The Unchanging Game
Parasitic America is a system builder that erodes from within. Cunning Russia is a cold mind that carries a dagger behind a friendly mask. Vulture Europe invests in the death of others to hide its own collapse. Dragon China is a digital invader that uses silence and patience as weapons.
Parasitic America, Insidious Russia, Vulture Europe, and Dragon China's Shadowy Games
Turkey is an ancient nation standing at the crossroads of three continents, at the intersection of civilisations, at the heart of religions, languages, and roads. These lands are not only at the centre of maps, but also at the centre of plans and conspiracies.
Today, Turkey faces a conspiracy where four directions appear to be enemies but occasionally sit at the same table behind the scenes:
Parasitic America is a system builder that erodes from within.
Cunning Russia is a cold mind that carries a dagger behind a friendly mask.
Vulture Europe invests in the death of others to hide its own collapse.
Dragon China is a digital invader that uses silence and patience as weapons.
Although these four actors appear to be in conflict with each other, when it comes to Turkey, they have united for the same goal throughout many periods of history.
1. Parasitic America: Diplomacy of Betrayal and Internal Invasion
The United States' relationship with Turkey has never been based on a genuine alliance. The ‘alliance’ established under the NATO umbrella was actually part of a project to make Turkey militarily dependent.
Historical Conspiracies:
- 1960 Coup: The first major internal intervention supported by the US to increase its control over Turkey.
- 12 September 1980: Turkey was redesigned with the coup that the CIA called ‘our boys have succeeded.’
- FETÖ Structure: On the night of 15 July 2016, Turkey faced an invasion attempt directed from a NATO base.
What is the US doing today?
- It is trying to establish a terrorist state in southern Turkey with structures such as the PKK/YPG.
- Within the framework of the BOP, it wants to divide Turkey along ethnic and sectarian fault lines.
- It is triggering economic crises and playing with the nerves of the people.
America does not establish military bases; it establishes psychological bases. Every ‘alliance’ it establishes is actually a new form of occupation.
2. The Sneaky Russia: A Threat Disguised as a Friend
Throughout history, Turkish-Russian relations have been marked more by competition and war than by friendship. However, modern Russia is pursuing a strategy of surrounding Turkey with economic and diplomatic traps rather than engaging in direct conflict.
Historical Traces:
- The 93 War (1877-1878): The Ottoman Empire's heaviest defeat was realised with Russia's dream of reaching the warm seas.
- The Cold War Era: The Soviet threat pushed Turkey into NATO, but this opened the door to another dependency.
What is Russia doing today?
- By supporting the Assad regime in Syria, it is threatening Turkey's security borders.
- It sold S-400s to Turkey, but in return managed to sever US-Turkey ties.
- It is exerting economic pressure through energy dependence.
Dancing with Russia is like dancing with a bear: you can't stop, and if you fall, you get crushed.
3. Vulture Europe: The Civilised Face of Destruction
The European Union was presented as a ‘story of hope’ for Turkey for years. However, behind this fairy tale was a reality that constantly belittled, excluded and disciplined Turkey through economic dependence.
Historical Betrayals:
- The Treaty of Sèvres: Europe's shroud for the Ottoman Empire.
- Forced respect for Lausanne: Without Anatolia's resistance, Sevres would have been a ‘victory for civilisation.’
- Cyprus embargo (1974): Punishment by Europe after Turkey's justified intervention.
What is Europe doing today?
- It sees Turkey as a low-wage labour market in its economic equations.
- It is establishing a siege in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean through Greece and Southern Cyprus.
- It is trying to create political chaos by supporting internal opposition structures.
Europe is trying to delay the collapse of its dying civilisation by forcing Turkey to its knees.
4. Dragon China: The Silent Hunter of Technological Colonialism
China's policy is different from that of the West. It strikes without making a sound. It does not send soldiers, it opens credit lines. It does not start wars, it establishes markets. For Turkey, the greatest threat is silent digital encirclement.
Deep-rooted dangers:
- It is establishing strategic dependence through infrastructure and technology investments in Turkey.
- Despite its oppression of the Uyghur Turks, it is forcing Turkey into silence for the sake of its economic interests.
- It is trying to control the flow of data from civil society and the state through cyber networks and digital systems. China's power lies not in its sword, but in its data. It enslaves not with weapons, but with networks.
Common Scenario: Those Who Look Like Enemies but Sit at the Same Table
Throughout history, these four actors have faced Turkey with different guises but the same goal.
Today, this covert alliance is served under the guise of multipolarity, but the real goal is to weaken Turkey, divide it, and make it dependent on external forces.
The Current Crisis: The Israel-Iran War and the Final Act of the BOP
The recent developments in the Middle East are not a coincidence; they are the final act of the US's BOP map.
The Israel-Iran tension is a sectarian chaos engineered through the Sunni-Shia divide.
The winners: Arms dealers, energy market controllers, and those redrawing the maps.
And what is expected of Turkey is that it either takes sides in this war or is neutralised under the guise of neutrality.
The Way Out: What Should Turkey Do?
The strategic mind that Atatürk established 100 years ago is still valid today. This mind is not rote learning; it is the very essence of an independence-minded stance shaped by freedom.
1. Multidimensional and Principled Foreign Policy
‘Peace at home, peace in the world’ does not mean bowing down; it means establishing balance and protecting interests.
2. Economic Independence
Without establishing an economy that produces, is not dependent on foreign countries, and prioritises domestic technology and agriculture, political independence is a fantasy.
3. Military and Technological Power
Not only the army, but also cyber security, artificial intelligence, and energy technologies are part of national security.
4. Cultural Awakening and National Unity
It is essential to unite under a single identity: Turkish citizenship against those who seek to divide us.
Final Word: History Has No Mercy for the Sleeping
Today, Turkey is in the midst of a multifaceted psychological, economic, and diplomatic war.
No tanks are needed to bring down a nation distracted by internal turmoil and identity crises; all it takes is for it to doubt its own mind and stray from its own history.
Atatürk's wise words are more relevant today than ever:
‘True independence is only possible with economic independence.’
“No matter how great political and military victories may be, if they are not crowned with economic victories, the victories achieved cannot endure and will fade away in a short time.”
The path for Turkey is clear:
To turn inward, use its mind, and rewrite the future with the lessons learned from its history.