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Makes you wonder which economic hearts in other countries the German Mittelstand "destroyed" and "displaced", when it was the proud reigning Exportweltmeister
@tashecon You are totally right. On top of that the closing of the door to EU acession back in the 2000s was a geopolitical blunder with negative consequences both inside and outside 🇹🇷. We should create an european defense union with 🇹🇷, 🇨🇦, 🇳🇴, 🇬🇧, 🇪🇺 countries
My latest: While all eyes are on Israel, Türkiye is building a new regional order
· Following the NATO summit, Türkiye plans to expand its presence in Syria, Iraq, and others.
· Transport and energy routes along the south–north are being transformed into a strategy that fosters regional partnership and stability. https://t.co/ilsUoRso2S
Siz daha iyi bilirsiniz ama bana sanki bu agresiflik Eurofighter’ların gelişine işaret. Hele Katar’dan direk 24 adet gelirse bunlar Rafale uçurmadıkları, ilk 4 F-35’in 2029 ortalarına kadar gelmeyeceği, mühimmat/lojistik yetersizlikten, ve E-7, Hava Soj, ve tanker uçaklara cevapları olmadığı için hava üstünlüğün hemen Türkiye’ye geçeceğinden çok rahatsızlar gibime geliyor. Zaten diğer her kuvvette fark gitgide açılıyor.
Haber muhtemelen kolpa ama artık bu konu iyice can sıkmaya başladı. Şubat’ta gelmeleri beklenirken Mayıs ortası oldu hala ses seda yok. Savaş dendi ama artık ~1 aydır ateşkes var. İnşallah tez zamanında çözülür. Bu aralar savunma sanayii şirketlerimiz göğsümüzü kabarttığı bir dönemde aksilik çıkmaz umarım.
Signed a Letter of Intent today in Ankara with @YasarGulermsb & @halukgorgun. Maritime cooperation, joint defence industry, IP protection — concrete commitments between two NATO allies who mean business.
Türkiye has built one of the most impressive defence industries in the world.
Belgium is ready to team up. This is what European rearmament actually looks like. 💪 #NATO #Defence
🇺🇸The U.S. in 2026 is set to harvest the smallest wheat crop in 54 years.
Weather has challenged winter wheat this year and condition ratings have plunged. Pairing low yield with low planted area, USDA projects the smallest U.S. winter wheat harvest since 1965.
Visit to the SEDEF shipyards in Istanbul 🇹🇷 Thousands of workers on the floor — welding, drilling, bolting. Real industry. Leading a large delegation of Belgian entrepreneurs, supported by @FITflanders.
A wake-up call: countries that bet solely on services are building on sand. Industry is the backbone of a strong economy.
Reflecting on the ADF & SAHA26 I cannot but help but think Türkiye’s geopolitical leverage is reaching new peaks thru combo of soft power, diplomacy & defence tech. Turkiye has been central to peace efforts in Gaza, Libya, Ukraine, Syria, Iran, et al.
“Europe will be the superpower of the 21st century."— said French FM.
You can't even project power in your own backyard—let alone compete with the US or China. But keep cosplaying as a superpower while losing influence everywhere from the Caucasus to the Sahel.
European refiners are snapping up U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve barrels, with at least 4 million barrels now en route to Europe from the 79.7 million barrels released so far.
🇹🇷🇪🇺 "Turkey has gone through a defense industrial revolution. I could really say there’s been a revolution in recent years. Please keep it up — produce and innovate even more and faster."
— NATO General Secretary, Rutte on Turkey's military developments, highlighting defense electronics company, ASELSAN