Simon Waldman, head of the Turkish Studies Research Group at King's College London... "Turkey suffers from delusions of grandeur when it comes to international affairs and finds it difficult to reconcile its self-image of greatness, often emanating from a selective and politicised memory its Ottoman past, with the reality that Turkey is not even a regional hegemon, let alone an international power... Turkey is a medium sized power at best, albeit one with potential if it effectively harnesses its human capacity."
The only reason Erdogan has been left alive is, whatever follows him will be much worse. The Turks lack reach, which is good. They're aligned with not one but two enemy states (Russia and Iran) but are kept out of the EU by Greece and Cyprus. The Islamofascist majority of the population is getting gradually radicalized by jihad and jihadists, and simultaneously more ignorant. Thanks Texas Fossil.
Thank you.
I agree with your view of this.