2017-03-23T09:43:00-07:00
The crisis that occurred recently between Turkey and the Netherlands is in fact a fabricated crisis, a propaganda play only for the sake of electoral investment by the governments of the two countries, whether it was with or without agreement between the two parties.
Because it would be foolish for the Dutch government to create a political crisis before its election date, unless it knew well that it could be used to influence the votes of voters.
But was it a play in agreement with Turkey, and what is the importance of asking such a question?
The truth is that knowing this will make us know whether Erdogan is still working in agreement with Europe so that we know the role he is playing.
I will not go into details, but Turkish officials visited the Netherlands at this time before the elections and the Netherlands behaved with them in this way, and as is diplomatically known, anyone realizes that the nature of any official’s visit to a country is known in advance by the receiving country, so why behave this way with them and Do they know the plan for the visit of Turkish officials? Unless the Netherlands intended it.
We cannot judge whether it was an agreement or not, but I will judge the results, which is the victory of the ruling party in the Netherlands in the elections and the failure of the right-wing party in the Netherlands to win, and as the German newspapers commented that the most important reasons for the victory was the Netherlands’ firm position in the crisis with Turkey, and This reference confirms that Erdogan was a major factor in promoting the ruling party in the Netherlands and its victory in the elections. It is a strong indication that Erdogan worked for the benefit of the European Union’s policy, but the truth cannot be definitively determined because it may be Erdogan’s stupidity that is working for the benefit of Europe, or that Europe is exploiting Erdogan’s greed and his hope to enter Europe in a way that serves Europe’s policy.
Erdogan is heading to a constitutional referendum in Turkey, which is a major revolution in the nature of governance in Turkey completely, from a parliamentary system to a presidential system. Erdogan needs political theatrics and artificial crises to unite the Turks around his next step. While the European Union in general and the Netherlands in particular are worried. From the rise of the discourse of right-wing parties that raise slogans against immigration, refugees, and Islam, which is increasing in Europe.
But will there be a revolution in Turkey’s policy in the Syrian file, after the referendum in which Erdogan guarantees complete control in Turkey?