Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, in the article published in the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal and recommending that Turkey send the S-400 air defense system to Ukraine, said, "This idea is by no means realistic." He replied with his assessment.
The evaluations made by Director of Communications Altun in response to the article were published in the Wall Street Journal.
In the article published in The Wall Street Journal on March 18, "The step that Turkey will take by sending the S-400 air defense system to Ukraine will meet the urgent need of Ukraine, and the sale of US Patriot missile batteries to Turkey and Turkey's F It was stated that it would repair the US-Turkey relations by paving the way for its re-inclusion in the -35 program.
In his evaluation of this article, Director of Communications Altun noted that the idea in question is by no means realistic, but that it offers an opportunity to discuss the problems Turkey has had with the West in recent years.
Director of Communications Altun pointed out that in all the statements made by the US regarding Turkey's decision to purchase the S-400 from Russia, "Turkey first met with the US, but the US refused to sell the Patriot system".
“It has prompted Turkish companies to innovate”
Pointing out that Turkey is located in one of the most dangerous and unstable regions in the world, Director of Communications Altun made the following assessments:
“As the threats faced did not magically disappear with rejection from the US, Turkey had to look for alternative systems. Former President Donald Trump also acknowledged this while in office. Therefore, at that time, Turkey's option to purchase Patriot was eliminated. In addition, Turkey still has not forgotten how our allies pulled the Patriot batteries from our country at times when the tension in Turkish-Russian relations was at an extreme. Because of these experiences, the Turkish people no longer take any 'unofficial commitment' made by the West regarding the supply of Patriots seriously. The unlawful exclusion of Turkey from the F-35 program for political reasons also makes it difficult for Turkey to take seriously the idea of 're-entering the program', which is presented to it as a reward.”
On the other hand, Director of Communications Altun stated that Turkey, despite all the West's efforts to prevent it, designs and manufactures the Bayraktar armed unmanned aerial vehicle, which is already in Ukraine's inventory. However, the pointless politicization of defense cooperation among NATO allies has reduced Turkey's dependence on foreign states and prompted Turkish companies to innovate. used the expressions.
“Turkey expects to receive the support it deserves from the West”
Director of Communications Altun emphasized that it is the responsibility of the West, and especially the United States, to normalize relations with Turkey, a 70-year NATO ally and a stabilizing actor in many critical regions.
Noting that the Ukraine crisis underestimates Turkey's strategic importance, claims that NATO is "brain dead", and thinks that national borders are no longer a matter of discussion, Director of Communications Altun stated that the geopolitical readings were wrong.
“Turkey, which sees European Union membership as a strategic goal and NATO alliance as a source of pride, expects to receive the support it deserves from the West. Repairing this relationship requires confidence-building steps, not so-called unofficial proposals. To explain through the proposal in the article in question, what the West needs to do today is to deliver F-35 warplanes and Patriot batteries to Turkey without preconditions.”
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