Turkish President Erdogan is gearing up for war. Given his support globally to radical Islamist regimes, Turkey may soon replace Iran and Pakistan as the chief sponsor for terrorist groups. In recent trips to Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia Erdogan supervised the signature of several defense agreements. In Maldives, recently elected anti-India, Islamist President Muizzu visited Turkey for his first bilateral trip. In exchange Turkey provided Maldives with drones extending Turkish influence into the Indian Ocean. Similarly last year, by providing support to Somali President Hassan Shiekh whose son was accused of manslaughter in Istanbul, Turkish navy will patrol the Somali coast and extend Erdogan’s domain to the Red Sea.

A recent poll by ASAL Araştırma ve Danışmanlık reveals that 84% of Turks perceive Israel as an enemy, while 75% hold the same view of the United States. This reflects the impact of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s sustained campaigns portraying these nations as threats to Turkey’s sovereignty and stability. Erdogan has accused Israel of territorial ambitions against Turkey and alleged that the US is attempting to encircle the country through military bases in Greece and naval deployments in the eastern Mediterranean. These narratives have been amplified by government officials and a media landscape largely under........

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