I can’t see Erdogan holding on to power; I wouldn’t be surprised to see a military coup (the military are especially secular).
Together with recognition of the needs – (and stability) of the Kurds, the Russo-Turkish gas pipeline can recommence. This will benefit Turkey enormously economically (and rid Russia of its gas transit choke-point in the Ukraine). In the interim, Turkey can give two fingers to the failing EU and look to upgrading its status within the rising SCO.
As the pipeline will also traverse Greece, President Putin may also benefit from the strategic port facilities of both Greece and Turkey. This could be the precedent for a Russian Mediterranean fleet: next stop, the ports of Malta and Cyprus with its Turkish dominated north.
I can’t see Erdogan holding on to power; I wouldn’t be surprised to see a military coup (the military are especially secular).
Together with recognition of the needs – (and stability) of the Kurds, the Russo-Turkish gas pipeline can recommence. This will benefit Turkey enormously economically (and rid Russia of its gas transit choke-point in the Ukraine). In the interim, Turkey can give two fingers to the failing EU and look to upgrading its status within the rising SCO.
As the pipeline will also traverse Greece, President Putin may also benefit from the strategic port facilities of both Greece and Turkey. This could be the precedent for a Russian Mediterranean fleet: next stop, the ports of Malta and Cyprus with its Turkish dominated north.