations between Western countries and Turkey will be harsh because Turkey has got harsh. And Erdogan has also authoritarian politics in Turkey also abroad in Europe and other countries. I think that after the elections in Turkey, the relations will not be easy. And we are waiting what will happen. And I hope that it will be very good for Western countries and also for Turkish allies. Because how long the war in Ukraine is continuing in Ukraine. I think that the standard between Turkey and European countries will be harsh, will be difficult. Because after the world war, we see it comes new world order, new world order in the world. And Turkish position in the new world order is important enough. And I don't know as a political scientist, I don't know. But I think that the relations, the economic and political relations between Turkey and European countries will be better after the presidential election, after the war between Russia and Ukraine.