The much-celebrated Abraham Accords were brokered by Trump, because Trump is respected globally. Even in countries governed by despots such as Erdogan, with ideologies opposed to US interests, Trump garners respect.
Erdogan is hostile to Israel and the infidel West. He has encouraged the “resistance” as an Islamic issue, saying that ‘Turks must defend the rights of Jerusalem, even with their lives’ for ‘the honor of the Islamic nation.’” He also stated that “meanness” toward Muhammad is “far removed” from “freedom of thought.” In other words, non-Muslims should abide by Sharia blasphemy laws.
Weak, bumbling appeasers on the left encourage and embolden global enemies of freedom, as the world saw during the Biden administration. Under his leadership, America’s power and reputation declined, while its enemies became emboldened, as the incidence of destabilizing regional wars increased.
Turkey is softening to America, since America is now back in a position to offer lucrative economic partnerships and global leadership. Saudi Arabia will likely follow. Turkey now looks forward to a “reset in ties,” given former tensions with Trump and a nonexistent relationship with Biden. Already, since Trump’s election win, Turkey has seen “markets rallying and some officials cautiously optimistic about prospects for new U.S. economic policies…. Turkey’s lira touched its strongest level in weeks, while Istanbul stocks..have since risen more than 5%.”
Erdogan stated enthusiastically: “We had a sincere call with Mr. Trump while he was at a family dinner (that included) Elon Musk and Musk’s child.” Meanwhile, far too many emotionally unstable leftists are frothing at the mouth over a Trump victory and his friendship with Musk, despite the fact that leftists stand to also gain from a stronger economy under the Trump administration.
“Eying reset in ties, Erdogan invites Trump to visit Turkey,” by Huseyin Hayatsever and Tuvan Gumrukcu, Reuters, November 8, 2024:
ANKARA, Nov 8 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan sought to reset Turkey’s strained ties with the United States by inviting President-elect Donald Trump to visit, and said Trump spoke very positively about Turkey during a phone call.
Trump’s election victory this week was generally met with cheer in NATO-member Turkey, with markets rallying and some officials cautiously optimistic about prospects for new U.S. economic policies.
Erdogan told reporters on a flight back from a European summit in Budapest that he hoped Trump would accept the invitation.
He said he hoped a visit would strengthen cooperation between Turkey and the United States and lead to a relationship “different from (Trump’s) previous term”, when clashes on a number of issues led to Washington imposing punitive tariffs that hurt Turkey’s economy.
“We had a sincere call with Mr. Trump while he was at a family dinner (that included) Elon Musk and Musk’s child,” Erdogan said of the Wednesday call, according to an official Turkish readout…
SKA says
I believe there is a saying known throughout the Middle East “Don’t get bit twice by the same dog in the same house!” Under Erdogan Turkish friendship waxes and wanes almost a regularly as the crescent moon!
somehistory says
If I was an advisor, I would say No. Too dangerous. and the ghoul is a mozlum who wants to destroy Israel.
He also wants to take over the world for islam.
Just say no thanks.
gravenimage says
+1
Donna says
Yes, he should. Tariff Turkey, tell Mr e to get back in time out. Never should been allowed into NATO. Now he thinks he has a say in western/eu policy. Remind him he doesn’t. Collect some defense cash from him. Put the jizya on turkey!
SC says
Trump needs to treat Erdogan the same as all people who permit marriage to 6 yo girls.
Do not even respond. Just close incerlik, crater the runway, destroy the buildings and leave.
rick says
Obama said that Erdogan is the “world leader” he respects most. Again, Obama picks a real winner, doesn’t he. Pro-Hamas, anti-Israel Erdogan has sunk lower and lower in the past years even saying he wants a nuclear bomb to “protect” Turkey from Israel. Erdogan is the one and only reason I will not visit Turkey. He also holds the EU in fear of an invasion of Muslim migrants from various Muslim countries that Erdogan keeps as a threat to extract money from the EU. Either pay Turkey or Erdogan will release thousands of them into Europe. And he invades Syria whenever he wants with his army to kill Kurds and no one in the West says anything about it.
