Turkish Army: We're prepared for WWIII

[AlKardai]

Are we all back to the old forum because the new one sucks and is full of problems?

I like the feel of this one better. It's more homely

 

[The Terminator]

Lol what?

We are definitely a regional power.

Ok then how really you project your influence in your region to justify the claim of being a regional power? By limited attacks in war torn Syria! Really! Turkiye is a misfit in Europe, an odd one out of the bunch and that's why couldn't be a member of EU. The heavy weights of the Europe are supporting Greece instead of Turkiye. Turkiye can't do anything about the disputed divided Cyprus, the regions claimed in the Aegean sea etc.

IMHO the regional power should at least be able to suppress it's arch rival in the immediate vicinity so much so that they even fear to talk about a conflict or the disputed territories claims. Turkiye hasn't fought any war or been in an active kinetic conflict with anyone in the recent past, so the actual military effectiveness is unknown at best.

In south Asia even a huge country like India still wishes to be a regional dominant power which has far greater size of economy, landmass, population and military than the Turkiye. India is steadily increasing it's influence in south Asia, it destroyed the SAARC forum, screwed the Asian cup, dominates the ICC decision making and depriving it's arch rival of sports/tourism opportunities by a constant blockade of the cricket in Pakistan. Constantly bullies it's neighbors to influence them. Pakistani regimes with their long history of blunders and goof ups have lost control of the Afghanistan and India's influence can even be felt there too, also to mention Iran and some other central Asian countries prefer to please India at the cost of Pakistan. Now the top brass in Pakistan don't even speak about the Kashmir anymore nor they want any conflict with India due to ever growing power disparity.

India is in a tough spot being surrounded by countries like China, Pakistan and Bangladesh but still steadily moving towards it's 1st goal that is to be a regional power. Every country wants to be friends with India.

US provided India with special waivers in CAATSA sanctions and still willing to work with them but the same can't be said for the Turkiye- a NATO ally being punished for buying the same damn S-400 air defense system from Russia.

So in my opinion Turkiye isn't a regional power, instead it's in danger from the same NATO countries with whom it tries to align/ally with. Greece is being armed to the teeth (like latest fighters from France and now the deal with the US for the purchase of F-35A stealth fighters etc) just to keep a Muslim majority Turkiye in check and away from the closed christian Caucasian block. You are really vulnerable in your immediate vicinity.