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Kastelorizo; Symbolic of Smoldering Embers of Empires Lost

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Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Sep 22, 2020 at 18:57

Speculations abounding about what the world might expect from a Turkey moving in mysterious circles, who is following that country's leader who appears as someone that cannot see hidden rocks in the fog. Kastelorizo is so close to Turkey that it has an appearance of incongruity that it is not part of Turkey by nexus. But then, the entirety of the region that involves Turkey and some points east appear from an historical perspective to be fashioned for the calamity it is now approaching; and for what: Kastelorizo?
Kastelorizo, as a symbol of historical ambiguity, does not bode well for Turkey.
And as for closing relations with China? It is likely Turkey will have been sidelined long before China finishes with India.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Kastelorizo; Symbolic of Smoldering Embers of Empires Lost [122 words]M ToveySep 22, 2020 18:57260530
Taking North Cyprus Does Not Cost Turkiye Any Reputation - Its Religious Status Has Always Been Questionable. [62 words]M ToveyNov 18, 2022 11:29260530
1When NATO will wake up and expel Turkey? [50 words]BorisSep 19, 2020 14:04260505
I expect the Turks to fight, but not the Greeks. [108 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Michael SSep 18, 2020 02:47260485
Minor correction [23 words]Leep KarSep 23, 2020 20:33260485
2Turkey needs to be stopped by US ASAP [209 words]Admiral Peter KikareasSep 18, 2020 00:19260483
Does it matter to anyone but Turkey or Greece? [50 words]BernardSep 17, 2020 21:08260481
1WHY? [26 words]JOHN T. SHEASep 17, 2020 16:23260477
1Sultan Erdogan Ottoman dreams of past glory [149 words]Philo PaterSep 17, 2020 09:15260468
6The difference with 1974 [247 words]DaveSep 16, 2020 21:38260464
1Yes [15 words]Dvar DeaSep 16, 2020 13:47260460

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