Ankara is not pivoting to the East, but has some major disagreements with the West, Akif Cagatay Kilic has told RT
Türkiye will not abandon NATO, but will strengthen its trade and diplomatic relations with other global and regional powers if doing so benefits the Turkish people, MP and Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee chief Akif Cagatay Kilic told RT in an exclusive interview on Saturday.
Türkiye has been a member of the US-led NATO bloc since 1952. Repeated polling since 2016, however, shows that as many as 90% of Turkish people see the US as a potential enemy, while around three-quarters favor maintaining good relations with Russia.
“The US has in our view, and is doing still, some things that are hurting Türkiye’s geopolitical position and also our security,” Kilic explained, naming Washington’s support for Kurdish militias in Syria as one example. Ankara considers these groups – the PKK, YPG, and PYD – to be terrorist organizations.......More Below
