Erdogan dreams of restoring the Islamic Ottoman empire. Jews and Christians are not part of the equation. Arabs are to be subservient. Illusions die hard. It is a real misfortune for the Turkish people and the region that the work and legacy of Ataturk has been dismantled. Yet throughout history such misfortunes are so common that it is the rule rather than the exception. Just societies are fragile. Americais are beginning to realize just how fragile they are.
Exactly right. Every time we kill off another emperor want to be, another pops up. Like Iran, Turkey is having currency problems.
Turkey is a prime example of why Muslim governments cannot be trusted in any “peace” arrangements