Ardogan New Delhi. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has been in the news for some time. The first reason for this is that he not only supported Pakistan during Operation Vermilion but also provided it drone to it, which the Pak Army used to attack India. Not only this, Erdogan condemned India’s action on 9 terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and supported Pakistan’s demand to investigate it on international forums. Pakistan thanked Turkey for this. However, this was not the first time Erdogan has supported Pakistan in this way, he has previously supported the Kashmir issue in UN.
Apart from this, Erdogan also achieved a major achievement inside his country. His arch-rivals Kurdistan Workers Party-PKK ended. That is, this party disintegrated, which had been struggling armed for the last four decades. Meanwhile, the US has announced the lifting of ban on Syria. This announcement has further strengthened the influence of Ankara in Damascus. Apart from this, the Trump administration has done a $ 300 million missile deal with Türkiye. All these activities took place on the geopolitical front at a time when Erdogan was once again facing political protests on the domestic front, but he strategically redeemed it in his favor.
Thousands of people protest in Türkiye
Explain that in the first weeks of March, April and May, thousands of people protested in Turkey against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Acrem Imamoglu, who were fast emerging as Erdogan’s chief political rival. It is obvious that by drawing attention to global activities, Erdogan has managed to domestic protests and divert the world attention from issues. Erdogan’s critics say that Imamoglu’s arrest on corruption charges is inspired by politics.
Hands and feet from Europe to Asia
Now Erdogan has taken advantage of Ankara’s growing influence, from Middle East to Eastern Europe, South Asia, trying to change the Narrator once again. The great thing is that Turkey also hosted Russia-Ukraine peace talks this week. Initially, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Zelanski and even US President Donald Trump were expected to join it. However, Putin and Trump refused to participate in the last time. Zelansky also decided to send his Defense Minister.
Erdogan wants to prove himself a big player
Indeed, by hosting these peace talks, Türkiye wants to establish itself as a prominent player of the war-western security structure of the European continent. Erdogan’s ambitions are not limited to Europe only. He wants to expand his affair to Asia by interfering in Pakistan’s affairs. Pakistan is an important companion to increase this intention of Türkiye.
Shahbaz Sharif is reading Kashed in praise
It can also be understood that as soon as the ceasefire was announced between Pakistan and India, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif publicly thanked him for Erdogan’s role in promoting peace in South Asia. Sharif said, “I am especially grateful to the creative role and concrete efforts of His Excellency (Erdogan) in promoting peace in South Asia.” Although India has rejected the claim that a third party has intermediad in a ceasefire talks, the Pakistani Prime Minister’s statement highlights Ankara’s growing influence in the South Asian country.
Erdogan wants to become the leader of Sunni Muslim world
In his statement, Sharif thanked the United States, China and Turkey for mediation in the ceasefire talks. Analysts believe that Turkey wants to establish himself as the leader of the Sunni Muslim World by supporting Armenia and India in their respective conflicts. This is the reason why Erdogan is openly helping Sunni -dominated Pakistan. On the other hand, another neighbor Sunni -dominated Islamic country Bangladesh, who opposed India, is also moving forward on Pakistan’s footsteps. Türkiye also wants to air the opposition to India because India’s proximity to Turkish enemies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is increasing day by day. Talking about Sunni Muslims, 40 of the 50 Muslim countries are Sunni Muslim dominated. These include Türkiye and big countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Indonesia.