Leonidas says
Erdogan is a dangerous islamist. Fortunately
Islam ( submission)will collapse ,like USSR in 1989,if we DENOUNCE PSEUDO PROPHET MUHAMMAD,who according to his biography( Sira) and traditions( Hadith) was a pedophile( wife Aisha was 9 yo), rapist, murderer, bandit (keeping20% of the booty for himself),liar and sex-slave trader and also LIBERATE THE MUSLIM WOMEN from barbaric Sharia Law.The Koran states women are dumb, less intelligent than men,wives must be beaten for disobedience by their hudbands ,all women will go to hell unless in the last day their husband says he was pleased with her and all women must hide their curves and wear burkas ,so that men will not be aroused to rape them.Islam is a misogynistic ,violent , imperialist political ideology of Arab male supremacy ISLAMOFASCISM(~70%), DISGUISED AS A RELIGION(~ 30%) that strives through violent Jihad and soft cultural Jihad of immigration ( dawa)to subjugate the World.Jihadists are promised, if killed battling infidels-kafirs,) they will go to Paradise to enjoy 72 virgins ,taking along 70 of their relatives regardless of their sins!Withdraw from UN MIGRANT COMPACT ,that falsely claims immigration is a Human Right expecting Western countries to accept and provide for an endless number of muslim illegal immigrants ,thus islamizing them. Muslim “refugees “should stay in Turkey or vast rich Saudi Arabia ,until they can return to their countries.We must denounce islamic Sharia (=way)law of blasphemer,apostate ,homosexual , adulterer and hypocrite executions,misogyny,honor killings by stoning,hand amputations for theft,child brides,girls exclusion from schools,halal meat from tortured animals,clitorectomies,circumcisions,subjugation and segregation of women,burkas and Sharia banning of short skirts,bikinis,dancing,singing,painting ,sculptures of people,dogs,pork,alcohol and beauty contests .Demand gender equality for ALL muslim women.Punish severely those that kill apostates from Islam,blasphemers,adulterers or muslim hypocrites.Islam is incompatible with our freedom of speech, gender equality, values,way of life, Human Rights,
Skeptiker says
Eindeutig klar formuliert. So und nicht anders.
gravenimage says
Erdogan invites Trump to visit Turkey, ‘eyeing reset in ties’
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I hope this means that Erdogan is planning on rolling back his murderous hatred of Jews and other Infidels a bit for at least the next four years–and not just that he hopes that Trump will be naive.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Since everything w/ President Trump is transactional, particularly w/ foreign affairs, he should make such a meeting conditional on Turkey ending its attacks on Armenia, Greece, Cyprus and Israel, and stop claiming the entire Eastern Levantine oil resources for itself. Oh, and drop its support for the muslim brotherhood anywhere, including Hamas
GE says
+💯
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Thank you, GE
jule says
NO WAY! No American should visit Turkey but Especially not our leaders.
Brian Bridgman says
LEONIDAS says it all, what else can one say, well done.
Memi says
If Douglas-Williams wants to make us believe that Sultan Erdogan has changed from his vehement hatred for Israel and calling its President “Hitler” while hosting, supporting and funding Hamas (and ISIS & Muslim Brotherhood), she is dreaming!
Erdogan is an Islamofascist who has turned Turkey into a pale copy of Iran’s theocratic regime. The hatred in (officially-genocidal) Turkey toward America, Israel, the West and all Christians and Jews is well-known. President Trump is no-one’s fool, least of all sultan Erdogan’s!
Erdogan is still hosting Hamas “luminaries” {safely living in Istanbul with their families} while supplying them with Turkish passports and “enterprises” that have made Hamas “leaders” billionaires! He would be foolish to believe that Trump will treat Turkey as an “ally”. Turkey has proven itself in NATO as an unreliable, terrorist-supporting pro-Chinese “enemy” and is murdering the Kurdish minority and has already extinguished all Christians in Turkey.
Trump should remember Turkey has been voted by 41 countries as “genocidal”, has not assisted American troops in allowing airspace for their planes, occupies north Syria and is killing Kurds there daily and also still occupies with 50,000 troops EU’s Cyprus’ north part and has looted the properties of 250,000 Cypriots (Greek Orthodox Christians) while dreaming of making Cyprus a Turkish Islamist protectorate!
Trump may appear “friendly” but will actually be very careful in his 2nd Term with Sultan Erdogan and his Turkish deep state that has been conspiring with Hamas & Hezbollah to begin the extinction of Israel on October 7th’s massacre.
Turkey, Iran & Qatar were hoping, in preparing their proxies for October 7th Israel massacre, that the planned commercial inter-connector from India to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Cyprus and Greece would be cancelled so that the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative would prevail! it was under Trump, that the India-Middle East-East Med Initiative was planned!
Calling Netanyahu “Hitler” and funding terrorists does not sit well with President Trump.
Hitler said in 1938: “Kemal AtaTurk was my greatest teacher”! Trump does not intend to allow Turkey to “teach” the world again! The world has had enough turkey!